can't get mechvm working (win7-64)

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twotone8
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can't get mechvm working (win7-64)

Post by twotone8 »

i'm having trouble getting any variety of mechwarrior 2 working whatsoever in windows 7 64-bit edition.

i've attempted installing mechwarrior 2 -95 edition, mechwarrior 2 - titanium edition, and mechwarrior 2 3dfx edition through mechvm with no success.

after i "install/import" the version of the game, they show up in the 'play game' tab, but any attempt to actually start the campaign leaves me with a 'invocation failed' error message.

the closest i've ever come to getting it to work was with teh 3dfx edition. it behaved just the same while in mechvm, but under the 'games' directory i was able to find a 'start.exe' file that would actually run the game. the only problem was that whenever i tried to play an actual mission or go ingame, it would jump right back to home base with a 'mission failed' text box.

i've heard that this is compatable with windows 7 64, but am i skipping a step or something? i can't for the life of me figure out what i'm doing wrong.


unfortunately, i'm only currently able to get my hands on the 3dfx, titanium, and win95 versions, and none of those cds have the required 'minst.exe' file used for a dos installation. if i could just find a dos version of the game then i'd be able to get it running in dosbox just fine, but my cd was the win95 version, and i can't find a dos version online.
twotone8
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Re: can't get mechvm working (win7-64)

Post by twotone8 »

here's my install report

MechVM-2010-02-20
Windows 6.1(32 bit)
Source: E:\
Target: C:\Users\Matt Nitchie\Desktop\MechVM-win32-2010-02-20c\MechVM-win32-2010-02-20c\games\mw2-31st

File listing for E:\
ABOUT.FTS 19456
ABOUT.GID 8628
ABOUT.HLP 13161
ADSET.DLL 19968
AUTORUN.INF 273
BINMOD.EXE 9114
BUTTON.WAV 30697
CFGS <dir>
CPU.EXE 5802
DEMODATA <dir>
DETLAYE1.DLL 19968
DETLAYER.DLL 19968
DIRECTX <dir>
DISK1.ID 3
DSET.EXE 18432
DSETUP.DLL 15872
DSETUP16.DLL 33376
EN00STAR.BWD 252
EN01STAR.BWD 252
EN02STAR.BWD 52
EN03STAR.BWD 52
EN04STAR.BWD 52
EN05STAR.BWD 52
EN06STAR.BWD 52
EN07STAR.BWD 52
ENGLISH.LRM 4234
EREGLIB.DLL 55808
EREGREG2.DLL 63488
FIXBOOT.EXE 65042
GAMEKEY.MAP 3183
GIDDI <dir>
GIDDIDOS <dir>
INPUT.BAK 3096
INPUT.MAP 3096
INSTALL.EXE 258565
INSTMAP1.BWD 172
INWIN.EXE 5984
ISDBGN.DLL 128512
KEATING <dir>
LAUNCH <dir>
LICENSE.TXT 5133
LOGO4.AVI 467808
MECH2 <dir>
MECH2.EX_ 53248
MEK <dir>
MIDIDLL.DLL 20480
MW2.ADV 2318
MW2.DLL 827392
MW2.INI 4655
MW2.PHX 1674
MW2CAR.CFG 80
MW2DIF.CFG 23
MW2HELP.FTS 169472
MW2HELP.GID 16826
MW2HELP.HLP 3147471
MW2INFO.TXT 163328
MW2MSN.CFG 2516
MW2NET.CFG 23
MW2PRM.CFG 536
MW2REG.CFG 1200
MW2REG.EXE 148058
MW2REG.INI 23
MW2SHELL.DLL 545792
MW2SND.CFG 60
NETLAYER.DLL 20992
NETMECHW.DLL 433152
OLD_HERC.DRV 45
PRODUCT.INI 185
README.GID 8628
README.TXT 877
REGISTER.BAT 349
REGISTER.EXE 17408
SETSOUND.EXE 168741
SETUP.BMP 173880
SETUP.DBG 27451
SETUP.INS 86333
SETUP.PKG 6793
SMACKW32.DLL 55296
SMK <dir>
SND <dir>
SP16 <dir>
SP256 <dir>
SPLASH.MID 23447
START.EXE 62464
SYMLOG.TXT 18277
TECH.FTS 148480
TECH.GID 8628
TECH.HLP 172032
TMP.OUT 3479
UNINST.EXE 261632
USERSTAR.BWD 328
VESACHK.EXE 9574
VFX <dir>
WAIL32.DLL 114688
_INST32I.EX_ 296021
_ISDEL.EXE 7680
_ISUSER.DLL 16384
_MINST.EXE 47104
_SETUP.DLL 9728
_SETUP.LIB 158096

File listing for E:\CFGS
. <dir>
.. <dir>
MW2.ADV 2318
MW2.B50 2418
MW2.M50 4938
MW2.PHX 1674

