Posted June 19, 2012
On my Win7 64-bit desktop, I have no problem with running both Syberia and Syberia2.
On my older laptop that has Vista 32-bit, both games install without problems but then they don't start properly. When started, I get the splash screen then it goes back to desktop. The game still runs as I see it on the taskbar, but every time I try to switch to it, the game appears for a split second then goes back to the desktop etc.
The workaround it is to run syberia.exe and syberia2.exe in compatibility mode for Windows 98. Any higher compatibility mode (2000 or XP) will give the same behavior. Also disable visual themes, desktop composition and display scaling. With these settings both games run fine.
On my older laptop that has Vista 32-bit, both games install without problems but then they don't start properly. When started, I get the splash screen then it goes back to desktop. The game still runs as I see it on the taskbar, but every time I try to switch to it, the game appears for a split second then goes back to the desktop etc.
The workaround it is to run syberia.exe and syberia2.exe in compatibility mode for Windows 98. Any higher compatibility mode (2000 or XP) will give the same behavior. Also disable visual themes, desktop composition and display scaling. With these settings both games run fine.
Post edited June 19, 2012 by stamasd