Kings Quest 7: I need HELP

[jlhdrmi80]

I REALLY need help getting my KQ7 game to work. I have tried everything I could find on the internet, and nothing is working. I just get a different error message every time I change something. If any one out there can help me I would be sooooooooooooo happy. please e-mail me with any advise.. :):)
jlhdrmi80@yahoo.com

[Melanie68]

Welcome to AG. :)

First, do you have one of the original games (from when it was first released) or one of the re-releases?

Second, what are your system specs and have you tried DOSBox?

Third, what error messages are you getting when you try to get it running?

[jlhdrmi80]

it is one of the original games, it was released in 94. when i install it it says that my system specks are more than enough. It doesn't have an option to install a DOS version only windows. my error messages were... windows title not found and error 99 and one with a lot of 00000000 and on I'm not sure how many.

[Sar]

I have that same version. Are you trying to install it on XP or Vista?

I installed it on XP but had to right click on the install file and install using win95 compatibility with 256 colors. With that it worked fine.

The box says it is a windows and dos game. I did not see instructions for dos install. You could try installing in dosbox. That may work.

[Collector]

King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride Help (http://www.tawmis.com/collector/Games/KingsQuest/KQ7Help.html) on The Sierra Help Pages

[fov]

The box says it is a windows and dos game. I did not see instructions for dos install. You could try installing in dosbox. That may work.

In general for Sierra games - running setup.exe installs the Windows version, and running install.exe installs the DOS version.

[jlhdrmi80]

Ok, so I got it to work and started playing, and was having sooooo much fun...........then chapter 5. I picked up the firecracker up and it went off in like 2 seconds.!!!!!!!!!!! I don't know what to do!!! HELP!!HELP!!HELP!!

[fov]

This is a timing bug -- the timer on the firecracker is based on your computer's CPU speed, which is obviously much faster than it would have been if you played this game when it first came out!

You can either slow down your computer using a slowdown program (do a search for MoSlo on Google), or you can just keep picking it up, walking as far as you can until it explodes, hitting retry, and continuing this way until you're trying to go. (I forget where that is... crypt door or something?)

[Collector]

Ok, so I got it to work and started playing, and was having sooooo much fun...........then chapter 5. I picked up the firecracker up and it went off in like 2 seconds.!!!!!!!!!!! I don't know what to do!!! HELP!!HELP!!HELP!!
You didn't check out the link, did you? The firecracker bug is nearly impossible to get through on a modern PC. DOSBox or an old PC is just about your only solution. Again, King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride Help on The Sierra Help Pages (http://www.tawmis.com/collector/Games/KingsQuest/KQ7Help.html), specifically, here (http://www.tawmis.com/collector/Games/KingsQuest/KQ7Help.html#FireCracker).

[BigLad]

Hi there to all who are interested in playing this GREAT game under Vista...

I managed to get Kings Quest 7 (windows only version) to run under Vista with no issues by doing the following:

1. Copy all files from the CD to a folder on your HD. eg. C:\Games\KQ7\
2. Copy the files from the folder "KQ7\English" to "KQ7"
3. Create a shortcut of SIERRAW.EXE
4. Right click on the new shortcut and go to PROPERTIES tab.
4a. in the TARGET field enter the following without the " " : "D:\GAMES\KQ7\SIERRAW.EXE D:\GAMES\KQ7\resource.win"
4b. apply the changes and then you can rename the shortcut to KQ7.exe and look for the correct icon by choosing the "Change Icon" button and browsing to point to the SIERRAW.ICO file!

note that I have the game folder on my D:\ so you can substitute the folder to point to wherever you have the files... just so long as the paths point to the SIERRAW.EXE and RESOURCE.WIN files!!!!!!

The game will run in the resolution you have on the desktop or in 640x480 using the compatibility tab on the shortcut and selecting "Run in 640x480"

Hope this helps all get going ASAP and enjoy this GREAT game in VISTA with no problems!!!!

