Doom 3 for Windows 98 & ME - Here's how to run it.

[Luciel]

i loved deus ex, but the second part kinda dissapointed me.

[fazr001]

Originally Posted by Joe Forster/STA

...I made a patch that "forwards" GlobalMemoryStatusEx to GlobalMemoryStatus and grabs memory status information from the record fields as laid out in GlobalMemoryStatus's data structure ...

Where can I find this patch, please?

Thanx, Fazrik

[Joe Forster/STA]

Hi Fazrik,

Grab it from GameCopyWorld, it has already been uploaded.

It is important to mention that this Windows 98/ME compatibility patch works ONLY with Reloaded's no-CD executable...!

Joe

[Sprint45]

Downloaded Joe's 98SE patch i received an Doom3.MSI file. but to load it it requires a setup.exe file...can someone please help me with installing this patch????

[Sprint45]

Disregard the previous post I GOT IT!!!! YEAH!!!!!!

[Klimax]

I have recently send a mail to Activision about Official compatibility patch with Win 98.Yet no one has replied.
Perhaps Microsoft made with ID software an agreement about supporting selling of Windows XP.

[Joe Forster/STA]

Hi Klimax,

It is very typical: when you send a _good_ question to companies, they seem to "forget" to answer... If they realize that answering such question will take some time because they have to _think_ about it then a short reply "hi, sorry, can't answer your question right now but, rest assured, it will follow within a few days" would be nice - but, usually, not even that arrives...

The same occurs with companies dealing with hardware, DVD players, mobile phones and mass transport.

Joe

[skullpirate]

i make a doom3 dvd in the first install it work fine but i have to erase my pc whent i install againt the setup run perfect and the start of the intro but not enter into the game i click reclut the loading go and back to the doom menu what i have to do please help me

[Quall999]

Isn't there a patch hosted @ gamecopy world?

[crazygamelover]

The patch is there but I'm not sure if it will help in regard to the type of graphics card. I use a 1gig processor and a tnt2 32 meg card on this pc and it wont run on on this one. I also only have 128 mg ram so that may also cause alot of the problem.

Thats why I had to build a new pc. Now the new one has no issues other than when a bunch of enemies come on the screen at once. As soon as more than 3 enemies come on it boggs a little but i do remember the old doom2 game doing the same on my older pc in the past.

[robo135]

i have tried the win98se patch,and later on in the installation,it stops,and wont install,that is with the msi patch.i would like to try the changing of the api,with the 00 00 numbers,but i dont know how to do it with the hex editor hiew_686.
if anyone would give me some pointers how to do it,i would be very grateful.thanks.

[robo135]

Originally Posted by robo135

i have tried the win98se patch,and later on in the installation,it stops,and wont install,that is with the msi patch.i would like to try the changing of the api,with the 00 00 numbers,but i dont know how to do it with the hex editor hiew_686.
if anyone would give me some pointers how to do it,i would be very grateful.thanks.

well i have gone into the hex editor thing,and have managed to change the numbers (probably with sheer luck),and guess what.doom3 now works on my win98se.
doom3 also runs much smoother in my win98se than in my winxp.
also it runs very quick,and much clearer lighting. thanks to EJ for the tip to this problem.
also to rincethewis for allowing EJ to put it on the site.

[Klimax]

Well,I have downloaded a patch and tried to make it fully work by hex-editing.What a surprise game did not started!If anyone do not find any way how to make a workaround do not patch game.Very sad news.

[Joe Forster/STA]

Hi guys,

Just a reminder: Similarly to the Windows 98/ME compatibility patch for version 1.0 of DOOM 3, the Win98/ME patch for v1.1 needs to be applied to Reloaded's no-CD executable (of the same version) which you can also find on GCW! Happy gaming,

Joe

[yzzy]

Hi, i have the original cd of doom3 and downloaded the 1.1 patch and used the no-CD executabl i downloaded on GCW on a win xp and on win98se, it worked great on win xp, but cant get it to work on win98se. i also tried to hex edit on 1.0 and it work, but it wont work on the 1.1. i also downloaded the Doom3.MSI file, but its looking for a setup file. could anyone help me out on how to get it(no-cd on win98se) working on doom3 1.1. tnx.