Feeble Files for XP - Is it really a lost cause??

Manhunter71 · 05-10-2007, 04:49 PM

Hi guys!

I really want to play this game again but I can't find any way to run it on XP - it doesn't even work in compatibility mode.

I've checked around online but the consensus seems to be that it won't work at all on any pc with XP

I was hoping that someone out there may be able to raise my hopes and tell me that there *is* a way.....?

Marian · 05-10-2007, 04:55 PM

There are two ways I know of to get the game running on XP. The first is with Virtual PC:

http://www.quandaryland.com/jsp/disp...+FAQ#Windows95

You would need original software so you can install the OS Windows 95 or Windows 98, too, in order to use Virtual PC.

OR, I have also read that Feeble Files will run using ScummVM (check out their site and see).

Virtual PC will also run other no-go games on XP like Dark Side of the Moon and Amber, correctly.

Manhunter71 · 05-10-2007, 05:04 PM

Damn it!

Why oh why did I get rid of my old 98 machine?

I don't have the 98 OS discs so I guess I'll just have to make do with staring longingly at my Feeble Files box....

Ah well, thanks for your help anyway

Draco2.5 · 05-10-2007, 06:02 PM

Eh ... you're not missing out on much IMO.

Kurufinwe · 05-10-2007, 09:29 PM

Erm, Manhunter71... As Marian said, just use ScummVM.

Marian · 05-10-2007, 09:44 PM

Manhunter hasn't lost his mind, Kurufinwe; he read my post before I edited it to add that he could run it with ScummVM, so I was the one who created this confusion. I had at first forgotten that the new build of ScummVM supports Feebles Files.

Thanks for supplying the link, Kurufinwe!

Have fun with Feeble Files, Manhunter. I've got it but haven't had the courage to give it a go yet; I've heard that it's a very difficult game. More power to you!

Manhunter71 · 05-11-2007, 03:15 PM

Marian,

Thanks for clearing up the confusion - I actually have ScummVM although its a version I downloaded a few years back, so I guess its time to update.

And, yes Feeble Files can be frustrating at times.........

Its worth it though!

eXo · 05-15-2007, 11:19 AM

getting feeble to run in scumm takes patience.

make sure you go to their forums and serach topics on how to do it.

Youve got a few hours of converting videos and sound to do =)

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05-10-2007, 04:55 PM	#2
Marian Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: near Yosemite in California Posts: 245	There are two ways I know of to get the game running on XP. The first is with Virtual PC: http://www.quandaryland.com/jsp/disp...+FAQ#Windows95 You would need original software so you can install the OS Windows 95 or Windows 98, too, in order to use Virtual PC. OR, I have also read that Feeble Files will run using ScummVM (check out their site and see). Virtual PC will also run other no-go games on XP like Dark Side of the Moon and Amber, correctly. Share Share this post on Twitter Last edited by Marian; 05-10-2007 at 05:03 PM.

05-10-2007, 05:04 PM	#3
Manhunter71 Pink fluffy Xmas bunny Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lancaster, England Posts: 1,591	Damn it! Why oh why did I get rid of my old 98 machine? I don't have the 98 OS discs so I guess I'll just have to make do with staring longingly at my Feeble Files box.... Ah well, thanks for your help anyway Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English! And the English are best at everything!

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Draco2.5 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 310	Eh ... you're not missing out on much IMO. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ As a young boy, when you get splashed by a mud puddle on the way to school, you wonder if you should go home and change, but be late for school, or go to school the way you are; dirty and soaking wet. Well, while he tried to decide, I drove by and splashed him again. - Jack Handey

05-10-2007, 09:29 PM	#5
Kurufinwe Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 3,038	Erm, Manhunter71... As Marian said, just use ScummVM. 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 [++]

05-10-2007, 09:44 PM	#6
Marian Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: near Yosemite in California Posts: 245	Manhunter hasn't lost his mind, Kurufinwe; he read my post before I edited it to add that he could run it with ScummVM, so I was the one who created this confusion. I had at first forgotten that the new build of ScummVM supports Feebles Files. Thanks for supplying the link, Kurufinwe! Have fun with Feeble Files, Manhunter. I've got it but haven't had the courage to give it a go yet; I've heard that it's a very difficult game. More power to you! Share Share this post on Twitter

05-11-2007, 03:15 PM	#7
Manhunter71 Pink fluffy Xmas bunny Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lancaster, England Posts: 1,591	Marian, Thanks for clearing up the confusion - I actually have ScummVM although its a version I downloaded a few years back, so I guess its time to update. And, yes Feeble Files can be frustrating at times......... Its worth it though! Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English! And the English are best at everything!

05-15-2007, 11:19 AM	#8
eXo Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 334	getting feeble to run in scumm takes patience. make sure you go to their forums and serach topics on how to do it. Youve got a few hours of converting videos and sound to do =) Share Share this post on Twitter

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