Help running BTB on windows7

[Rick Bamford]

OK, I have searched the internet and many forums trying to find out how to run BTB on Windows7. I have seen posts saying "works with no problems" but nobody has said what to do to get it working. I went down the W7 track after being told you can run older programs in XP mode on W7 professional. I just keep getting a long error message though. I figure I am doing SOMETHING wrong. I've just spent the last week setting up RSRBR2010 and RBR soit (finally) works on this thing, lol. Now for the next step.

I have started this new thread because the other threads I have read seam to either go no where or degenerate into a slanging match. If you want to vent your anger at Brendan, other posters or BTB pleaseleave this thread as I am looking for help, not petty arguments. RBR is a GREAT (read - the best EVER) game and thanks to Brendan it has been taken to the next level.

I hope someone can post some helpful information here for me and anybody else that has found themselves in the same boat.

 

[toergisch]

Works without problems for me, but did you choose to start btb as admin? In which folder is it installed? at my machine it's in progamme(x86)<-german.. and Iread, that it's not the best fodler for programs in win7, but I have no problems, yet.
I still use btb v.0803, what is enough for me at the moment, maybe this is the thing, that newer versions don't work with win7. But I did not read any forums(threads) about compatibility with win7, since I never had problems.

 

[Eric Tozer]

Have you installed Directx 9.0c?

 

[Rick Bamford]

Thank you guys for the replies,

I got it GOING, YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Um, yes, Direct X helps. lol. It seams this was the problem. But everything torergisch said helped as well. Admin, directx 9.0c and it works fine.