File listing for E:\DEMODATA
. <dir>
.. <dir>
ACTILOGO.MW2 5214
AMWLOGO1.SMK 91604
BANGK10.MW2 9263
BANGK14.MW2 12953
BANGK16.MW2 16717
BASE6X7.MW2 4212
CLICK1.MW2 401
CLICK2.MW2 5959
CLICK3.MW2 713
DEFCURS.MW2 196
DIGITSX.MW2 9033
EXITBTNX.MW2 24521
FARCH.MW2 6229
FBRIEF.MW2 6997
FESC1.MW2 14123
FESC2.MW2 14123
FIRELOGO.MW2 17741
FONT1.MW2 6229
FONT2.MW2 14123
FONT3.MW2 16717
GRNLIGHT.MW2 1113
GRNLNCH.MW2 10255
IALAUNCH.MW2 8905
INCOMING.MW2 3209
LAUNCH.MW2 4299
MAINSCRN.MW2 145235
MECFIRE1.MW2 85281
MECHSHP.MW2 59822
MECHSPIN.MW2 24625
MOUSE.MW2 454
OUTLIN1.MW2 21160
SHUTDOWN.MW2 18655
SNDMSG.MW2 2985
STANDARD.MW2 6229
SYNTAX12.MW2 7522
TEXTLINE.MW2 9101
TEXTSNGL.MW2 2521

File listing for E:\DIRECTX
. <dir>
.. <dir>
DDHELP.EXE 16896
DDRAW.DLL 113664
DDRAW16.DLL 19808
DIRECTX.INF 2308
DPLAY.DLL 30208
DPSERIAL.DLL 54272
DPWSOCK.DLL 28160
DRIVERS <dir>
DSOUND.DLL 69632
DSOUND.VXD 17079
DXSETUP.EXE 12288
LICENSE.TXT 1151

File listing for E:\DIRECTX\DRIVERS
. <dir>
.. <dir>
AUDIO <dir>
DISPLAY <dir>

File listing for E:\DIRECTX\DRIVERS\AUDIO
. <dir>
.. <dir>
BIN <dir>
MSDSOUND <dir>
MSDSOUND.INF 64453

File listing for E:\DIRECTX\DRIVERS\AUDIO\BIN
. <dir>
.. <dir>
AZT16.VXD 26770
AZT16C.DRV 42080
AZT16W.DRV 43664
CDPLAYER.CNT 643
CDPLAYER.EXE 88064
CDPLAYER.HLP 20579
CSPMAN.DLL 17776
ES1488.DRV 43936
ES1488.VXD 20116
ES1688.DRV 50128
ES1688.VXD 25236
ES488.DRV 36976
ES488.VXD 19603
ES688.DRV 47008
ES688.VXD 22675
ESSFM.DRV 17920
ESSMPORT.DRV 9904
ESSMPU.DRV 8240
FINDMVI.DLL 5728
IMAADP32.ACM 18944
MMMIXER.DLL 5152
MPLAYER.CNT 1042
MPLAYER.EXE 147968
MPLAYER.HLP 26940
MSADP32.ACM 17920
MSG711.ACM 10240
MSGSM32.ACM 25088
MSJSTICK.DRV 7744
MSMPU401.DRV 8704
MSOPL.DRV 17952
MSSBLST.DRV 40848
MSSBLST.VXD 21142
MSSNDSYS.DRV 39728
MSSNDSYS.VXD 29932
MVI514MX.DRV 38432
MVIWAVE.DRV 19760
MVMIXER.DRV 59568
MVPAS.VXD 8898
MVPROAUD.DRV 26128
PA3DMXD.DRV 53200
SB16.VXD 70235
SB16SND.DRV 46000
SBAWE.VXD 42226
SBAWE32.DRV 23216
SBFM.DRV 4128
SNDREC32.EXE 105472
SNDVOL32.CNT 392
SNDVOL32.EXE 54784
SNDVOL32.HLP 11120
SOUNDREC.CNT 1023
SOUNDREC.HLP 24895
SYNTHGM.SBK 34832
TMV1.MPD 12048
TSD32.DLL 17408
TSSOFT32.ACM 8704
VJOYD.VXD 20590
VMVID.VXD 18586
VPASD.VXD 24162
WFM0200.ACV 13456
WFM0200A.CSP 2238
WFM0201.ACV 5184
WFM0201A.CSP 6776
WFM0202.ACV 9056
WFM0202A.CSP 9004
WFM0203.ACV 9056
WFM0203A.CSP 9004

File listing for E:\DIRECTX\DRIVERS\AUDIO\MSDSOUND
. <dir>
.. <dir>
ISNA.DLL 6064

File listing for E:\DIRECTX\DRIVERS\DISPLAY
. <dir>
.. <dir>
BIN <dir>
MSDDRAW <dir>
MSDDRAW.INF 40465

