This is how I got on with Vista Thanks to Link... hopefully will help others
If you have any gateway or uo on your computer, uninstall, and delete folder to start fresh...
1.Download UO and download Gateway (old version)
2.here is the link directly to the old version of gateway: http://www.sulexservices.com/uogateway_1.9.1265.exe
3.here is the version of uo:
http://download.cnet.com/Ultima-Online-Mondain-s-Legacy-client/3000-7540_4-10432238.html
4.Install UO first...
5.Go to the folder where you installed UO and find the file UO.exe
(If you cannot see the file name go to the top and click organize and folder options, then folder and search options. Then click the view tab and uncheck hide file extensions for known file types. That will open up the files so you can see the .exe file.) RIGHT click the uo.exe file
and go to properties
now click the compatibility tab
check the mode for windows 98/windows Me
check run as administrator
click ok
6.Now install gateway
Go to the folder where you installed Gateway and find the .exe
Right click the .exe file and go to properties
now click the compatibility tab
check the mode for windows 98/windows Me
check run as administrator
click ok
7.Now check while you are in the gateway file to see if there is a uog.rar file,
If you do not have it, you need it. Download it from this site and save to your desktop or somewhere where you know where it is.
http://shadowsofsunder.com/downloads/uog.rar
8.Ok, copy the file and paste it into the Gateway folder. Do not move it.Close the window. I saved on my desktop.
9. Download each of these files and save them to ur desktop or somewhere where you can find them easily:
http://www.sylvandreams.co.uk/sd/vmtdbdfh.rar
http://www.sylvandreams.co.uk/sd/client.rar
http://www.sylvandreams.co.uk/sd/uose-statics.rar
http://www.sylvandreams.co.uk/sd/cliloc2.rar
10.Ok go ahead and open Gateway from the symbol on the desktop. You will get and error window, just hit ignore like 5 times (lol) and it should open up.
11.Click on the New Local Server tab there are a bunch of boxes and it starts with server name you are in the right spot.
Fill in them in like so:
Server Name: Slyvan Heart
Description: Manual Connection
Host Address: jhs59.homeip.net
Port: 1980
Make sure remove encryption is showing in the drop down menu and click save
12.It should be on the tab MY Servers
13.Edit the sylvan server by clicking on the file or paper looking thing on the right by the X
14.Go to the very bottom and click "add file"
15.Remember those four files you saved earlier? Click the add file button and add each one of them one at a time (do not add the uog.rar file). When you are done click the save settings button.
16.Start it and try it out...your firewall might pop up but just unblock.
17.And that should be it......
I must add a very special thank you to Alder as well for spending hours on me *hugs*
One thing I'll add to step #7... even if you do have the uog.rar file, still download the one from here: http://shadowsofsunder.com/downloads/uog.rar and use it to replace what you have. ;)
ok........maybe not lol now it is saying client.exe has stopped working again........ so not sure what is up.... grrr
I "upgraded" to Windows XP from Windows Vista the moment I got my new laptop. Most computer manufacturers offer a "downgrade" restore CD for Windows XP for small cost. Vista is just annoyingly incompatible with many older games because, of course, there weren't a lot of the security facilities in place when the game was written. When I tried to run UO on Vista, I get the client.exe stopped working too, but not consistently, I was able to play like every fifth time I started it ???
Windows 7 beta is now available...can't wait till product version is ready.
tawny.. Step 5.. You set compatibility mode and administrator rights for uo.exe.. The issue is, sylvan uses a client.exe and you have to set those settings on this file. Not on the uo.exe file (although it won't hurt anything if you do).
To find the client.exe file that SH uses
- open UOGateway.
- There's a little on at the right side of your Sylvan Heart listing in UOGateway that looks like a little piece of paper. Click it.
- You'll see the settings for Sylvan Heart. Under "Server Settings" you'll see "Directory:". That is where the client.exe for SH is stored.
- Set compatibility mode and run as administrator on client.exe
- Now it should run alright. No guarantees, of course. *sigh*
whenever I start up UOGateway I always get 3 problem reports. I just click abort on them *shrugs*. They don't seem to prevent my playing because I've been able to play for a while now without too many problems (cept ogres...Down with the ogres!)
Quote from: Anagami on April 20, 2009, 03:13:18 AM
Windows 7 beta is now available...can't wait till product version is ready.
Windows 7 is just a service package of windows vista basically wolf in sheeps clothing heh
lol I am going to give it a try, I was so frustrated I wanted to throw the comp out the window hehe.... so took a break will try now thanks ya'all *hugggies*