Getting XWAU to run on VM running XP
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 4:47 am
I've recently purchased a new desktop computer and the first thing I've done is install a Virtual Machine (Windows XP SP2) in order to run my old games on it. Chief among them is XWA.
I've successfully installed the game, patched it to 2.02 and I've installed WineD3D for Windows in order to address the graphical issues, flashes and black lines around the cockpit. All is good. However, when I come to install XWAU - either 1.3 or 1.6 - it installs fine but then I can't run the game from then on. I get an error message from the desktop icon the installer places on my desktop and going into the game folder and trying to launch from there does nothing either.
Am I missing a step somewhere? Has anyone esle encountered this problem?
I've successfully installed the game, patched it to 2.02 and I've installed WineD3D for Windows in order to address the graphical issues, flashes and black lines around the cockpit. All is good. However, when I come to install XWAU - either 1.3 or 1.6 - it installs fine but then I can't run the game from then on. I get an error message from the desktop icon the installer places on my desktop and going into the game folder and trying to launch from there does nothing either.
Am I missing a step somewhere? Has anyone esle encountered this problem?