TigerHawkScorpio on 20/1/2006 at 01:18
Hello:
Dear Experts:
Could anybody tell me why I Cant run the Thief Gold Demo in my PC?
this is the error:
This Product Cannot be Installed on Windows NT due to a Microsoft DirectX(tm) Limitation
Where Can I find The Demo to run under Windows NT?
Thanks in Advance
Yametha on 20/1/2006 at 05:07
From the FAQ
How do I install Thief on Windows 2000 or Windows XP?
Go to Start, then Run, then type d:\setup.exe -lgntforce, where d:\ is your CDrom/DVDrom drive. (note: that's -lgntforce, lowercase "L". If you're unsure, copy and paste it from here.) This problem arises because Win2K and WinXP are based on the NT kernel, which had DirectX support which was flaky at best. Thief needs DirectX to run, so, when the installer sees the NT kernel, it assumes that the game isn't going to be able to run and quits the installation. The -lgntforce switch tells the installer to ignore the NT kernel and install anyway.
This may not work for the demo, but it should. Good luck!