File listing for E:\DIRECTX\DRIVERS\DISPLAY\BIN
. <dir>
.. <dir>
ATI.VXD 25737
ATIM32.DRV 97952
ATIM64.DRV 70624
ATIM8.DRV 128800
CDALLOC2.EXE 5040
CDD16.DLL 3808
CDD32.DLL 22528
CHIPS.DRV 28480
CHIPS.VXD 18590
CHTDD16.DLL 3856
CHTDD32.DLL 7168
CIRRUS.DRV 65664
CIRRUS.VXD 17021
CIRRUSMM.DRV 43520
CMMDD16.DLL 3808
CMMDD32.DLL 25600
CP3.DLL 8128
CPX.INI 53
DMSICS64.VXD 17159
DMSICSS.VXD 24576
FBDD16.DLL 3824
FBDD32.DLL 7168
FRAMEBUF.DRV 20784
K2V_DIG.INI 38080
K2V_HWC.INI 38401
K2V_SWC.INI 37743
M32DD16.DLL 3808
M32DD32.DLL 10240
M64DD16.DLL 3808
M64DD32.DLL 8192
MCIMPEG.DRV 33968
OAK.VXD 14476
RFMDD.DLL 30236
RFMK2V.DLL 52736
RFMK2V.INI 732
S3.DRV 62432
S3.VXD 17084
S376DD16.DLL 3808
S376DD32.DLL 13312
S3ADE.DLL 81040
S3DD16.DLL 3808
S3DD32.DLL 8704
S3MPG.DLL 37904
S3VDE.DLL 20112
S3_765.DRV 72912
S3_765.VXD 18580
SUPERVGA.DRV 52320
SXCIEXT.DLL 98144
TSENG.DRV 90752
TSENG.VXD 14531
TSNGDD16.DLL 3824
TSNGDD32.DLL 9216
VIDEO7.VXD 14938
WD.DRV 21680
WD.VXD 18328

File listing for E:\DIRECTX\DRIVERS\DISPLAY\MSDDRAW
. <dir>
.. <dir>
ISS3_765.DLL 3520
S3_CP3CQ.DLL 4544

File listing for E:\GIDDI
. <dir>
.. <dir>
CONFIG00.CPC 3872
DEFAULT.CPC 3872
FILES.TXT 1071
FLTSTICK.CPC 3872
JOYSTICK.CPC 3872
JOYSTICK.STD 182
KEYBOARD.CPC 3872
MOUSE.CPC 3872
MOUSE.STD 167
SIDEWIND.CPC 3872
TMASTER.CPC 3872
VIO1.CPC 3872
VIO2.CPC 3872

File listing for E:\GIDDIDOS
. <dir>
.. <dir>
AVENGER.CPC 3872
AVENGER.DLL 8843
AVENGER.TXT 4551
CONFIG00.CPC 3872
CONFIG01.CPC 3872
CONFIG02.CPC 3872
CONFIG03.CPC 3872
CONFIG04.CPC 3872
DEFAULT.CPC 3872
FLTSTCK.CPC 3872
FLTSTCK.DLL 6911
FLTSTCK.STD 174
JOYSTICK.CPC 3872
JOYSTICK.DLL 4954
JOYSTICK.STD 178
KEYBOARD.CPC 3872
KEYBOARD.DLL 8263
MOUSE.CPC 3872
MOUSE.DLL 5195
MOUSE.STD 167
MSJSTICK.CPC 3872
MSJSTICK.DLL 6959
MSJSTICK.STD 178
SIDEWNDR.CPC 3872
SIDEWNDR.DLL 6072
SIDEWNDR.STD 177
TMASTER.CPC 3872
TMASTER.DLL 7041
TMASTER.STD 173
VFX1.CPC 3872
VFX1.DLL 3222
VIO1.CPC 3872
VIO1.DLL 4461
VPILOT.CPC 3872
VPILOT.DLL 7055
VPILOT.TXT 1120
WINGMAN.CPC 3872
WINGMAN.DLL 7025
Z_VIO2.CPC 3872
Z_VIO2.DLL 4461

File listing for E:\KEATING
. <dir>
.. <dir>
GENETR1F.SFL 30918
GENETR2S.SFL 4941
GENETR3S.SFL 7715
TRN1_01S.SFL 203651
TRN1_02S.SFL 57506
TRN1_03S.SFL 46331
TRN1_04S.SFL 47263
TRN1_05S.SFL 36566
TRN2_01S.SFL 65108
TRN2_02S.SFL 59201
TRN2_03F.SFL 15547
TRN2_04F.SFL 42164
TRN2_05S.SFL 18902
TRN2_06S.SFL 1740
TRN2_07S.SFL 53585
TRN2_08S.SFL 25719
TRN2_09S.SFL 35956
TRN2_10S.SFL 72598
TRN2_11S.SFL 41608
TRN2_12S.SFL 56589
TRN3_00S.SFL 56961
TRN3_01S.SFL 58642
TRN3_02S.SFL 24984
TRN3_03S.SFL 25178
TRN3_04S.SFL 130145
TRN3_05S.SFL 15982
TRN3_06S.SFL 2981
TRN3_07S.SFL 69719
TRN3_08S.SFL 100880
TRN3_09S.SFL 35244
TRN3_10S.SFL 60412
TRN3_11S.SFL 37526
TRN3_GAS.SFL 45834
TRN4_01S.SFL 122681
TRN4_02S.SFL 50622
TRN4_03S.SFL 12432
TRN4_04S.SFL 82398
TRN4_05S.SFL 64186
TRN4_06S.SFL 26043
TRN4_07S.SFL 38765
TRN5_01S.SFL 110178
TRN5_02S.SFL 30057
TRN5_03S.SFL 70227
TRN5_04S.SFL 68812
TRN5_05S.SFL 75866
TRN5_06S.SFL 25745
TRN5_07S.SFL 40875
TRN6_00S.SFL 36880
TRN6_01S.SFL 91828
TRN6_02S.SFL 29470
TRN6_03S.SFL 36407

