Author Topic: Video Decompressor Missing? (Read 3455 times)

Zhall · « **on:** October 17, 2011, 01:48:45 PM »

Im thinking of beating the campaign for the first time ever, but i have found that my video decompressor isnt working for outpost 2?

This seems like a windows 7 problem more than anything else.

TH300 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 17, 2011, 03:49:07 PM »

If you are talking about the original videos, you need the Indeo codec. Download it here: http://outpost2.net/dlmisc.php

If you have that, I can't help you.

Flashy · « **Reply #2 on:** October 18, 2011, 07:40:46 AM »

Does Outpost 2 play the videos? If not, did you try compatibility to old windows versions? Works for me.

Zhall · « **Reply #3 on:** October 18, 2011, 10:28:06 PM »

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Does Outpost 2 play the videos? If not, did you try compatibility to old windows versions? Works for me.

Ah, thx that worked.

Now i can once again have nostalgia overload hour.

Savant_Ace · « **Reply #4 on:** October 19, 2011, 08:04:16 AM »

Interesting. I'll have to remember that if I ever decide to go Win7. With Windows 8 on the way its going to be a whole new slew of compatibility issues with their 'Metro' platform.

Zhall · « **Reply #5 on:** October 19, 2011, 06:19:31 PM »

Metro sexual? Lol, i hope windows 7 is the last OS i have to buy, i felt that way with XP, but we'll see

Savant_Ace · « **Reply #6 on:** October 21, 2011, 12:39:16 AM »

As much as I would have liked that to be a joke, the programming platform is actually called the 'Metro' platform. I tolerate the headache known as windoze 7 only because I have to use it at work, else I stick to XP, and I probably always will.

Windoze 7:

Me: -Clicks my computer-

Computer: -Screen goes totally black for 18 seconds, then a dialouge box opens up- "You are about to open the my computer window. Are you sure you want to open the icon you just clicked?"

Me: -Clicks 'Yes'-

Computer: -Screen returns to normal for a half second, then blacks out for another 18 seconds, returning with another box- "Opening this icon requires administrative privelages, would you like to open this icon as an administrator?"

Me: -Clicks 'Confirm'

Computer: -Flickers again and goes for another 18 seconds of black then comes back with a third dialouge box-

Me: -Can't read the box anymore because I'm busy kicking the computer repeatedly-

Ugh.... Yeah I don't have rage issues with Microsoft's latest or anything...

Zhall · « **Reply #7 on:** October 21, 2011, 11:45:11 AM »

Windows 8 will be far worse.

CK9 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 21, 2011, 12:10:21 PM »

control panel -> User Accounts -> turn UAC on or off -> unclick box -> okay -> restart

then

control panel -> security settings -> change how windows notifies me -> don't alert me

Savant_Ace · « **Reply #9 on:** October 24, 2011, 10:18:52 AM »

That setting only removes /some/ of the 'Helpful' notifications. Sadly there is no way to kill them all.

CK9 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 24, 2011, 11:00:42 AM »

it's killed 90% of them for me, which really helps me out, lol

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Author Topic: Video Decompressor Missing? (Read 3455 times)