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Posted May 18, 2010
Hey,
I cannot, for the life of me, get this game to run. The first time I installed the game, and used windows XP compatibility mode, the intro videos seemed to be working fine, but when the myst book appeared, it was all garbled so-to-speak, and was also laggy and slow. So I quit the game, and tried again after messing with some compatibility settings for a bit, and also re-installing the game from scratch...
Well, now the intro videos, and the game in general, refuse to show any video, yet I can hear the correct sounds, and when I press the escape (ESC) key, I get a "RealMyst.exe has stopped responding error."
That is all the game does for me at the moment. :(
Some PC Specs... if they matter:
AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition CPU
Nvidia GeForce 9800GTX Video Card (using Forceware 196.21 drivers)
This question / problem has been solved by jaelkthompsonimage
Posted May 18, 2010
Hi,
Try this,
Apply these settings to the game shortcut:
XP compatibility (SP2 or Sp3), disable visual themes and Run as Admin.
After that goto the game start menu folder, right click the 'setup' and run it as admin and set your 3D Hardware to Direct3d HAL and NOT Direct3d T&L HAL
Posted May 18, 2010
I was having similar problems with realMyst on my Windows 7 64-bit laptop. The game stuttered and stalled, especially when I reached action areas, such as opening a door to walk into a room. The game performance was unstable and crashed frequently.
Eureka! Try this, because it worked for me.
Turn off Visual Themes (manually from the Personalization settings)
Go to the Start menu and navigate to the realMyst program file, right click, choose "Properties" and click the tab "Compatibility".
Under Compatibility mode, check the box "Run this program in compatibility mode for", and change the drop down menu to "Windows XP (Service Pack 3).
Under Settings, check "Disable visual themes".
Under Privilege Level, check the box "Run this program as an administrator".
Once these settings have been applied, click "Apply" and "OK" to exit.
Then, go back to the Start menu and run the Setup for realMyst, and make sure that the settings are as follows:
*3D Hardware, choose "Direct 3D", and change the drop down menu to the Direct 3D HAL setting for your graphic card
*my resolution setting is 640x480 16-bit (but this could possibly be adjusted to your preference).
After I used these settings, the game ran smooth as silk!! I hope this works for you, and my system specs are:
Toshiba T115D-1120
1.6GHz AMD Athlon Neo (64-bit)
4GB DDR2 800 RAM
ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Thanks, Namur!!
Post edited May 18, 2010 by jaelkthompson
Posted May 19, 2010
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jaelkthompson: Thanks, Namur!!

You're welcome ;)
Posted May 19, 2010
Your tips worked!
Thanks. :)
Posted June 18, 2010
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jaelkthompson: I was having similar problems with realMyst on my Windows 7 64-bit laptop. The game stuttered and stalled, especially when I reached action areas, such as opening a door to walk into a room. The game performance was unstable and crashed frequently.
Eureka! Try this, because it worked for me.
Turn off Visual Themes (manually from the Personalization settings)
Go to the Start menu and navigate to the realMyst program file, right click, choose "Properties" and click the tab "Compatibility".
Under Compatibility mode, check the box "Run this program in compatibility mode for", and change the drop down menu to "Windows XP (Service Pack 3).
Under Settings, check "Disable visual themes".
Under Privilege Level, check the box "Run this program as an administrator".
Once these settings have been applied, click "Apply" and "OK" to exit.
Then, go back to the Start menu and run the Setup for realMyst, and make sure that the settings are as follows:
*3D Hardware, choose "Direct 3D", and change the drop down menu to the Direct 3D HAL setting for your graphic card
*my resolution setting is 640x480 16-bit (but this could possibly be adjusted to your preference).
After I used these settings, the game ran smooth as silk!! I hope this works for you, and my system specs are:
Toshiba T115D-1120
1.6GHz AMD Athlon Neo (64-bit)
4GB DDR2 800 RAM
ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Thanks, Namur!!

Before I buy the download game, I want to make sure you are talking about the original Myst with the island picture on it with the guy falling. I can't even get the disk I have to run properly on xp anymore. I now have an HP with Win 7 home premium. I would love to finish the game at this late date. Thanks.
Posted June 18, 2010
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CarolJoy: Before I buy the download game, I want to make sure you are talking about the original Myst with the island picture on it with the guy falling. I can't even get the disk I have to run properly on xp anymore. I now have an HP with Win 7 home premium. I would love to finish the game at this late date. Thanks.