File listing for E:\LAUNCH
. <dir>
.. <dir>
LAUNCH.SHP 6648
LAUNCH6.SHP 14638
LIABJAR.SHP 44915
LIABJAR6.SHP 179599
LIABONE.SHP 42171
LIABONE6.SHP 178975
LIADAWN.SHP 47796
LIADAWN6.SHP 195845
LIADEVI.SHP 38980
LIADEVI6.SHP 174235
LIAENGA.SHP 42818
LIAENGA6.SHP 178376
LIAGARS.SHP 45680
LIAGARS6.SHP 186334
LIAGOAT.SHP 45019
LIAGOAT6.SHP 185178
LIAGRAU.SHP 44949
LIAGRAU6.SHP 180746
LIAKAES.SHP 47745
LIAKAES6.SHP 197545
LIAKANO.SHP 47751
LIAKANO6.SHP 204991
LIAMANN.SHP 46763
LIAMANN6.SHP 188618
LIAPORT.SHP 40583
LIAPORT6.SHP 166309
LJFBAKE.SHP 44699
LJFBAKE6.SHP 184934
LJFEVCI.SHP 44214
LJFEVCI6.SHP 178001
LJFMACD.SHP 47141
LJFMACD6.SHP 202221
LJFMORG.SHP 46339
LJFMORG6.SHP 190872
LJFSUDE.SHP 42024
LJFSUDE6.SHP 176063
LJFTRAI.SHP 60260
LJFTRAI6.SHP 271586
LJFTRIA.SHP 45765
LJFTRIA6.SHP 187068
LJFTWYC.SHP 44994
LJFTWYC6.SHP 191977
LJFVANT.SHP 42713
LJFVANT6.SHP 179068
LJFWOTA.SHP 42345
LJFWOTA6.SHP 174938
LJFZOET.SHP 42935
LJFZOET6.SHP 173820
LWOBAKE.SHP 42853
LWOBAKE6.SHP 166771
LWOCOLM.SHP 43456
LWOCOLM6.SHP 174030
LWOEVCI.SHP 43090
LWOEVCI6.SHP 173141
LWOMACD.SHP 49877
LWOMACD6.SHP 204554
LWOMORG.SHP 43091
LWOMORG6.SHP 191200
LWOSUDE.SHP 41264
LWOSUDE6.SHP 171477
LWOTRAI.SHP 54681
LWOTRAI6.SHP 243767
LWOTRIA.SHP 41492
LWOTRIA6.SHP 185877
LWOTWYC.SHP 43166
LWOTWYC6.SHP 176664
LWOWOTA.SHP 39257
LWOWOTA6.SHP 143222
LWOZOET.SHP 38615
LWOZOET6.SHP 165931
NETMECH.SHP 52825
NETMECH6.SHP 240822
NETWAIT.SHP 13437
NETWAIT6.SHP 17138
NETWAITK.SHP 29834
SUPANM.SHP 43091
SUPANM6.SHP 191200

File listing for E:\MECH2
. <dir>
.. <dir>
ARCHJF.MW2 971158
ARCHWO.MW2 719392
COMIO.EXE 22128
DATABASE.MW2 4037479
DOS4GW.EXE 265420
FLTSTCK.MAP 8326
GAMEKEY.MAP 2945
INPUT.MAP 2909
JOYSTICK.MAP 7647
KEYBOARD.MAP 7225
MECH2.EXE 36168
MODEM.EXE 23840
MOUSE.MAP 7466
MS.EXE 26127
MSJSTICK.MAP 8323
MW2.EXE 758133
MW2.INI 4659
MW2.PRJ 21893380
MW2DIF.CFG 8
MW2INFO.TXT 163328
MW2MSN.CFG 2516
MW2PRM.CFG 536
MW2REG.CFG 1200
MW2SETUP.EXE 230915
MW2SHELL.EXE 603735
MW2SND.CFG 60
NETB2.EXE 20576
NETDEMO.EXE 317433
SETSOUND.BAT 43
TMASTER.MAP 8289
VIO1.TXT 518
VIO2.TXT 518

