Quest For Glory 4 Keyboard Error

masteryoda555 · 01-08-2006, 07:16 PM

I was trying to play QFG4 on windows 2000 today, and the game ran fine until I pressed a button on the keyboard. The game then crashedto the desktop, and every time I used the keyboard after that, it would crash again. Has any one else had this problem, and do you know how to fix it?

Thanks for the help

01-08-2006, 09:31 PM

What do you need the keyboard for in QFG4 anyway? I don't recall ever having to use it.

Kurufinwe · 01-08-2006, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by SamNMax

What do you need the keyboard for in QFG4 anyway?

Well, to name your savegames, for instance.

And it can be more practical in certain situations.

Anyway, masteryoda555, you're not giving us much to go on. What version of the game are you using (floppy/CD, original release, collection, etc.)? Are you using the various patches Sierra released for it (see their ftp server)? Are you using newrisingsun's patch on top of that? And then, how exactly are you launching the game? Are you using VDMSound? Are you using DOSBox? Furthermore: do you get a message when the game crashes? What is the exact wording?

And I'm sure I'm still forgetting a couple of questions.

masteryoda555 · 01-09-2006, 06:12 AM

The version that i'm using is the "Sierra Originals" CD version. I'm booting the game with VDMsound but I still have the problem. As for a error message, I get a jumble of letters and numbers that show up on the screen for about half a second then the game shuts off. I've tried patching the game, but that doesn't help at all. I've also tryed running it in dosbox, but the game never even loads, and if it even does, its way to slow to play.

Thanks

Kurufinwe · 01-09-2006, 12:34 PM

Hmm... I can't reproduce the problem, whatever way I use to launch the game. One question I should have begun with, though: which version are you running, the DOS one (installed with install.exe, run with sierra.exe, uses beautiful coloured, animated cursors), or the Windows version (installed with setup.exe, uses ugly black and white cursors)? Both should be on the game CD. I recommend you use the DOS version (using VDMSound, or DOSBox [see here for Sierra games under DOSBox]), as it may prove more stable. But, if it's the DOS version you're having trouble with, then try the other one.

Dasilva · 01-09-2006, 12:52 PM

I had many problems getting QFG4 to work now-a-days, but if you use the dos CDrom version under DosBox it should run perfectly. Although I recommend using the new rising sun patches alongside DosBox because Dos Box does not cure all the problems.

masteryoda555 · 01-09-2006, 01:00 PM

Thanks for the help.I'm going to try some of the stuff listed above, and if I get it to work, I'll post how I did here for others having problems getting QFG4 to run.

Thanks Again

01-08-2006, 07:16 PM	#1
masteryoda555 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 5	Quest For Glory 4 Keyboard Error I was trying to play QFG4 on windows 2000 today, and the game ran fine until I pressed a button on the keyboard. The game then crashedto the desktop, and every time I used the keyboard after that, it would crash again. Has any one else had this problem, and do you know how to fix it? Thanks for the help Share Share this post on Twitter

01-08-2006, 09:31 PM	#2
SamNMax Guest Posts: n/a	What do you need the keyboard for in QFG4 anyway? I don't recall ever having to use it. Share Share this post on Twitter

01-09-2006, 06:12 AM	#4
masteryoda555 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 5	The version that i'm using is the "Sierra Originals" CD version. I'm booting the game with VDMsound but I still have the problem. As for a error message, I get a jumble of letters and numbers that show up on the screen for about half a second then the game shuts off. I've tried patching the game, but that doesn't help at all. I've also tryed running it in dosbox, but the game never even loads, and if it even does, its way to slow to play. Thanks Share Share this post on Twitter

01-09-2006, 12:34 PM	#5
Kurufinwe Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 3,038	Hmm... I can't reproduce the problem, whatever way I use to launch the game. One question I should have begun with, though: which version are you running, the DOS one (installed with install.exe, run with sierra.exe, uses beautiful coloured, animated cursors), or the Windows version (installed with setup.exe, uses ugly black and white cursors)? Both should be on the game CD. I recommend you use the DOS version (using VDMSound, or DOSBox [see here for Sierra games under DOSBox]), as it may prove more stable. But, if it's the DOS version you're having trouble with, then try the other one. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Currently reading: Dune (F. Herbert) Recently finished: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J. K. Rowling) [++], La Nuit des Temps (R. Barjavel) [+++] Currently playing: Skyrim Recently finished: MCF: Escape from Ravenhearst [+], The Walking Dead, ep. 1 [+++], Gray Matter [++]

01-09-2006, 12:52 PM	#6
Dasilva Hitch-Hiker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Mediterranean Sea Posts: 4,364	I had many problems getting QFG4 to work now-a-days, but if you use the dos CDrom version under DosBox it should run perfectly. Although I recommend using the new rising sun patches alongside DosBox because Dos Box does not cure all the problems. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Regards, DaSilva "If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is." - Angelina Jolie _ <Susan falls through the floor and gets stuck> <Paco looks at her blankly> "Whats wrong with you?! Lassy would of had a firetruck here by now!" - Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives

01-09-2006, 01:00 PM	#7
masteryoda555 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 5	Thanks for the help.I'm going to try some of the stuff listed above, and if I get it to work, I'll post how I did here for others having problems getting QFG4 to run. Thanks Again Share Share this post on Twitter

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