Silver 1999 Windows Xp Patch
Common technical problems with silver nowadays seem to be:1) Game installs but doesn't load and I'm using Windows XP operating system.2) Graphics distortion bar problem at the bottom of screen, or new game won't even start at all.3) Game crashes suddenly to desktop and gives an error message, which usually is 'exception: access violation'.4) Game crashes after the Oracle or when you try to access your inventory screen through the pie menu or when you try to pause the game by pressing F12. I'm using geforce family video card.5) Can't open the game map and I have geforce4 or equal/better video card. (question/suggestion only)Current solutions:1), 2) These issues are well answered in the game technical FAQ found from the main page of this forum and in the other threads on this forum. The key is the unofficial geforce patch, which evidently works with some other video cards too like ati radeon family cards. Read the FAQ to learn more and where to obtain the patch.3) This problem occurs to everybody using Pentium III or better at some point of the game. This may happen in random locations but the most 'typical' places are maybe: the first swamp screen after the fire tree, cave in the monastery after the monk has given you ethereal potion (or something like that), and the room in Chains prison right after Fuge's lightning hits your party. Some have said that it helps to drink diff.
Potions or equip your party differently before entering these 'crash sites', but if those won't work then there is one thing that will for sure. Today's fast processors seem to be too much for Silver and therefore you need to 'burden' your CPU a bit. One good way to do this is to use CPU Killer.
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It's not freeware but you can use it 20mins at a time and that should be enough for you to load Silver and play past that scene where game always crash. 4% slow down factor should be enough to do the trick. If it isn't, raise the factor. When the problem is 'crash-to-desktop + error-message', always try CPU Killer first to fix it.4) First of all, if game crashes after the Oracle, try loading earlier savegame and make sure you can open your inventory screen through the pie menu and that you can pause the game by pressing F12 without problems.
If you can, then it could be speed related problem and you might want to try CPU Killer mentioned above to fix it. After the Oracle the game throws you automatically to inventory screen so that's why the inventory-screen-crash and Oracle-crash are often the same problem.I had this problem my self when I recently once again played Silver through and I managed to fix it by downgrading my video drivers from Detonator 53.04 to 30.82.5) I have no solution for this unfortunately, but I'd like to ask has it been confirmed that the problem is geforce4 chipset, not the video drivers? Has any geforce4 owner tried to downgrade video drivers to e.g. Detonator 30.xx if this had fixed the problem? I have geforce2 my self and changing back to old drivers fixed the inventory problem. I would appreciate it if someone using geforce4 tests this and lets me know. Thx.And finally, many thanks for Choja keeping Silver still alive and still helping ppl here to solve their issues with it.What a compelling game it still is.
Hi all,If you are reading this, then I assume you are having technical difficulties with the game, Silver. This thread contains some of the basic solutions to most common technical problems reported with the game. Please read all the problem descriptions and follow the instructions according to whatever problem you are currently dealing with.This thread will continually be updated with new information and/or instruction if any are found. If you believe there's something missing in the following content please first check the twin thread to this one (Silver's gameplay FAQ), as the problem may not be a technical one but a gameplay one. If you cannot find the solution in either thread then feel free to contact me via email or private message and I shall work to update the info ASAP.If you have any further queries or are uncertain of any steps in the instructions, feel free to post on the forum and I and others will endeavour to respond to them the best we can.One final thing: in severeal solutions below you will need to make the distinction between which version of Silver you have. The instructions for how to differentiate between US and UK/International English have been given at the bottom of this post.Have a great time!Simon Laiaka Magician/ChojaInfogramesNA/InfogramesUK Silver forum moderatoremail:ICQ: 37410586MSN Messenger:PS. I have re-organised the content of this thread according to when you may encounter the error whilst playing the game.-First of all, if you are encountering any technical problems with playing the US version of Silver, I ask you to download and install the official patch prior to reporting any problems.
The patch can be located at: (you'll also find soundtracks and other goodies here).Secondly, there is no official patch at all for the UK/International English version of Silver. There are quite a few un-official patches out however, which are available from my silver website (refer to Silver Links thread for the URL).1) The game and/or installer won't start and you are currently running Win2k, WinME or WinXP.Solution 1: right click on the program that you run to start the installer/game then choose properties. Somewhere there in one of the tabs should be a setting which enables compatibility mode between win95 or 98. This should make the game work. Note: I only have Windows98 myself, so I cannot give any more specific instruction than the above words. Sorry!Solution 2: Go to and download then install the patch appropriate for your version of Silver.Solution 3: Re-install the version of DirectX that's on your Silver CD 1. Doesn't matter if you already have the latest version of DirectX installed - just re-install it again.