If this don't work... vomit!!!!!! :r

[Collector]

You won't be able to play past the firecracker bug with the Windows version. The DOS version in DOSBox is the only way to fly.

Edit: The above links no longer work. The right links are:

King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride Help on The Sierra Help Pages (http://www.sierrahelp.com/Games/KingsQuest/KQ7Help.html), specifically, here (http://www.sierrahelp.com/Games/KingsQuest/KQ7Help.html#FireCracker).

[MoonBird]

was there subtitles in this game?

[Ripper]

I had the same problem.

I need to find a good program to slow down the PC.

By the way, what is the best program to do this?


I also have playthroughs for several KQ games:


http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=ED868FE266A72C24

[AndreaDraco83]

was there subtitles in this game?

No...

[Collector]

I had the same problem.

I need to find a good program to slow down the PC.

By the way, what is the best program to do this?
Completely unneeded if you play the DOS version in DOSBox. Besides, many of the slowdown utilities don't work very well in these days of multi core CPUs.

[GretchenM]

I'm also running into a problem with KQ7.

I am using a version I downloaded as part of an old dos games torrent - and before anyone guilt trips me about illegal downloading, I already bought the game once! :P

Anyway, I'm running it on dosbox version 0.72. In the very first seconds of the game starting up, it crashes and I get an error message that reads:

"Error 99: Error loading reasource 1304.wav
..\restype.cpp(54)
script 1250/$6a3"

If I choose "no" for scrolling it happens before any video loads. If I choose "yes" for scrolling, it happens as soon as they show the mother pulling at her dress that's caught on a cactus.

Any ideas?

[Collector]

Even if "abandonware" was OK on this board, it can be nearly impossible to troubleshoot pirated games, as they usually are rips, with missing and/or modified (cracked) files that lead to unpredictable results/crashes. I have a number of fixes for this game, but they will only work on full legitimate versions. BTW, the "abandonware" argument doesn't work with this game as it is currently on sale brand new with the recent KQ collection for very little money.

[GretchenM]

I'm not even sure what you mean by abandonware. My argument was simply that I bought the game already when it was first released and there's no need for me to pay for it a second time. My original copy is probably buried in my parents storage if we didn't toss it out.

I figured I'd get a similar response you yours as far as not being able to troubleshoot, but it was worth a try.

[FearlessFreep]

When I pick up the firecracker in Chapter 5, it goes off automatically! The worst part is that when I choose "Try Again," it doesn't go back to before I picked it up, but to just after, so it just blows up again! And when I quit and restart the game, it turns out the game has been saved to the point just after picking it up, so it immediately blows up once again! Frustrating.

BTW, I love KQVII despite its flaws.

[Collector]

When I pick up the firecracker in Chapter 5, it goes off automatically! The worst part is that when I choose "Try Again," it doesn't go back to before I picked it up, but to just after, so it just blows up again! And when I quit and restart the game, it turns out the game has been saved to the point just after picking it up, so it immediately blows up once again! Frustrating.

BTW, I love KQVII despite its flaws.
What version do you have? (Look in the "version" file)

[SPMCRLVR1981]

I am having trouble getting my KQ7 game to work. It is an original copy, not downloaded and I did what someone here suggested to get it to work on Vista, but I still got the same message no matter what I did. How can I fix it?

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j113/CarmineGRocks/KQ7Message.jpg?t=1243503488

[misslilo]

Try going here (http://www.sierrahelp.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=6) for help :)

[JHFKQ7]

This is a timing bug -- the timer on the firecracker is based on your computer's CPU speed, which is obviously much faster than it would have been if you played this game when it first came out!

You can either slow down your computer using a slowdown program (do a search for MoSlo on Google), or you can just keep picking it up, walking as far as you can until it explodes, hitting retry, and continuing this way until you're trying to go. (I forget where that is... crypt door or something?)

