![]() Go ahead and save the new fix then right-click on it in the left pane, and choose Install. For “Matching Information” I tend to go as generic as possible so uncheck anything under “Main Executable (RAYMAN2.EXE)”, then click Finish. On the “Compatibility Fixes” screen go ahead and select the fixes noted above, then click Next. You should now be on the “Compatibility Modes” screen, click Next (we want to apply fixes selectively instead of by generic groups). Type a name in for your fix and browse to RAYMAN2.EXE, then click Next. Now you can either: click the Fix icon in the toolbar at the top, press CTRL + P, or right-click and select Create New > Application Fix. Scroll to the bottom of the left pane and click on New Database. ![]() We’re gonna have to create a new application fix for RAYMAN2.EXE to get it working right. If we’re using a no-cd patch, those fixes need to be applied to RAYMAN2.EXE instead of RAYMAN2.ICD (lookup Securom ICD for more information). In the right pane you can see that RAYMAN2.ICD has compatiblity fixes EmulateDirectDrawSync, ForceSimpleWindow, HideDisplayModes, and IgnoreHungAppPaint. In the left pane, expand Applications and scroll down to Rayman 2: The Great Escape. ACT may not recongize the no-cd patched version of a game if it used file details in the lookup table.Īssuming you have ACT installed open up the Compatibility Administrator (32-bit). Many copy protection systems built into older games do not work with newer Windows versions and the user will need to apply a no-cd patch just to get the program to run. There are a number of situations where ACT may fail to find a game that actually has fixes in the database, one of which relates to copy protection. It’s this functionality that can be a double edged sword. The lookup database can make a match with as little as a filename or as much as the actual details of multiple files. When a program runs, Windows checks to see if it has an entry in the ACT database and applies any fixes it comes across. Those components may have changed or no longer exist in later versions of Windows.ĪCT tries to bridge the gap between Windows versions by implementing application fixes.Īt it’s base, ACT is a lookup table. In order for a Windows application to run it has to use components of the operating system for which it was written. There’s been a lot of changes in the programming of Windows from version 95 to 7 (let’s skip anything prior). Basically it’s a database of code based workarounds for programs that have compatibility issues with the version of Windows you are running, be it XP, Vista, 7, etc. I don’t know much about ACT myself so I’m just going to give you my observations on how it works. I’ve posted on a number of forums regarding the benefits of using the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (MS ACT).
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