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Joshua
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A long time ago, I bought all 3 Max Payne games and I've only got round to playing them. It makes sense to start with the first one, so I download it from Steam and go to launch it in Windows 8, doesn't work. Compatibility mode in Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME and XP. Doesn't work, just nothing happens.

 

I then create a Virtual Machine of Windows XP, install steam and AMD Drivers and go to launch it, I get an error message:

"Max Payne requires a DirectX 8 compatible display adapter. Please consult the troubleshooting readme in the installation folder" 

 

I follow them instructions, and of course it gives me a bunch of drivers for VERY old graphics cards. 

 

So, I go onto the internet and go to install DirectX 8, I do so and the same error message comes up. Same with compatibility modes of all kind.

 

Any ideas on what I can do to fix it, weather I am running it off of Windows 8 or Windows XP?

 

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its hard running games in XP mode

just install windows xp on a partition

 

Running XP on a Virtual Machine is the same as this

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Running XP on a Virtual Machine is the same as this

no not really

games in particular have trouble running in a virtual machine

it is possible but tricky

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no not really

games in particular have trouble running in a virtual machine

it is possible but tricky

 

I've done it before, even Max Payne in particular, but It didn't give me this issue. I'm using the same installation disc, the same VM software but suddenly I get these error messages

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I've done it before, even Max Payne in particular, but It didn't give me this issue. I'm using the same installation disc, the same VM software but suddenly I get these error messages

i cant see your Sig (my prob)

newer GPUs have issues

have you tried checking online to see if someone shares that same problem ?

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Didn't work, and wasted a HELL of a lot of my time, I can't get it to work :(

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Didn't work, and wasted a HELL of a lot of my time, I can't get it to work :(

max payne 3 does not work on windows 8 ... alot of errors except for me it does not 

 

 yeah i totally agree u should not run it on virtual disk .

 

though i would recommend u running it on windows 7 and can u tell me whats the error when u try to run game ?  

 

i can play max payne 3 without any errors on win 7 

CPU: Fx 8350 | CPU Cooler: Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo Now  AMD STOCK CPU COOLER | Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 (rev 1.1)   NOW MSI 990FXA-GD80 | Ram: Corsair Vengence 8GB DDR3 Motherboard detects 7gb for some weird reason | Graphics Card: SAPPHIRE HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB GDDR5 |  HDD: 1 TB samsung 

 

Case: CM elite 310 | Monitor: Aoc e2050S

 

 

OS: Windows 8 Professional 64 Bit NOW  Wndows 10 Professional 64 Bit

 

 Power Supply: Cooler Master Thunder 500W NOW GX 650W v2

 

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max payne 3 does not work on windows 8 ... alot of errors except for me it does not 

 

 yeah i totally agree u should not run it on virtual disk .

 

though i would recommend u running it on windows 7 and can u tell me whats the error when u try to run game ?  

 

i can play max payne 3 without any errors on win 7 

 

I've got Max Payne 3 to run on windows 8, read my original post please, I am asking for help with Max Payne. Not Max Payne 3, I specified the first one.

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I've got Max Payne 3 to run on windows 8, read my original post please, I am asking for help with Max Payne. Not Max Payne 3, I specified the first one.

ops sorry then :( 

 

try installing this in windows 8 it lets me play max payne  in win 8 maybe it will do trick for u 

 

http://www.filehippo.com/download_directx/

CPU: Fx 8350 | CPU Cooler: Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo Now  AMD STOCK CPU COOLER | Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 (rev 1.1)   NOW MSI 990FXA-GD80 | Ram: Corsair Vengence 8GB DDR3 Motherboard detects 7gb for some weird reason | Graphics Card: SAPPHIRE HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB GDDR5 |  HDD: 1 TB samsung 

 

Case: CM elite 310 | Monitor: Aoc e2050S

 

 

OS: Windows 8 Professional 64 Bit NOW  Wndows 10 Professional 64 Bit

 

 Power Supply: Cooler Master Thunder 500W NOW GX 650W v2

 

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