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Old heroes (1 and 2) on Windows 10.

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Hello! I have been playing Heroes 1 and 2 for many years in the "Classic Edition. Heroes of Might and Magic. Platinum Edition" (copyright holder Buka, 2012, all 3 parts on one disc) on Windows 7 Ultimate. When I switched to Windows 10, I found that Heroes 1 doesn't launch at all, no matter what tricks I try, such as editing the shortcut in every possible way and using DxWnd (it seems to me that this software doesn't work at all in new operating systems!), and Heroes 2 only launches in a window with distorted graphics and runs with many crashes. Yes, I can buy it from GoG.com, where they promise compatibility with Windows 10, but there is no support for the Russian language, and I would really like to play in Russian (I can also play in English, but since I have to use a thick dictionary and look up every word for a long time, it's not as convenient). ZoG asked one of its authors about the translation, and I'm waiting for an answer. What is already known is somewhat alarming: the translation is based on unlicensed versions, the word "necromancer" is missing, and there may be some more serious issues. I would like to contact an expert to discuss one of two possibilities:
1. Any way to launch Heroes 1 and 2 from Buka's Platinum Edition under Windows 10.
2. Transferring some files from the Platinum Edition disc to the GoG version to implement Buka's Russian translation there.
Thank you in advance if anyone responds!
Sincerely,

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