There are 3 different versions of Myst, the first game in the series.
The 'original' Myst, which isn't available here.
Myst: Masterpiece Edition, which basically it's the original Myst with a few graphics improvements and a built in hint system. This one is on gog's catalogue.
realMyst, which is a remastered version of the original Myst with 360� free movement, night&day cycles, better animations, etc, and aditional content in the form of an extra Age. This one is also on gog's catalogue
Those intructions you quoted refer to realMyst.
Post edited June 18, 2010 by Namur
Posted June 22, 2010
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CarolJoy: There are 3 different versions of Myst, the first game in the series.
The 'original' Myst, which isn't available here.
Myst: Masterpiece Edition, which basically it's the original Myst with a few graphics improvements and a built in hint system. This one is on gog's catalogue.
realMyst, which is a remastered version of the original Myst with 360� free movement, night&day cycles, better animations, etc, and aditional content in the form of an extra Age. This one is also on gog's catalogue
Those intructions you quoted refer to realMyst.
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Namur: Hi, I have now followed all the instructions that I can. I can run the game but often it will sputter and freeze. Not being a real techie type, more a granny type, I keep seeing to disable visual themes. Not sure where that is on my win 7. I do not see how to disable visual themes in the control panel personalization. Where is that located? I see all my possibilities for themes including the one I put together myself. I don't see where to disable them. I will also recheck the Direct3d HAL setting. I believe I have it set that way. Other than the items in here is there anything else. I am running xp sp3 and as admin. Thanks for your help.
Ah, I just reread the answers and was able to disable the visual themes from the properties when I right clicked the icon. I went in and it looks to be working. I did not go far but it started right up. Is there a setting to use for the screen? 640 x what ever?
Post edited June 22, 2010 by CarolJoy
Posted June 22, 2010
You can set the resolution with the setup tool (same tool where the Direct 3D HAL settings are). You should probably set it to the native resolution of your desktop.
Posted August 14, 2010
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jaelkthompson: I was having similar problems with realMyst on my Windows 7 64-bit laptop. The game stuttered and stalled, especially when I reached action areas, such as opening a door to walk into a room. The game performance was unstable and crashed frequently.
Eureka! Try this, because it worked for me.
Turn off Visual Themes (manually from the Personalization settings)
Go to the Start menu and navigate to the realMyst program file, right click, choose "Properties" and click the tab "Compatibility".
Under Compatibility mode, check the box "Run this program in compatibility mode for", and change the drop down menu to "Windows XP (Service Pack 3).
Under Settings, check "Disable visual themes".
Under Privilege Level, check the box "Run this program as an administrator".
Once these settings have been applied, click "Apply" and "OK" to exit.
Then, go back to the Start menu and run the Setup for realMyst, and make sure that the settings are as follows:
*3D Hardware, choose "Direct 3D", and change the drop down menu to the Direct 3D HAL setting for your graphic card
*my resolution setting is 640x480 16-bit (but this could possibly be adjusted to your preference).
After I used these settings, the game ran smooth as silk!! I hope this works for you, and my system specs are:
Toshiba T115D-1120
1.6GHz AMD Athlon Neo (64-bit)
4GB DDR2 800 RAM
ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Thanks, Namur!!
Hi tried the hints but no change using Vista o/s - still crashes to desktop, cheers
The Real Myst version I am talking about is GOG's download version... cheers
Post edited August 14, 2010 by billyboy52
Posted August 29, 2010
Yup - worked for me too! Thanks!
Post edited August 29, 2010 by mshellymae
Posted October 02, 2010
Where is this setup tool that everyone is talking about? I installed the game, and I don't have a setup tool in either the install directory or the start menu...just the game, the manual, and the uninstall app. Can someone help me out, please?
Posted October 07, 2010
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marriedafish: Where is this setup tool that everyone is talking about? I installed the game, and I don't have a setup tool in either the install directory or the start menu...just the game, the manual, and the uninstall app. Can someone help me out, please?
The setup tool is in the game start menu folder.

Start Menu > All Programs > GOG.com > realMyst
Posted October 07, 2010
After following the guide I was able to get realMyst working... once, and that was only after installing new video drivers.

Everything was working great, but after I closed the first session, I went to launch the game a while later, and no luck. It will try to launch, but then minimize to the taskbar. Restarting the computer helps some times, but often it just starts to play the intro Cyan video but will minimize itself again. If I actually get into the game, it's back to 3 frames a minute

Also alt-tabing seems to be a no-no
Posted November 04, 2010
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/291790/startmenu.png

That's what my start menu looks like. I did a standard install, and to the best of my knowledge, nothing was changed. I've reinstalled once, but I'll try it again just to make sure I didn't screw something up. Can someone maybe get me the exact name of the target file that starts that setup dialog so I can just search for the file directly? I'd love to be able to play this game, and it freezes every 30 seconds or so, rendering it unplayable.
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