Rayman M on Windows 7 (32bit)

[rayguy]

Hi everyone,

I've installed Rayman M on my Windows 7 OS (32 bit, not 64), the installation went fine but when I was trying to run the game (simply by clicking on the .exe file) nothing happened... I mean, I hear the disc spinning a bit and I see that Windows 7 hourglass for a moment, but the game won't load. I also checked the task manager, and I see the RaymanM process when I click the .exe file, but it terminates right away.
Have any of you encountered a similar problem and knows how to solve it?

Some more remarks:
- The OS is indeed 32bit, but the processor itself is 64bit.
- I've also tried to run the game as administrator, or in compatibility mode to Windows XP but that didn't help.
- At the beginning, I had troubles installing the game because of language issues, but a small change in the control panel solved the issue.
- I also got a strange error when the installation tried to launch the DirectX8 install, but then I launched it manually from the disc's files and it was OK.
- I've tried to launch the game without the disc, just to verify that it accesses the disc, and I've got the appropriate error message, so it's not that.


Thanks in advance!

[Lele99_DD]

Try "Troubleshooting Compatibility"! I had a problem very similar to yours, and i solved so!
If this doesn't work the cd is corrupt and you have to buy another one!

[Adsolution]

It could very well be a registry issue. Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling? If so, you can try a defragment, and at worst, reinstall your OS.

[rayguy]

Try "Troubleshooting Compatibility"! I had a problem very similar to yours, and i solved so!
If this doesn't work the cd is corrupt and you have to buy another one!

I tried that now and it didn't solve the problem... I don't think my CDs are corrupt because the installation itself went perfectly fine...

It could very well be a registry issue. Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling? If so, you can try a defragment, and at worst, reinstall your OS.

Yes, I've tried to re-install the game and also tried that on two computers running Windows 7 32bit (on a 64bit processor), and still the same problem occurred. That's also why I don't think it's a problem with the OS. What do you mean by defragment?

Any other ideas?

[Adsolution]

I don't know if this would work, but you can try using my pre-install that works on Windows 7 64-bit and 32-bit:

viewtopic.php?t=7643

The problem could be that the CD is slightly damaged and/or may not install the files correctly, though if it isn't, then I can't imagine what it would be.

[rayguy]

Thanks, I'll try it.
Oh I see you wrote there that I still need the CD in the drive to play the game, is it o.k. that I download the Rayman Arena files but use the Rayman M disc?

[Lele99_DD]

I don't know... I've got Rayman Arena and it's very similar to Rayman M, so I think that it will work with the Rayman M CD...

[rayguy]

Well, as I've guessed - it didn't work because it didn't recognize the Rayman M disc as the Rayman Arena one... Is there a way to get the .iso of the disc or something similar?

Anyway, any other ideas? I'm starting to be a bit desperate...

[Adsolution]

I'll rip an ISO as well (there are two discs by the way, I'm not sure if Rayman M is the same). I'll try to have it up in the next 24 hours.

[rayguy]

Thanks a lot!
And yeah, Rayman M also has two discs

[Cairnie]

I'll rip an ISO as well (there are two discs by the way, I'm not sure if Rayman M is the same). I'll try to have it up in the next 24 hours.

That would be nice to try, I can pretty much confirm that the Rayman M discs really don't work with the Arena installs.

[rayguy]

Any news regarding those ISO files?

[Adsolution]

Jesus Christ, I thought I already uploaded them, it turns out I've only ripped them! -> Le go upload.

[rayguy]

Thanks, post the links here when it's done ;]

[Adsolution]

Here's disc one

Use an archiving programme and extract them all at the same time to the same place, which will combine the archives into a RAR containing the ISO.

[rayguy]

Thanks, I can load the CD etc but I need the other one to actually launch the game

Thanks again ;]

[Adsolution]

The other one's still uploading. You would not believe how unbearably slow my connection is.

[rayguy]

lol, actually I think I can, my connection is also very slow...

[Adsolution]

About 80% uploaded part 2.

[rayguy]

Great, can't wait for it to finish