I had the same problem with the firecracker on my windows only version when running it on xp. MoSlo would probably have worked, but the free version is only for DOS and the version that slows windows is $23. I used Cpukiller3 and it worked great. It can be downloaded here: http://www.cpukiller.com/download.html

[JHFKQ7]

I am having trouble getting my KQ7 game to work. It is an original copy, not downloaded and I did what someone here suggested to get it to work on Vista, but I still got the same message no matter what I did. How can I fix it?

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j113/CarmineGRocks/KQ7Message.jpg?t=1243503488

If Collectors advice didn't help... I ran into a similar problem when running mine on xp. I copied the sierraw.exe file from the cd to my KQ7 folder and changed the target in the launch icon from sierraws.exe to sierraw.exe.... Then I got a error similar to yours, so I checked that the drive referenced in the resource.win file was the same as my cdrom using notepad. It wasn't. The referenced drive was D: and my cdrom was E: so I changed the references to E: with notepad and saved the changes. Then it ran fine.

[da610]

Hi there to all who are interested in playing this GREAT game under Vista...

I managed to get Kings Quest 7 (windows only version) to run under Vista with no issues by doing the following:

1. Copy all files from the CD to a folder on your HD. eg. C:\Games\KQ7\
2. Copy the files from the folder "KQ7\English" to "KQ7"
3. Create a shortcut of SIERRAW.EXE
4. Right click on the new shortcut and go to PROPERTIES tab.
4a. in the TARGET field enter the following without the " " : "D:\GAMES\KQ7\SIERRAW.EXE D:\GAMES\KQ7\resource.win"
4b. apply the changes and then you can rename the shortcut to KQ7.exe and look for the correct icon by choosing the "Change Icon" button and browsing to point to the SIERRAW.ICO file!

note that I have the game folder on my D:\ so you can substitute the folder to point to wherever you have the files... just so long as the paths point to the SIERRAW.EXE and RESOURCE.WIN files!!!!!!

The game will run in the resolution you have on the desktop or in 640x480 using the compatibility tab on the shortcut and selecting "Run in 640x480"

Hope this helps all get going ASAP and enjoy this GREAT game in VISTA with no problems!!!!

If this don't work... vomit!!!!!! :r
It works for me! Except when I get to the last chapter of the game after you turn Malicia into a baby (i forgot to use the life on edgar..) anyway it doesn't play the video for the ending. Whats up with that?

[Collector]

Since this old thread has been dredged up, I might as well update the information on this game. I have three different installers for this game. One for version 1.4, one for version 1.51 and finally one for the final version, 2. The first two will update the game to version 2.0.0b with the DOS interpreter. This is critical, as not only does version 2.00b address several bugs that are present in the earlier versions, the firecracker speed bug is nearly impossible to get past on modern PC, and slowdown utilities are of questionable use on many newer PCs with their multi cores. That chapter can be skipped, but then you are missing part of the game. Other issues with the Windows version is that this 16-bit game, as all 16-bit games, will not run on any 64-bit Windows and the game's main executable on version 1.51 does not work on modern 32- bit Windows (though it can be replaced with another one that shipped with the game, but requires manual configuration of the shortcut to work).

The answer to all of these problems is DOSBox, the retro gamer's best friend. These installers will automatically setup the game to run in DOSBox with no manual configuration required. It will allow the game to run on any modern Windows PC. All that needs to be done is to download the installer for your version of the game (open the "VERSION" file on the CD in Notepad), stick your original CD in your CD drive and run the installer to have it all done for automatically. You will then be able play the game from a Windows shortcut like any Windows program.

King's Quest VII DOSBox installers (http://www.sierrahelp.com/Patches-Updates/NewSierraInstallers.html#KQ714)

[aalake]

Do I attempt to install or copy the files into Sierra\KQ7 before applying the DOSbox files on the Sierra Help page? I have the 1994 version.

[aalake]

Just to let you know your installer 1.51 worked. Thanx

[Collector]

I used to have patchers that you had to apply after the game was installed or copied, but an installer that also applies the update automatically is easier for the user and leads to fewer issues.