Longest Journey Issues

Skinkie · 05-18-2004, 10:03 AM

In preparation for the realease of Dreamfall I have finally decided to work my way through all of the Longest Journey, after several attempts and givings up. However I've run into a technical problem I'd like you all to solve cause I'm lazy. I'm running XP and have the game going in 98 compatability mode. The game has run perfect up until now. Whenever I try to enter the police station to go alter Warren's records the game stalls and kicks me back into Windows. I have no idea how to fix it, so I hope one of you can help me.

D.C. · 05-18-2004, 03:39 PM

If you are going to the front entrance of the police station the game seems to crash on some computers. Funcom has a patch on the official The Longest Journey website that should solve the problem.

Skinkie · 05-18-2004, 06:25 PM

Funny thing, I turned off the compatability and it worked fine. Thanks anyways.

eissarg · 06-21-2004, 06:59 AM

i tried switching on the compatibility, but everytime i click on the game icon, it tells me that the launcher.exe isn't a valid win32 application. how do i get around this?

***fov*** · 06-21-2004, 08:44 AM

Hi, and welcome!

What did you set in compatibility mode? And what are you clicking to launch the game? Is it possible you set the wrong file in compatibility mode? (It sounds to me like the game is trying to launch with launcher.exe - is that the file you set in compatibility mode?)

You could try going into the game folder and putting any .exe file in there in compatibility mode. Also try launching the game from the start menu (if you haven't already) or from the game's .exe in the TLJ folder (if you haven't tried that already).

-emily

Marius · 06-22-2004, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eissarg

i tried switching on the compatibility, but everytime i click on the game icon, it tells me that the launcher.exe isn't a valid win32 application. how do i get around this?

Welcome to the forum, fellow.

There is no need to use the launcher - follow this link:
Steve's XP Games Corner

eissarg · 06-25-2004, 02:39 AM

thanks much for the suggestion/welcome *grin*..turns out my launcher exe. was acting up. tried starting the game using game.exe and it worked just fine. =)

05-18-2004, 10:03 AM	#1
Skinkie Disciplined Breakdown Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 238	Longest Journey Issues In preparation for the realease of Dreamfall I have finally decided to work my way through all of the Longest Journey, after several attempts and givings up. However I've run into a technical problem I'd like you all to solve cause I'm lazy. I'm running XP and have the game going in 98 compatability mode. The game has run perfect up until now. Whenever I try to enter the police station to go alter Warren's records the game stalls and kicks me back into Windows. I have no idea how to fix it, so I hope one of you can help me. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ One life, One love, One World, It's Vertigo -Planet Us (Sammy Hagar, Neil Schon, Joe Satriani, Micheal Anthony, Deen Castronovo), Vertigo

05-18-2004, 03:39 PM	#2
D.C. Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,773	If you are going to the front entrance of the police station the game seems to crash on some computers. Funcom has a patch on the official The Longest Journey website that should solve the problem. Share Share this post on Twitter

05-18-2004, 06:25 PM	#3
Skinkie Disciplined Breakdown Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 238	Funny thing, I turned off the compatability and it worked fine. Thanks anyways. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ One life, One love, One World, It's Vertigo -Planet Us (Sammy Hagar, Neil Schon, Joe Satriani, Micheal Anthony, Deen Castronovo), Vertigo

06-21-2004, 06:59 AM	#4
eissarg Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2	i tried switching on the compatibility, but everytime i click on the game icon, it tells me that the launcher.exe isn't a valid win32 application. how do i get around this? Share Share this post on Twitter Last edited by eissarg; 06-21-2004 at 08:21 AM.

06-21-2004, 08:44 AM	#5
*fov* Rattenmonster Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 10,404	Hi, and welcome! What did you set in compatibility mode? And what are you clicking to launch the game? Is it possible you set the wrong file in compatibility mode? (It sounds to me like the game is trying to launch with launcher.exe - is that the file you set in compatibility mode?) You could try going into the game folder and putting any .exe file in there in compatibility mode. Also try launching the game from the start menu (if you haven't already) or from the game's .exe in the TLJ folder (if you haven't tried that already). -emily Share Share this post on Twitter

06-25-2004, 02:39 AM	#7
eissarg Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2	thanks much for the suggestion/welcome grin..turns out my launcher exe. was acting up. tried starting the game using game.exe and it worked just fine. =) Share Share this post on Twitter

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