File listing for E:\MEK
. <dir>
.. <dir>

File listing for E:\SMK
. <dir>
.. <dir>
AIAGRID.SMK 70044
AIAMPBH.SHP 351728
AIAMPBM.SHP 598404
AIAMPDA.SHP 684031
AIAMPDS.SHP 478119
AIAMPEL.SHP 41876
AIAMPJN.SHP 462048
AIAMPKF.SHP 318917
AIAMPLO.SHP 380139
AIAMPMC.SHP 488388
AIAMPMD.SHP 421008
AIAMPMR.SHP 556472
AIAMPMS.SHP 848152
AIAMPMW.SHP 581442
AIAMPRF.SHP 364469
AIAMPSC.SHP 440630
AIAMPSU.SHP 399620
AIAMPTA.SHP 426621
AIAMPWH.SHP 427116
AIASCBH.SHP 4014
AIASCDA.SHP 5379
AIASCDS.SHP 4182
AIASCJN.SHP 4188
AIASCKF.SHP 3892
AIASCLO.SHP 3921
AIASCMC.SHP 4741
AIASCMD.SHP 3557
AIASCMR.SHP 5215
AIASCMS.SHP 5828
AIASCMW.SHP 5006
AIASCRF.SHP 3414
AIASCSC.SHP 3348
AIASCSU.SHP 3793
AIASCWH.SHP 4098
AIASTR1.SMK 1604
AJF8ORL1.SMK 123068
AJF8ORR1.SMK 106248
AJF8TORL.SMK 117192
AJF8TORR.SMK 103208
AJFARCHT.SMK 9224
AJFBALL.SMK 81044
AJFBHTBL.SMK 185572
AJFBRIEF.SMK 185756
AJFDATBL.SMK 181476
AJFDSTBL.SMK 184416
AJFGRID.SMK 58272
AJFGRID1.SMK 26940
AJFGRID2.SMK 38552
AJFHOLOP.SMK 52148
AJFJNTBL.SMK 185004
AJFKFTBL.SMK 186416
AJFLOTBL.SMK 184472
AJFMCTBL.SMK 185448
AJFMDTBL.SMK 187052
AJFMPBH.SHP 291546
AJFMPDA.SHP 733283
AJFMPDS.SHP 377530
AJFMPJN.SHP 352500
AJFMPKF.SHP 335733
AJFMPLO.SHP 386908
AJFMPMC.SHP 447454
AJFMPMD.SHP 342349
AJFMPMR.SHP 513972
AJFMPMS.SHP 669981
AJFMPMW.SHP 468541
AJFMPRF.SHP 342936
AJFMPSC.SHP 338967
AJFMPSU.SHP 402028
AJFMPWH.SHP 438129
AJFMRTBL.SMK 212436
AJFMSTBL.SMK 182420
AJFMTTBL.SMK 186684
AJFMWTBL.SMK 183608
AJFRFTBL.SMK 185192
AJFRGSTR.SMK 887876
AJFSCBH.SHP 2884
AJFSCDA.SHP 7646
AJFSCDS.SHP 3272
AJFSCJN.SHP 3665
AJFSCKF.SHP 3342
AJFSCLO.SHP 3918
AJFSCMC.SHP 4519
AJFSCMD.SHP 3884
AJFSCMR.SHP 4963
AJFSCMS.SHP 5578
AJFSCMW.SHP 4497
AJFSCRF.SHP 3256
AJFSCSC.SHP 3329
AJFSCSU.SHP 4118
AJFSCTBL.SMK 176616
AJFSCWH.SHP 4117
AJFSTR1.SMK 3096
AJFSTR2.SMK 3192
AJFSTR3.SMK 3124
AJFSUTBL.SMK 184616
AJFTABLE.SMK 219880
AJFTRNDR.SMK 52764
AJFTRNWA.SMK 58400
AJFTRNWB.SMK 61928
AJFTRNWN.SMK 100444
AJFV8TRD.SMK 54132
AJFV8TRU.SMK 55820
AJFWHTBL.SMK 183616
AMWLOGO1.SMK 91604
APLAN01.SMK 119464
APLAN01C.SMK 168812
APLAN02.SMK 219056
APLAN02C.SMK 235476
APLAN03.SMK 233864
APLAN03C.SMK 307304
APLAN04.SMK 150252
APLAN04C.SMK 224348
APLAN05.SMK 97224
APLAN05C.SMK 138408
APLAN06.SMK 177348
APLAN06C.SMK 275076
APLAN07.SMK 134940
APLAN07C.SMK 202300
APLAN08.SMK 193800
APLAN08C.SMK 267776
APLAN09.SMK 197380
APLAN09C.SMK 314972
APLAN10.SMK 230680
APLAN10C.SMK 366900
APLAN11.SMK 112488
APLAN11C.SMK 140292
APLAN12.SMK 113728
APLAN12C.SMK 167576
AWOARCHT.SMK 12112
AWOBALL.SMK 41540
AWOBHTBL.SMK 153020
AWOBRIEF.SMK 139480
AWOCNFGD.SMK 178584
AWODATBL.SMK 150456
AWODSTBL.SMK 152224
AWOGRID.SMK 104936
AWOGRID1.SMK 37140
AWOGRID2.SMK 64528
AWOHOLOP.SMK 50328
AWOJNTBL.SMK 155300
AWOKFTBL.SMK 155304
AWOLITE1.SMK 3312
AWOLITE2.SMK 3644
AWOLITE3.SMK 5624
AWOLOTBL.SMK 152848
AWOMCTBL.SMK 155108
AWOMDTBL.SMK 156588
AWOMPBH.SHP 383370
AWOMPDA.SHP 747731
AWOMPDS.SHP 389521
AWOMPJN.SHP 432138
AWOMPKF.SHP 368613
AWOMPLO.SHP 361195
AWOMPMC.SHP 471742
AWOMPMD.SHP 348941
AWOMPMR.SHP 558697
AWOMPMS.SHP 724252
AWOMPMW.SHP 504380
AWOMPRF.SHP 334127
AWOMPSC.SHP 355878
AWOMPSU.SHP 382184
AWOMPWH.SHP 364835
AWOMRTBL.SMK 166948
AWOMSTBL.SMK 150336
AWOMTTBL.SMK 151084
AWOMWTBL.SMK 151288
AWORFTBL.SMK 152708
AWORGSTR.SMK 402344
AWOSCBH.SHP 3942
AWOSCDA.SHP 7847
AWOSCDS.SHP 3783
AWOSCJN.SHP 4714
AWOSCKF.SHP 3666
AWOSCLO.SHP 3924
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WWOVN.SMK 2204
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File listing for E:\SND
. <dir>
.. <dir>
ADLIB.MDI 14986
ADLIBG.MDI 16377
ADRV688.DIG 11278
AILDRVR.LST 16131
DIG.INI 207
DOS4GW.EXE 265420
JAMMER.DIG 3219
MDI.INI 204
MPU401.MDI 1915
MT32MPU.MDI 6980
NULL.MDI 1609
OPL3.MDI 16387
PAS.MDI 15425
PASPLUS.MDI 16458
PCSPKR.MDI 4705
PROAUDIO.DIG 2127
RAP10.DIG 2849
SAMPLE.AD 3662
SAMPLE.BNK 10780
SAMPLE.OPL 3242
SB16.DIG 2812
SBAWE32.MDI 32694
SBLASTER.DIG 2984
SBLASTER.MDI 15118
SBPRO.DIG 2763
SBPRO1.MDI 15471
SBPRO2.MDI 16541
SETSOUND.EXE 168741
SNDSCAPE.DIG 4171
SNDSCAPE.MDI 2971
TANDY.MDI 5010
ULTRA.DIG 9478
ULTRA.MDI 49672

