quake 4 and vista

[BigJim]

will quake 4 run under vista, go a message that there is a compatibility
issue.

 

[Dustin Harper]

Yes, it runs. It does give the incompatibility issue prompt, but it still
works. Age of Empires 3 gives the same prompt.

 

[Keith Schaefer]

Runs fine at my end...this is on an Nvidia 8800GTS running Ultimate and the
100.64 driver.

 

[BigJim]

thanks, I loaded it and it runs
it runs better in xp with my 7600gt

 

[Mark]

I did not install Quake4 as it was already installed when I upgraded but I
can say that (at least on a system with UAC disabled) Quake4 runs just fine
in Vista32 without any compatibility settings or admin rights needed.

However, its possible the installer is having problems, have you tried
right-clicking on the setup.exe and selecting "run as administrator"? You
may also consider installing into a non-standard location, such as C:\GAMES
in case its a UAC problem.

Here is the official word from the Activision Support Forum:
http://activision.custhelp.com

The installer for this game uses Flash 9. Windows Vista does not come with
Flash 9 pre-installed. You will need to go to www.adobe.com to get the Flash
player for Vista. If you have problems getting Flash to work or the
installer will not launch from the splash screen you can still launch the
installer via the setup.exe executable on the first disc.

To locate the setup.exe
Place the first disc into your cd/dvd drive and if you have the option
choose to explore the discs files choose to do so. If you do not have the
option, do the following exit any menus and do the following.
Open the Computer icon through your start menu, right click on the drive the
disc is in and select explore or open.
Once you are into the contents of the cd look for the setup.exe (not the
setup folder and you may not see the .exe extension in the file name).
Double click this file to start the installer.

In multiplayer mode there are issues with Punkbuster support. Due to
Vista's security features playing on Punkbuster servers with Punkbuster
enabled will give you an error. Right-click on the shortcut you use to
launch the game and select "Run as Administrator". If that does not work
then Right-click on the shortcut you use to launch the game and select
"Properties", then select "Compatibility" and place check in "Run as
Administrator".

Note: This product is designed for use with Microsoft Windows 2000/XP and
Activision cannot guarantee full compatibility with Windows Vista. This
product has not been thoroughly tested and certified with the new Microsoft
Operating System.


Hope that helps!
Mark