How to play Colin McRae DiRT on Windows 11 with a Creative Labs Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer

It may surprise, but actually, the game runs in Windows 10 and 11 but as I still have a PCI Sound card (because the onboard sound of my 2010 Asus motherboard has a buzzing interference sound (common for those cheap on-board sound chips back in that era and before), once you have the game practically … Continue reading How to play Colin McRae DiRT on Windows 11 with a Creative Labs Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer

How to play Screamer 2 in 3DFX mode on Windows 11

The game by default doesn’t give you an option for 3DFX om the first menu and hence will only run in software emulation mode and this still brutally slow in DOSBOX! So what is the workaround? None of the ones I found on Steam boards helped. (It would just end in the option window closed) … Continue reading How to play Screamer 2 in 3DFX mode on Windows 11

Running Driver: San Francisco in Windows 11

recent builds of Windows 10 broke compatibility with Driver: San Francisco. However latest app compatibility updates to Windows 11 and the Nvidia Game Ready drivers finally make it compatible! It also will work with latest Ubisoft Connect, however online function is broken and it will be put to your face right on startup, as I … Continue reading Running Driver: San Francisco in Windows 11

Running Dirt 2 in Windows 11

Here is an extensive guide on how I got it to run in Windows 11: I bought my copy of Dirt 2 from gaming dragons.It came with the latest version of GFWL (Games For Windows Live) (such are mentioned here as well).However, once the profile of the player has been created within the game (do … Continue reading Running Dirt 2 in Windows 11

Getting to run Crysis: on Windows 11 and on modern AMD CPUs in Origin

So I have head the problem that despite I have tried multiple DVDs, none of them would be fully readable to install the Original Crysis von 2007! Also it was not available on Steam and the trick using dedicated CPU core commands was not working either. there is a patch but you don’t need that … Continue reading Getting to run Crysis: on Windows 11 and on modern AMD CPUs in Origin

Getting to run Crysis: Warhead on Windows 11 and on modern AMD CPUs

Playing this 2008 hit on modern environment nowadays is not that hard, despite SecureRom can’t be verified anymore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98ursO6atog The 2nd problem is, that the Game crashes on machines with AMD CPUs, because It should make the game use SSE/MMX code paths instead of now deprecated “3D Now!” instruction paths. Those 2 things should make … Continue reading Getting to run Crysis: Warhead on Windows 11 and on modern AMD CPUs

Running the webcam Logitech C920-C under Windows 10 / 11

For the longest time, there was no “settings app” available for this webcam under Windows, reason for this is, that is – as the name indicates – this specific model has been certified for use with the Cisco Conference Systems and Skype. While this particular model can be used with other video conferencing programs like Teams, Zoom, … Continue reading Running the webcam Logitech C920-C under Windows 10 / 11

How to use the “Microsoft Office Word Add-in For MediaWiki” with Word 2021 in Windows 10 / 11

When I recently updated to Microsoft Office 2021 Professional, I wondered myself whether the “Microsoft Office Word Add-in For MediaWiki” published by Microsoft in 2010 still works. Indeed it does, but the setup routine doesn’t detect Office 2013 and up. I found instructions how to modify the registry so Mediawiki.txt filetype shows up in the … Continue reading How to use the “Microsoft Office Word Add-in For MediaWiki” with Word 2021 in Windows 10 / 11

Installing Xerox Phaser 6110 / (N) in Windows 7!

UPDATE: meanwhile Xerox updated the promised Windows 7 32bit and 64bit drivers and are available for download from driver downloads So since my old printer died (I have put it on sale including new ink carts! sale is on ebay, here.), I have decided to get a new one, and the new one is a … Continue reading Installing Xerox Phaser 6110 / (N) in Windows 7!

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