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[[LEGO Island]] was written in 1997 for Microsoft Windows 95. Since then, Windows has gone through several changes, many of which have inadvertently affected the aging LEGO Island code. This is a list of known '''compatibility issues''' running LEGO Island on modern versions of Windows. | [[LEGO Island]] was written in 1997 for Microsoft Windows 95. Since then, Windows has gone through several changes, many of which have inadvertently affected the aging LEGO Island code. This is a list of known '''compatibility issues''' running LEGO Island on modern versions of Windows. | ||
== D3DRM.DLL from 2001 "flickers" when rendering == | |||
'''Affects:''' Windows 7 SP1? | |||
'''Description:''' LEGO Island was written around an now-obsolete DirectX API called [[Direct3D Retained Mode]]. The d3drm.dll from 2001 | |||
sometimes flickers with a white screen on my machine and possibly others. | |||
'''Solution:''' | |||
Use the d3drm.dll provided on any LEGO Island disc (yes even the pre-alpha). | |||
== D3DRM.DLL was not found == | == D3DRM.DLL was not found == | ||
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'''Solutions:''' | '''Solutions:''' | ||
* Use an older version of Windows (95/98 are known to not suffer from this bug), either through a Virtual Machine (VM) or through an actual period accurate machine | * Use an older version of Windows (95/98 are known to not suffer from this bug), either through a Virtual Machine (VM) or through an actual period accurate machine (if you have one at all). | ||
== Save files don't actually save == | == Save files don't actually save == | ||