Posted May 20, 2019
Check out my solution here, use a virtual machine, it will work. https://www.gog.com/forum/empires_dawn_of_the_modern_world/does_anyone_now_a_fix_for_empires_dwpexe_has_stopped_working/post8
PERLE2017
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Registered: May 2019
From Ireland
onlan9hk
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Registered: Sep 2019
From Hong Kong
Posted September 29, 2019
Hi there,
i tried above methods and it worked for a few days lol. now i got another problem. Once i started the campaign and it freezes immediately. What can i do?
This problem is exactly same as the moment i played empire earth. Guess they are the same 3D engine. I am using Win 10 btw.
i tried above methods and it worked for a few days lol. now i got another problem. Once i started the campaign and it freezes immediately. What can i do?
This problem is exactly same as the moment i played empire earth. Guess they are the same 3D engine. I am using Win 10 btw.
Nate882004
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Registered: Jan 2020
From United States
Posted February 01, 2020
I'm using a regular Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse, so it shouldn't be a mouse DPI issue either (I know modern gaming mice with DPI switches often cause problems in games from this era).
It seems like I'm actually moving a cursor around, but it isn't shown, as I managed to enter the settings menu at one point by moving the mouse around and clicking.
EDIT: I managed to get it working through these steps:
1. Go to the install folder (Galaxy has a shortcut under More > Manage Installation)
2. Right click Empires_DMW.exe and go to properties
3. Click the compatbility tab and the "Change settings for all users button" at the bottom
4. Check "Run program as administrator", "Disable full screen optimization" make sure "Disable DPI scaling set by:" is checked at set to "System (extended)" rather than the default "Program".
5. Apply and close the window and try launching the game again.
It's weird that we have to go through these steps since this is basically what GOG are supposed to do when they rerelease older titles, but I got it working through these steps.
Thanks for the post!
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Kirk_Sagert
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Registered: Nov 2020
From United States
Posted December 01, 2020
I am having the same issues. but none of the these suggestions are working. Sometimes I can get through a couple menus and then the mouse stops working. If I am lucky enough to actually start a game if I go to change my civ settings it locks on that screen. This is ridiculous.
gedet
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Registered: Jan 2012
From United States
Posted September 13, 2021
The DPI thing allows me to move the mouse around but when I get into the game it becomes totally unplayable, freezing every few seconds. This game used to work fine on this computer, but ever since the mouse problem it has become unplayable. Any other fixes exist?
Abdallah_Mohsen71
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Registered: Oct 2021
From United States
Posted October 22, 2021
I'm using a regular Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse, so it shouldn't be a mouse DPI issue either (I know modern gaming mice with DPI switches often cause problems in games from this era).
It seems like I'm actually moving a cursor around, but it isn't shown, as I managed to enter the settings menu at one point by moving the mouse around and clicking.
EDIT: I managed to get it working through these steps:
1. Go to the install folder (Galaxy has a shortcut under More > Manage Installation)
2. Right click Empires_DMW.exe and go to properties
3. Click the compatbility tab and the "Change settings for all users button" at the bottom
4. Check "Run program as administrator", "Disable full screen optimization" make sure "Disable DPI scaling set by:" is checked at set to "System (extended)" rather than the default "Program".
5. Apply and close the window and try launching the game again.
It's weird that we have to go through these steps since this is basically what GOG are supposed to do when they rerelease older titles, but I got it working through these steps.
johnny4040
New User
Registered: Nov 2021
From Czech Republic
Posted May 26, 2022
I'm using a regular Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse, so it shouldn't be a mouse DPI issue either (I know modern gaming mice with DPI switches often cause problems in games from this era).
It seems like I'm actually moving a cursor around, but it isn't shown, as I managed to enter the settings menu at one point by moving the mouse around and clicking.
EDIT: I managed to get it working through these steps:
1. Go to the install folder (Galaxy has a shortcut under More > Manage Installation)
2. Right click Empires_DMW.exe and go to properties
3. Click the compatbility tab and the "Change settings for all users button" at the bottom
4. Check "Run program as administrator", "Disable full screen optimization" make sure "Disable DPI scaling set by:" is checked at set to "System (extended)" rather than the default "Program".
5. Apply and close the window and try launching the game again.
It's weird that we have to go through these steps since this is basically what GOG are supposed to do when they rerelease older titles, but I got it working through these steps.
zozigy
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Registered: Sep 2011
From United Kingdom
Posted June 10, 2022
I can't seem to get this to work with Windows 11... perhaps there are extra steps that need to be taken as i suspect that most people in this thread who got it working were working with Windows 10.
Thanks for the help!
Thanks for the help!
curtismjohnston
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Registered: Sep 2022
From United States
Posted September 27, 2022
Windows 11 fix:
go to system display settings, and reduce zoom to 100%. (I also did all the admin stuff Windows 11 allows from Abdallah's post)
Youtuber account: TheCoderNamedBridget
She has a video showing the fix, and they deserve al credit.
go to system display settings, and reduce zoom to 100%. (I also did all the admin stuff Windows 11 allows from Abdallah's post)
Youtuber account: TheCoderNamedBridget
She has a video showing the fix, and they deserve al credit.
AlphaSeige
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Registered: Feb 2024
From United Kingdom