Do these games run on windows 8 ?

[William Gaatjes]

The suffering
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Suffering_(video_game)

Jericho
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Barker's_Jericho

Clive Barkers Undying
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Barker's_Undying

The thing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(video_game)

Halo
(1st version)

Emulators ?

Do these games run on windows 8 (64bit) or on windows 8 (32bit) ?
These are directx 7 to 9.c games.

I prefer window8 (64 bit)

Anybody ever tried any of these games on windows 8 ?

I would like to know if i can play them without using virtual machine software.

 

[Whisper2]

The original Halo works fine with Win 8.1 x64. To be expected, the game did not have a clue about my hardware. It posted a warning that I did not have enough memory (I have 8GB -- probably the Y2K issue -- data field too small) but it has a check box so you don't have to see the message again.

I have a Nvidia 660ti card so I just turned all the video settings to max. The game has a top resolution of 1600 x1200 but it worked okay with my 1920 monitor. It probably looks better now than when the game was new.

 

[Kristijonas]

Undying does work. Windows 8 64bit. I have noticed that if a game works on Windows 7 - it almost always works on Windows 8 as well.

 

[Scooby Doo]

I had trouble with the Suffering, it ran once, but after that the game just wouldn't load (the exe would start but just get stuck).

Now I got to go dig out Undying again

 

[UA wildcat]

I have been unable to get this game to play. I have installed it but when I hit play on the main title screen it does not respond. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[William Gaatjes]

I have been unable to get this game to play. I have installed it but when I hit play on the main title screen it does not respond. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I do not know if this is the same problem, but i had a few old soul reaver games that where not playing. As it turned out, the videocodec was not installed and that is why the game would not continue. Might be your problem as well.
I checked the cd case on Undying, it is a directX8 game (Thought it was DirectX7 but i was wrong). Maybe you have to install DirectX8 ?

 

[Puffnstuff]

Have you tried running them in compatibility mode?

 

[Kaspar]

I was re-installing Undying today for nostalgia and it wouldn't run after installation. After investigating I discovered many games from that era on CD are apparently dependant on SECDRV service related to DRM issued on disks. If you are/were installing from an original CD you could try this since it worked for me.​

A recent Windows update has disabled the SECDRV service in Windows 7/8 (service no longer supported in W10 from what I understand, unfortunately).​

So if you own a disk version of the game and want to get the game to run after installing it you can use the following instructions (should work with any older SECDRV dependent disk you may want to install and run as well by editing the batch file to the appropriate game folder/executable). ​

Open notepad and copy/paste the following: ​

cd c: \windows\system32
sc config secdrv start= demand
sc start secdrv
cd c: \Clive Barker's Undying\system\
Undying.exe
cd c: \windows\system32
sc stop secdrv
sc config secdrv start= disabled
exit​

Explanation of the lines:
-changes directory to the system32 folder where secdrv.sys is stored
-enables the secdrv.sys service
-starts the secdrv.sys service
-changes directory to Undying\system installation folder
-runs the Undying executable. (Below this will occur after you exit the game)
-changes directory to the system32 folder where secdrv.sys is stored
-stops the secdrv.sys service
-disables the secdrv.sys service
-exits the command prompt​

Save the file as "Run Undying.bat" (or some name) in the Undying installation \system folder. ​

Next create a shortcut of this batch file on the desktop, right click and select properties. Click on advanced and check the box run as administrator. Click okay then Apply. Close properties window.​

Now all you need to do is click on the shortcut and say Yes to the UAC and you are playing. This will maintain your system security as well by stopping and disabling the SECDRV.SYS service after use.​

On Windows 8/8.1 you likely also need to run the DirectX runtime library and also the Visual C++ Redistributable

Hope this helps.​

 

[Fanatical Meat]

While I'm not positive, I can say in my experience if it ran on windows XP or newer it ran on windows 8.
I haven't had a problem with windows 10 either but I do know windows 10 doesn't support real old versions of direct x, I think dx5 is the oldest it supports.

 

[Crosscheck67]

cd c: \windows\system32
sc config secdrv start= demand
sc start secdrv
cd c: \Clive Barker's Undying\system\
Undying.exe
cd c: \windows\system32
sc stop secdrv
sc config secdrv start= disabled
exit​

On Windows 8/8.1 you likely also need to run the DirectX runtime library and also the Visual C++ Redistributable

Hope this helps.​

Hope it's not too late to revisit this thread, and I'm unsure if it's insappropriate to reply to your post or if I should start a new one.

I hold this game in high esteem along with a few other classics (SOF, OFP, IGI, RCW). Bought 'em all when they were new. Gave your instructions a try. I modified the path to where Undying was installed. The batch runs (brief Windows Command popup), but then nada. Nothing running in Task Manager or Services (Undying, nor secdrv.sys).

I tried running the Direct X Runtime Library as well. Visual C++ Redist seems to be no longer available. Every shortcut and exe running as Administrator. Tried all Compatibility Mode options.

Any suggestions? Here's where it get's interesting if you covet a challenge:

Mid 2015 Macbook Pro running Bootcamp with Windows 10 fully patched
No missing drivers
Got SOF to run with minor hiccups