Have new 64 bit

[Carlotta]

I'm having a hard time putting Quake on my desktop. Is there something I can do to fix this problem I want to get back to my Quake.

Carlotta

[Mindf!3ldzX]

Can you provide more details?

Your wanting to copy / install Quake ,from your old pc to your new pc?

And your new PC is a 64bit operating system.

Quake.exe and GLquake.exe are outdated. For relative ease of use, I recommend you..


1]Install quake as normal on your new computer.
2]DELETE opengl32.dll from your Quake folder, if its present.
3]pick a modern client ( such as, Qrack )
4]Extract the archive to your Quake folder !!
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these steps are required for running Qrack in Windows 7 32bit, and as I use 32bit, I am unaware of it they will matter your running 64bit...

Browse to your folder where you installed Quake, right click on glQrack.exe , SEND TO - Desktop (Create Short)

Find the shortcut on the desktop , right click it and Properties. under Compatibility tab,set it for VISTA compatability with NO service packs!!!

click OK out of the properties, double click your glQrack.exe Shortcut file and you should be up and running....

[AAA]

I run Vista Ultimate 64bit with no problems and running proquake 452 or this -->

3]pick a modern client ( such as, Qrack )

[Mindf!3ldzX]

ProQuake 4.51

Extract archive to your Quake folder!!

[grave_digga]

Most important for Windows7 machines is to get DirectX updated. Normaly there is no DX9 support, this has to be installed.

[Mindf!3ldzX]

Most important for Windows7 machines is to get DirectX updated. Normaly there is no DX9 support, this has to be installed.

And they are still making DX9 games!!!

Split/Second is DX9, and looks brilliant.

[R00k]

Carlotta smells like a spambotta...

but Darkplaces has 64bit support, Quakespasm too... I'm running Qrack on a 64bit Win7, though I have yet to compile a 64bit version of Qrack.

[Mindf!3ldzX]

could be.but what they hey,its in the right sub forum so I figured it has some sentience.

[MH]

Most important for Windows7 machines is to get DirectX updated. Normaly there is no DX9 support, this has to be installed.

Rubbish. DX9 comes with Windows 7 and it works fine. It's an older version of DX9 so an update is still advised, yes.

[Spike]

regarding installing quake on a 64bit windows:
you need dosbox or some such to install it.
any windows port of quake should work just fine in 64bit windows.
So yeah, dosbox to extract/install the datafiles, and then you can run any of winquake/glquake/3rd-party engine without using dosbox.

or as mindz said in his very first reply, copy it from one computer to the other via a usb key or a network or something if you don't want to figure out dosbox.

it doesn't matter how well the various 32bit engines run in a 64bit operating system when they can't extract the datafiles in the first place.

[LambentHammerBurst]

Don't even need dosbox to install properly. I just copy and paste the files from the CD - avoids the need to run the installer. What I've been doing since XP.

[Mindf!3ldzX]

I know where a fully 32bit compliant Quake installer is located, it includes all types of riff raff, like....

Quake install.
Mplayer setup.
GLquake setup.

And installs without any problems under any modern Windows!

[grave_digga]

Rubbish. DX9 comes with Windows 7 and it works fine. It's an older version of DX9 so an update is still advised, yes.

Hmm, i remind you of this post: Click. A few posts under mine is your solution, and its a Direct3D9 issue...

[grave_digga]

Don't even need dosbox to install properly. I just copy and paste the files from the CD - avoids the need to run the installer. What I've been doing since XP.

Which did not work with my version. This are all files that are located on the original disc:



The good old deice installer, like doom had also. Runs only under DOS (i used Dosbox to get the files on my rig).