Silver 1999 Windows Xp Patch Download
For some people this actually makes it work, though I don't know why.Solution 3: I've been informed the NEW patch for the geforce doesn't seem the work. I've got the old patches still however, and have uploaded them to:2) There are horizontal graphical distortion bars in the background rendered image and I am using one of the video cards in the GeForce family.Solution: Go to and download then install the patch appropriate for your version of Silver.3) Window's screen capturing doesn't seem to work.Solution: Window's screen capturing may not work in some DirectX applications. You will need a 3rd party program to do a screen capture. A freeware one is available from (the freeware version is the older version of one of the software from that site).4) The Boatman in Rain won't accept my cursed doubloon.Solution 1: You need to have talked with the professors at Gno before the boatman will take you to the next stage of the game.Solution 2a: There is a bug associated with the UK/International English version where if you talk to the Boatman first prior to the professor at Library of Gno and/or obtaining the cursed doubloon then the Boatman may never accept the cursed doubloon no matter what you do. If you have an earlier savegame prior to have spoken to the Boatman then I recommend you to load from that savegame to continue.Solution 2b: If you do not have an earlier savegame, you'll need to obtain one from another player (I can supply savegames for US or UK/International English). Soon I will be making these savegames available for download from my website (URL can be located in the Silver Links thread).5) The game crashes either randomly or at the swamp after the fire tree/Fuge.Solution 1: You need to slow down your computer to around a low-end Pentium speed machine.
Hi,I had an old Windows XP computer I didn't use for years. As a result, it didn't download any of the preceding updates.
I've started using this computer again about 60 days ago. I've previously tried to install these updates at once on 'each time I go on it, I'm only given the option to install one important update. However I'm still receiving updates every day, whereby I'm prompted by my computer to restart and install an update every evening.I don't think I've received the the necessary prerequisite batches to receive the final update. Today is the 7th and XP support ends on the 9th. Can anybody suggest what my best course of action is?P.
The best course of action is after April 8 2014 at sometime past 1PM PDT (Redmond time), turn it on and connect to the Internet. Visit theand do a custom check for updates. At the very least, install ALL important updates.
Evaluate whether you want any option updates as well, they're optional. Restart if promptedand keep doing custom checks until 0 important updates remain.Once that's done, never connect that computer to the Internet again. Windows 7 genuine patch plus patch v6 64 bit 3. It has its last updates and is now a security threat to your network and personal information.
'No matter where you are, everyone is connected'. XP is 12 years old. It's ancient. It's security is merely a tack on. Heck, it's multicore ability is merely tacked on.
Its interface is dated. I can't use more than 4GB of RAM with it. I can't use large disks with it. I can't use the programs Iwant on it. XP is 100% inadequate for the modern world. It's time to move on.And for once, I DO care about the actions of others and their computers because your computers will become zombies in botnets against the rest of us who have upgraded to the modern world.What is far-fetched is using an unsupported operating system on the Internet, not my suggestion.
'No matter where you are, everyone is connected'. That is your opinion.
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Windows XP is a great OS. Some people just don't get it. It may be 'ancient', but it gets the job done. And the interface is the best part about XP. Some people don't need the hog aero on their system. Plain is best andefficient. Who cares about the 3gb limit and larger disk support.
You shouldn't be on the XP forum. You are just here to discourage people about something they like using. Wow, zombies and aXPocalypse.
Windows XP sounds like a regular Resident Evil. Well I'll keep on using my old. Abandoned dinosaur. And yes I will use the internet. It's my business.
With the exception of the interface, everything I said was fact not opinion, and yes, affects me. I could not do my work or enjoy the games I do on Windows XP. Heck, I couldn't even do my taxes on Windows XP because the software approved by the Canadiangovernment dropped support for XP.So no, I'm just here to discourage people cause I feel like being a bad person. There are legitimate security concerns to using XP beyond today.So thanks shadow1429, for being part of the botnets the make the Internet a worse place. 'No matter where you are, everyone is connected'.