File listing for E:\SP16
. <dir>
.. <dir>
ABOUTAC0.BMP 48990
ABOUTACT.BMP 48990
ABOUTME0.BMP 5878
ABOUTMEC.BMP 5878
ACTIV.BMP 9958
EXITBUT.BMP 5878
EXITDOWN.BMP 5878
INSTALLB.BMP 8678
INSTALLD.BMP 8678
MOREBUT.BMP 5878
MOREDOWN.BMP 5878
ONLINER0.BMP 9958
ONLINERE.BMP 9958
PLAYBUT.BMP 8678
PLAYBUTD.BMP 8678
SCREEN.BMP 173878
SCREEN2.BMP 173878
TECHHEL0.BMP 9958
TECHHELP.BMP 9958
UNINSTA0.BMP 9958
UNINSTAL.BMP 9958

File listing for E:\SP256
. <dir>
.. <dir>
ABACTDN.BMP 9134
ABACTUP.BMP 9134
ABMCHDN.BMP 9134
ABMCHUP.BMP 9134
ABOUTAC0.BMP 64678
ABOUTACT.BMP 113142
ABOUTME0.BMP 5878
ABOUTMEC.BMP 5878
ACTIV.BMP 9958
ACTIVDOW.BMP 9958
EREGDN.BMP 9134
EREGUP.BMP 9134
EXITBUT.BMP 5878
EXITDN.BMP 9134
EXITDOWN.BMP 5878
EXITUP.BMP 9134
FILES.TXT 418
INSNETDN.BMP 13162
INSNETUP.BMP 13162
INSTALLB.BMP 8678
INSTALLD.BMP 8678
INSTDN.BMP 13162
INSTUP.BMP 13162
LOGO4.AVI 520164
MOREBUT.BMP 5878
MOREDN.BMP 9134
MOREDOWN.BMP 5878
MOREUP.BMP 9134
ONLINER0.BMP 9958
ONLINERE.BMP 9958
PLAYBUT.BMP 8678
PLAYBUTD.BMP 8678
PLAYMCDN.BMP 13162
PLAYMCUP.BMP 13162
PLAYNTDN.BMP 13162
PLAYNTUP.BMP 13162
SCREEN.BMP 173878
SCREEN2.BMP 173878
TECHHEL0.BMP 9958
TECHHELP.BMP 9958
TECHLPDN.BMP 9134
TECHLPUP.BMP 9134
UNINSDN.BMP 9134
UNINSTA0.BMP 9958
UNINSTAL.BMP 9958
UNINSUP.BMP 9134

File listing for E:\VFX
. <dir>
.. <dir>
MCGA.DLL 7056
VESA480.DLL 19028
VESA768.DLL 20948
VFXHD.BIN 43951
VFXJK.BIN 42279
VFXTM.BIN 44623

File listing for C:\Users\Matt Nitchie\Desktop\MechVM-win32-2010-02-20c\MechVM-win32-2010-02-20c\games\mw2-31st
. <dir>
.. <dir>
ARCHJF.MW2 971158
ARCHWO.MW2 719392
campaign.xml 9478
CFGS <dir>
COMIO.EXE 22128
DATABASE.MW2 4037479
DEMODATA <dir>
DOS4GW.EXE 265420
FLTSTCK.MAP 8326
GAMEKEY.MAP 2945
giddi <dir>
INPUT.MAP 2909
install-report.txt 0
JOYSTICK.MAP 7647
KEYBOARD.MAP 7225
MECH2.EXE 36168
mek <dir>
MODEM.EXE 23840
MOUSE.MAP 7466
mouse2kv.exe 15759
MS.EXE 26127
MSJSTICK.MAP 8323
MW2.ADV 2318
MW2.B50 2418
MW2.EXE 758133
MW2.INI 4659
MW2.M50 4938
MW2.PHX 1674
MW2.PRJ 21893380
mw2car.cfg 80
MW2DIF.CFG 8
MW2INFO.TXT 163328
MW2MSN.CFG 2516
MW2PRM.CFG 536
MW2REG.CFG 1200
MW2SETUP.EXE 230915
MW2SHELL.EXE 603735
MW2SND.CFG 60
NETB2.EXE 20576
NETDEMO.EXE 317433
nolfb.asm 1988
nolfb.com 130
README.TXT 877
readmeXP.txt 915
SETSOUND.BAT 43
SETUP <dir>
SND <dir>
TMASTER.MAP 8289
vfx <dir>
VIO1.TXT 518
VIO2.TXT 518
_dplay.dll 7168
_mw2win.bat 166

