Links for Windows 10

[Aussie Steve]

Hello,
I have been having a lot of issues trying to get Links to run on my new computer. It has windows 10. I have tried a couple of fixes that proshop has suggested but it has not helped. Any suggestions?

[Stephen Sullivan]

Have you got Links running with Administrator privileges? Do you have a separate graphics card or an Intel one?

[Still Linksing]

Don't install Links into Program Files
Install game
Install v1.07 patch

That's all that should be needed to get it to run.
If it doesn't work or work perfectly, tell us exactly what is happening.

[Aussie Steve]

I have tried downloading it again and still no go.
My computer has an Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620.
I am running as Administrator.
It keeps coming up with "it runs minimum 800 x 600"
Any ideas?

[pmgolf]

Sounds like you need to run the Nvidia graphics patch. It has more to do with giving you widescreen than Nvidia. Doesn't matter what video card you have.

Pete

[Stephen Sullivan]

I have tried downloading it again and still no go.
My computer has an Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620.
I am running as Administrator.
It keeps coming up with "it runs minimum 800 x 600"
Any ideas?

You might want to look at this thread viewtopic.php?f=9&t=12

[Still Linksing]

If everything is working and the only issue is 800x600 resolution check page 1, post 2 for "how" and page 2, post 3 for "to what"

http://linkscourses.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8442

[Bassmaster]

I have had only one issue with running Links 2003 on my laptop with Windows 10 and that was when I played around with the sky settings. I had to completely deleted Links and then reinstall it. I applied every patch there was including the Nividia patch. No issues what so ever playing Links. DO NOT CHANGE THE SKY SETTINGS!

[Still Linksing]

Win 10 can cause completely different issues for different hardware. It can also cause issues that were never there before with same software on same hardware. eg You installed Links 3 years ago and it worked perfectly. You re-installed today and suddenly have issues. This can happen because Win 10 continually updates itself. Best to never uninstall a working program in Win 10 unless it is absolutely necessary.

[lirff]

Hi Guys, just reading this section and I remembered that I had a similar problem a few years back, this is how I fixed it (PS cut and pasted from LSPN)

hope it helps :-)

Re: Links 2003 Resolution
Postby terrell on Sat Oct 31, 2009 1:21 pm

here's a quote from armand in a post by gibby:

gibby wrote:
Here's a link from Links Corner and some of the post
http://linkscorner.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23683
Registry settings for specific resolutions:

15 - 1920 x 1200 (thanks, langle!)
14 - 1920 x 1080 (thank, Mick!)
13 - 1808 x 1008
12 - 1680 x 1050 *
11 - 1440 x 900
10 - 1366 x 768 **
9 - 1360 x 768 **
8 - 1280 x 960 **
7 - 1280 x 800
6 - 1280 x 768 **
5 - 1280 x 720
4 - 1600 x 1200 ***
3 - 1280 x 1024 ****
2 - 1024 x 768 ****
1 - 800 x 600 ****

* This only works on my computer in Full Screen Mode
** This only works in Windowed Mode on my computer
*** I know this value from my desktop computer
**** These are the original values from 1.05

I'm sure some can fill in 13 and 14. I believe 15 is the largest possible value.

Armand

How to change the settings as provided by Rehit:

this is a regedit, so be careful...
go to start, run, regedit.
click on the following entries

HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Software
Microsoft
Microsoft Games
LINKS 2003
Display Settings
terrell

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