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Dux on 4/4/2008 at 13:22

This post seems fine to me (and it's said to provide a compleat solution):
(http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=112669) Vista and Thief TDP (For real this time - working!) .

Digital Nightfall on 4/4/2008 at 14:16

We already have enough sticky threads.

If someone (you seem to have volunteered, screen burn) wishes to create a brief, simple, and concise addition to our existing sticky FAQ thread concerning any new developments in Thief working when it doesn't work in Vista, I am sure there's any number of mods or admins (such as myself) who would be happy to add it to the post, provided that there's more than one individual (a generous group is usually best) to back up the findings as good, tested, and true.

balthazor on 9/4/2008 at 00:55

Quote Posted by Dux

This post seems fine to me (and it's said to provide a compleat solution):
(http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=112669) Vista and Thief TDP (For real this time - working!) .

You, sir, are wise beyond your years.

bcuda on 27/4/2008 at 00:10

What all of you have shared is all fine and well - if it applies. However, unless I'M missing something, ya'll seem to be missing something:
The instructions for the multiprocessor issue describe copying the imagecfg.exe to the %windir%\system32 and %windir%\system32\dllcache folder. (Ahem) there doesn't seem to be a dllcache folder in Vista.

Also, the error I'm getting immediately after trying to start Thief3 isn't addressed here - from what I've been able to find - or not:
The window header is labled "Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library".
The window content is
[INDENT]Runtime Error! [/INDENT]
[INDENT]Program: C:\Program Files\ Thief - Deadly Shadows\System\t3.exe[/INDENT]
[INDENT]abnormal program termination[/INDENT]

Sorry if the answer's already here somewhere, but I DID look...

BTW, I'm trying to install it on my HP9177c, 2.67 Quad-Core, 3GB RAM, 200GB+ available drive space, GeForce 8800 GTX (ForceWare ver. 169.44).

Thanks in advance for any help - it's much appreciated.

balthazor on 27/4/2008 at 19:42

The dllcache 'missing' is noted in the above referenced post:

(http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=112669)

The post only applies to Thief, and to a certain extent Thief 2 and System Shock 2.

Thief 3 is a slightly different engine, can't help you there.

bikerdude on 28/4/2008 at 08:28

Somthing else to be added....

Ive had no-cd fixes for all my thief games for years(becasue i cant be arse to keep fished my cd/DVD's out), yet yesterday under vista sp1 I was unable to get any no-cd patches for T3 to run under vista sp1. I kept getting the BEX error...

bika