File listing for C:\Users\Matt Nitchie\Desktop\MechVM-win32-2010-02-20c\MechVM-win32-2010-02-20c\games\mw2-31st\CFGS
. <dir>
.. <dir>

File listing for C:\Users\Matt Nitchie\Desktop\MechVM-win32-2010-02-20c\MechVM-win32-2010-02-20c\games\mw2-31st\DEMODATA
. <dir>
.. <dir>

File listing for C:\Users\Matt Nitchie\Desktop\MechVM-win32-2010-02-20c\MechVM-win32-2010-02-20c\games\mw2-31st\giddi
. <dir>
.. <dir>
AVENGER.CPC 3872
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AVENGER.TXT 4551
CONFIG00.CPC 3872
CONFIG01.CPC 3872
CONFIG02.CPC 3872
CONFIG03.CPC 3872
CONFIG04.CPC 3872
DEFAULT.CPC 3872
FILES.TXT 1071
FLTSTCK.CPC 3872
FLTSTCK.DLL 6911
FLTSTCK.STD 174
FLTSTICK.CPC 3872
JOYSTICK.CPC 3872
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JOYSTICK.STD 178
KEYBOARD.CPC 3872
KEYBOARD.DLL 8263
MOUSE.CPC 3872
MOUSE.DLL 5195
MOUSE.STD 167
MSJSTICK.CPC 3872
MSJSTICK.DLL 6959
MSJSTICK.STD 178
SIDEWIND.CPC 3872
SIDEWNDR.CPC 3872
SIDEWNDR.DLL 6072
SIDEWNDR.STD 177
TMASTER.CPC 3872
TMASTER.DLL 7041
TMASTER.STD 173
VFX1.CPC 3872
VFX1.DLL 3222
VIO1.CPC 3872
VIO1.DLL 4461
VIO2.CPC 3872
VPILOT.CPC 3872
VPILOT.DLL 7055
VPILOT.TXT 1120
WINGMAN.CPC 3872
WINGMAN.DLL 7025
Z_VIO2.CPC 3872
Z_VIO2.DLL 4461

File listing for C:\Users\Matt Nitchie\Desktop\MechVM-win32-2010-02-20c\MechVM-win32-2010-02-20c\games\mw2-31st\mek
. <dir>
.. <dir>

File listing for C:\Users\Matt Nitchie\Desktop\MechVM-win32-2010-02-20c\MechVM-win32-2010-02-20c\games\mw2-31st\SETUP
. <dir>
.. <dir>
FIXBOOT.EXE 65042
INWIN.EXE 5984
VESACHK.EXE 9574

File listing for C:\Users\Matt Nitchie\Desktop\MechVM-win32-2010-02-20c\MechVM-win32-2010-02-20c\games\mw2-31st\SND
. <dir>
.. <dir>
ADLIB.MDI 14986
ADLIBG.MDI 16377
ADRV688.DIG 11278
AILDRVR.LST 16131
DIG.INI 153
DOS4GW.EXE 265420
JAMMER.DIG 3219
MDI.INI 141
MPU401.MDI 1915
MT32MPU.MDI 6980
NULL.MDI 1609
OPL3.MDI 16387
PAS.MDI 15425
PASPLUS.MDI 16458
PCSPKR.MDI 4705
PROAUDIO.DIG 2127
RAP10.DIG 2849
SAMPLE.AD 3662
SAMPLE.BNK 10780
SAMPLE.OPL 3242
SB16.DIG 2812
SBAWE32.MDI 32694
SBLASTER.DIG 2984
SBLASTER.MDI 15118
SBPRO.DIG 2763
SBPRO1.MDI 15471
SBPRO2.MDI 16541
SETSOUND.EXE 168741
snd.bat 49
SNDSCAPE.DIG 4171
SNDSCAPE.MDI 2971
TANDY.MDI 5010
ULTRA.DIG 9478
ULTRA.MDI 49672

File listing for C:\Users\Matt Nitchie\Desktop\MechVM-win32-2010-02-20c\MechVM-win32-2010-02-20c\games\mw2-31st\vfx
. <dir>
.. <dir>
MCGA.DLL 7056
VESA480.DLL 19028
VESA768.DLL 20948
VFXHD.BIN 43951
VFXJK.BIN 42279
VFXTM.BIN 44623
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Re: can't get mechvm working (win7-64)

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I won't be able to give a detailed before 24h from now, but in your case your best bet is Titanium. You should be able to get it working with MechVM without doing anything else than running MechVM over it. When you try the Win95 edition, you may have to rename _dplay.dll to dplay.dll. For 3DFX, you need a GLIDE wrapper like Zeckensack's.
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Re: can't get mechvm working (win7-64)

