Heroes 3 issues under XP or Vista. — General

Dr Motor

17 years ago

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can anyone offer some helpful advice on how to solve this problem...? :(

honestly... the only thing that comes to mind is reinstalling Windows.
although... if you're willing, I recommend "treating" it ;) a thorough system cleanup, cleaning and defragmenting the registry can often help. if possible, try running the game on another system to see if it works there.

and one more thing - crashes can be caused by simple overheating. Google it, download some system monitor - check the temperature of the processor/hard drive/video adapter when launching the game.

if you don't want to mess with it - just reinstall the system - if the game's distribution is not corrupted, it should start without problems after that.

by the way, what are your computer specs?

dark_flower

17 years ago

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Hello, could you please help me? I installed Heroes of Might and Magic III: Complete Collection, and during the installation, the Russian language was automatically set in the in-game chat. How can I change it? There is an option to type in transliteration by holding down Ctrl, but it's very inconvenient and takes a long time to type. How can I change the chat to English? (It's not possible to change the language in the standard settings).

ewgeniy

17 years ago

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in the chat, only use the control panel. Install The Shadow of Death – the chat there only supports Latin characters, and it is compatible with version 3.2 and Platinum Edition.

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vbn

17 years ago

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dark_flower

Hello, could you please help me? I installed Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia, and during the installation, the Russian language was automatically set in the in-game chat. How can I change it? There's an option to type in transliteration by holding down Ctrl, but it's very inconvenient and takes a long time to type. How can I change the chat to English? (You can't change the language in the standard settings.)

Install the English version of the game. There are no other options.

SandroXXL

17 years ago

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p.s. I don't think there's such a thing as x64 architecture, right? - As far as I know, 64-bit is usually referred to as either x86_64 or amd64. Although, I might be wrong.

x86_64 means an x64 processor running an x86 operating system. An x64 OS is a 64-bit system; you can check it through Google if you don't believe me;).

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Dr Motor

17 years ago

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SandroXXL

x86_64 means an x64 processor running an x86 operating system. An x64 OS is a 64-bit system; you can check this on Google if you don't believe me.

Yes, I probably just didn't take this into account: this:

wikipedia

x64 - The official name for versions of the Windows and Solaris operating systems, also used as the name for the architecture by Microsoft and Sun Microsystems.

Today, the most common are AMD64, x86-64, and x64.

because I was sticking to this:

wikipedia

x86-64. The initial version. This is the name under which AMD published the first preliminary specification.

- since that's how it's usually called in *nix, for the most part (Solaris being the exception) :smile43:

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куверти

17 years ago

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Dr Motor

by the way, what are your computer's specs?

Windows XP SP2
Pentium 4
CPU 1.7GHz
768 RAM
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700

the game runs fine on another computer with the same Windows version. I know that formatting will help, but I'd like to avoid it if possible. There's a lot of stuff on this computer that I don't want to lose... :smile19:

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Dr Motor

17 years ago

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Windows XP SP2
the game runs normally on another computer with the same Windows version. I know that formatting will help, but I'd like to avoid it. There's a lot of stuff on the computer that I don't want to lose... :smile19:

well, formatting is not necessary for reinstalling the system.
even if formatting is required, what prevents you from backing up the data and reinstalling Windows properly?
if you really don't want to touch the system, then Google will help you; it will suggest how to fix it. I don't see any other ways to solve the problem.

MkktBkkt

17 years ago

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Today I decided to install and play Heroes 3: The Shadow of Death... I have Vista... and this error message appeared during installation... "The installation program detected that Service Pack 4 is not installed on your computer. Please install SP4 and restart the Heroes 3 installation program..." Could you please tell me how to install it? Sorry if this has already been discussed.

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fantreg

17 years ago

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I can't install Heroes 3: The Shadow of Death:

disc from Buky
laptop: Sony Vaio
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium

The problem is that this laptop had Heroes of Might and Magic III: Armageddon's Blade installed, also from Buky. I decided to install The Shadow of Death, using a disc image and Alcohol, but the setup file doesn't launch (it thinks for 10 seconds and nothing happens, no error messages). I've tried all compatibility modes, but it doesn't help.
I deleted Armageddon's Blade, but it still won't install. I tried to reinstall Armageddon's Blade, and it has the same problem. I just don't understand why I was able to install Armageddon's Blade without any problems a few months ago.

ewgeniy

17 years ago

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The installation program detected that Service Pack 4 is not installed on your computer.

You need to run setup.exe after first going into its properties and selecting compatibility with Windows XP.

I removed the Blade, but it still won't install. I decided to put the Blade back, and it's the same. I just don't understand why I installed the Blade without any problems a few months ago.

Try running it through the installation - uninstallation process, copy it to your hard drive, and then run it. I don't have any other ideas right now.

Hello, please tell me... I installed Heroes of Might and Magic III Complete Edition, and during the installation, the Russian language was automatically installed in the chat during the game. How can I change it? There is an option to write in transliteration by holding down Ctrl... but this is very inconvenient and takes a long time to type. How can I change it so that the chat writes in English? (You can't change the language in the standard way).

Install the English version of the game. There are no other options.

OlgTangrIII

16 years ago

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And yet, for me personally, the problem remains... all three campaigns are combined, and they run without problems under Win98... but under XP, it just won't run, and nothing helps – not compatibility mode, nor anything else... A HUGE REQUEST!!! Please advise on what to do.

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nigaone

16 years ago

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Could you please tell me how to connect to another computer over the internet to play Heroes 3 in multiplayer mode on two computers? Both computers are running Vista. It doesn't work with ModTV (it doesn't detect the modem). It also doesn't work with TCP/IP; it says that the entered IP address cannot be found. What needs to be configured so that it can find the IP address?