Remy_C: Hello everyone,

I apologize for creating a similar post to one which already exists, but as that topic has not produced an answer, and I have a different version of Windows, I thought I'd try.

I just installed Overseer on my Windows 8 (8.1) laptop, directX 11 (with the June 2010 directx 9 library). I have an on-board Intel HD graphics card whose drivers are up to date with intel's drivers, not my Toshiba's drivers which were lower. I did that so I could see the Tesla Effect movies.

Every time I launch Overseer, the program and screensaver manager comes up, then afterwards it attempts to load before giving me the windows "a problem caused this program to stop working" message. I've set various compatibility settings, I only have a single video card, and the Lock video setting in the .ini is set to 1 (I did try changing it to -1. I've scowered the internet, but have not found a solution to my particular problem. I understand from my research that others have figured out how to run it on windows 8. Does anyone have any suggestions? I'd like to give this another run through before May 2. Please let me know if you need additional information.

plumgas: I am a bit confused... are you trying to run overseer or the tesla effect demo

Remy_C: That's exactly right, Spenrap. Sorry if my post was confusing. Getting ready for Tesla by trying to play Overseer. When I first played it a few years ago I had an issue on XP with the DVD version not playing sound during movies. Now the game just simply won't play. I can email support, but thought I'd have a bit more luck with the community.,

Remy_C: Thank you very much for the suggestion, Plumgas, it was one I hadn't come across. I did as you suggested, added the .exe to the data execution list. Unfortunately no luck. I think the exe must work, else the program manager and screen saver wouldn't come up? It's simply giving the generic "this program has stopped working" message after attempting to load. It even changes the resolution. I'm sure it's something simple. I installed that video codec pack which was recommended in another topic, the one which supersedes the one GOG ships it with. I've even uninstalled and reinstalled Overseer. I have had little trouble running any other games on this laptop, low in specs as it may be to play the latest games. It runs the Tesla Demo on medium settings without difficulty though. It was always a puzzle getting this game to run, but I've never had THIS problem before. Any other suggestions?

Remy_C: Thank you Plumgas. I wouldn't have thought of rolling back my driver. I rolled my intel driver back to 9, but I'm still getting the crash. I've tried windows 95, windows 98/ME, Windows 6p (both service packs) and Windows Vista (as someone suggested in another post.) I believe I even tried Windows 7. One thing though is that I do not appear to have "display visual themes" as an option in compatibility mode settings. All I have are Reduce color mode: run in 640-480 resolution, Disable display scaling on high DPI settings, Run as administrator (always checked) and enable this program to work with OneDrive. I've played with all of these during this little excersize. I remember seeing the display visual themes option on another version of windows.