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wow. thank you.

i was actually able to get the thing running with the titanium edition. unfortunately it still doesn't initialize through mechvm. I get the same ol' error, same as always. but i did dig into the 'games' directory, and mw2win works just fine in win95 compatibility mode with 256 colors. unfortunately, whenever i complete any sort of mission, training or otherwise, the game minimizes and won't let me get back into it. not sure what the issue is.

thank you so much for the help though. it's nice to know that i'm making progress on actually getting to play this game again.

edit:

okwow. after dissecting the dosbox .bat and .conf files, i discovered to my glee that my windows 95 version of mw2 did actually install the dos version. it just didn't install the "minst.exe" file that i thought i needed to get the thing set up.

granted, mechvm doesn't ever start the games themselves for some reason, but after manually editing those files i was able to get the dos version of mechwarrior 2 running just fine.

i'd still like some advice on my 'crashing after missions' glitch with the titanium edition, but i'm glad i can at least play the game now. thanx for all the great work. granted, mechvm never worked for me directly, but it paved the way for me actually getting this game to work. thank you.


edit: got titanium edition working. not sure which step fixed the crashing problem, but here's what i did if anyone else needs help.

find realmw2win.exe, right click, select windows 95 compatability mode, check the 256 colors thingy

then create a batch file with this text

taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe
realmw2win.exe
start %windir%\explorer.exe


what this does is basically kill explorer.exe while realmw2win.exe is running, and then brings it back up once you quit the game..


now i can play it just fine. thanx everyone!
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Re: can't get mechvm working (win7-64)

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MechVM launches its games using batch files, usually called _mw2*.bat in the game's directory or in <MechVM>\games\bat. Compatibility settings are defined in that batch file in order not to spam the registry. On my computer, MechVM installs GBL-TT with the following settings: Win95 RunAsAdmin 256Color. The good thing about setting up things this way is that it still works even if you move MechVM to another directory. Registry settings include the path of the executable, and so they are lost when you move the executable. You just need to launch the game using the _mw2*.bat file.

I never had to kill the explorer, what leads you to think that is necessary?
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Re: can't get mechvm working (win7-64)

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unfortunately mechvm still has never actually been able to run the file. i think the file name/paths in the batch file are incorrect, but i can double check. all i get is the standard 'unable to invocate' glitch, and nothing happens.

but it did enable me to install the titanium version, and now it's working just fine.

killing explorer.exe is a way to get around the dreaded 'rainbow glitch' used in some 256-color games (like diablo, x-wing, etx). what explorer.exe does, even when '256 color mode' is enabled is it tries to nudge its way back to the forefront every so often, thus rendering all of the colors on the screen as incorrect and rainbowy. there's a simple fix though. i sort of took a lucky guess and implemented this same fix to see if it might help my 'crashing after missions' glitch. once again:

taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe
games executable.exe
start %windir%\explorer.exe


this kills explorer for only as long as the application is running, then reinitiates explorer once its done. it's the only way i've been able to play games like x-wing and diablo without the colors glitching. AND it kept mechwarrior 2 titanium edition from minimizing after missions. i think it might just be a windows 7 thing.



edit: here's some info from when i try to run the mw2 batch file in the 'bat' folder.

here's what the batch file windows says (once i insert a 'pause' command so that the window stays open)

The system cannot find the drive specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
'mech2.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

and here's the batch file text. i suspect that it's the one that attempts to initiate the dosbox version, seeing as it's trying to open mech2.exe

"@echo off
z:\imgmount d "\\Meow\mw2\mech2.iso" -t iso
c:
cd \mw2-31st
mech2.exe %1
exit"



edit again:
sorry, just attempted to re-trace my steps, and discovered that the aforementioned batch file to launch mechwarrior 2 is actually from the windows 95 version, and not the titanium edition at all.

did a fresh install of mechvm

installed titanium edition

mech vm still give me the 'unable to invocate' error, but it DID install _mw2-31stcc.bat in the games directory, which does indeed launch mechwarrior 2. hope this clarifies.

here's the dos windows text for when i'm 'unable to invocate"

invocatiojn failed: c:\users\matt nitchie\desktop\mechvm-win32-2010-02-20c\mechvm-win32-2010-02-20c\games\mw2-32stcc-tt\_mw2-31stcc.bat ,PE(two random askee characters that i have no idea how to recreate)



I THINK I KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS!
there's a 'space' in the launch path. normally it's not a problem in launch parameters as long as you put the file patch in quotes, but i'm not sure if mechvm does this. this could account for the invocation errors. i'm going to test this from running it in a different folder.
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Re: can't get mechvm working (win7-64)

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SOLVED!!!!
(new post for emphasis)

for everyone getting the 'unable to invocate' failure in mechvm

you CANNOT HAVE ANY SPACES IN YOUR FOLDER NAMES OR DIRECTORY PATHS!

this breaks mechvm's ability to launch the executables.

i highly suggest that someone on the mechvm takes a look at this. all it would take is a good set of quotes around the launch commands and problem solved.

i was launching this program from my desktop, which of course uses the 'users\firstname lastname\desktop' filepatth etc.
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Re: can't get mechvm working (win7-64)

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Good work, I never tested that before. Strings with spaces have to be put "in quotes".
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