by AlanD » Mon Aug 11, 2014 1:54 am
Magic8889: As I said in the post directly above yours, I have Myst ME running, right now, on Windows 7 (Home Premium too) with no problems. To expand on my notes:
The version I have is on CD and was bought as part of the Myst Trilogy box set.
It installed without any issues straight from the CD.
It needs only one quicktime file. I got this by installing the Quicktime that came on the CD (4.1), copying the file
QuickTime.qts
to the "C:\Program Files (x86)\Red Orb\Myst Masterpiece Edition" directory, then deleting the Quicktime installation. If you have an existing Quicktime installation, you will have to work out how to retain that: I think I just renamed the Quicktime directory then renamed it back again once finished.
Set compatibility for Myst.exe for All Users to Windows 95, Disable Visual Themes and Run As Administrator.
This is stable for me and the game plays properly. I have this installed alongside RealMyst, Riven, Myst III Exile, Uru The Path of the Shell, Myst IV - Revalation, Myst V End of Ages and MOULa, Gehn, TOC and Deep Island shards. Putting the QuickTime.qts file in the program directory resolves the QuickTime versions hiccup that comes with installing Myst alongside Riven (along with a similar fix for Riven itself, but that is another story)
The GOG version is a much faster way to solve this problem, and is already fixed to run on Windows 7.
KI numbers:
11981 AlanD
12305 AlanDJ