Heaven & Earth

[AlHazred]

So, I've been trying to install Heaven & Earth 1.04 on my brand new Windows 7 netbook, and it won't seem to install correctly. I had no issues during the installation itself, but when I try to run it, apparently some of the files didn't register themselves correctly.

Has someone done this successfully on Windows 7?

 

[DangerousThing]

So, I've been trying to install Heaven & Earth 1.04 on my brand new Windows 7 netbook, and it won't seem to install correctly. I had no issues during the installation itself, but when I try to run it, apparently some of the files didn't register themselves correctly.

Has someone done this successfully on Windows 7?

Yes. I set the installers (via the properties) to run as if on XP. Then I set the H and E application to run as if under XP.

Then I just ignored the message that comes up each time about one file.

I hope this helps.

 

[AlHazred]

Thanks! Let me give that a shot!

EDIT: Nope, still fails out with the message about the missing file.

 

[Hemdian]

Which edition of Windows 7 are you using?

When still using Windows Vista, I noticed that some legacy programs could be made to work on Ultimate but not on Home Premium. I've not checked Windows 7 for this yet but it wouldn't surprise me. Also, with Windows 7 Ultimate, there is a free VM that runs Windows XP (it's an optional download).

 

[AlHazred]

Windows 7 Home Premium.

 

[Bob Weaver]

I'm also having trouble getting H&E to work. It seems to install correctly but when I try to run the program it says "TWISTE~1.OCX" is not properly installed or invalid. Anybody know how to fix this? I'd appreciate it!

Best Regards,

Bob

 

[BytePro]

Yes - but you have to do the leg work. This is addressed in several other threads...

First, you may need to either download or locate and extract (unzip) the TwistedPixel.ocx file (you have it in the install program).

Then, manually 'register' it from an 'elevated' command prompt... ex: right-click on Command Prompt and select 'Run as Administrator' - command prompt is generally under 'Accessories' from 'All Programs' in start menu. (Vista on, some idiot at MS thought restricting Admin privileges would be a good idea - so even though you may be the 'Administrator' things you run don't run with administrator rights unless you explicitly do it... )

Then type:
regsvr32 file

Where file is the full path and filename of the ocx file, like C:\Windows\System32\TwistedPixel.ocx as a for instance.

(Re-installing with elevated privileges may avoid this problem - or disabling UAC during install along with AV programs - these are standard techniques any Google should be able to help with...)

 

[Bob Weaver]

Yes - but you have to do the leg work. This is addressed in several other threads...

BytePro, Thank you for your help. I followed your instructions and now it's working. Glad to have H&E back!

Cheers,

Bob W.

 

[BytePro]

Glad to hear - and you are most welcome.

 

[77topaz]

So, I've been trying to install Heaven & Earth 1.04 on my brand new Windows 7 netbook, and it won't seem to install correctly. I had no issues during the installation itself, but when I try to run it, apparently some of the files didn't register themselves correctly.

Has someone done this successfully on Windows 7?

I tried. But something went wrong.

 

[77topaz]

I'm also having trouble getting H&E to work. It seems to install correctly but when I try to run the program it says "TWISTE~1.OCX" is not properly installed or invalid. Anybody know how to fix this? I'd appreciate it!

Best Regards,

Bob

That is exactly the same error I got.

 

[BytePro]

Bob fixed his problem by following directions provided above. But, there are numerous versions of Windows (OP stated Home Premium), which require variations on registering a DLL or OCX (Active-X).

If you are running a 64-bit version you may need to put the file to be registered in a different location - C:\Windows\SysWOW64 and then run
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TwistedPixel.ocx


Your windows install may be in an atypical location. You would need to replace C:\Windows in the above commands with what your system uses (ex: D:\Win7).

Usually you can find this out by typing %windir% at the CMD prompt - it will give an error telling you the drive letter and directory of the windows files (as it cannot execute a path). You could copy the OCX file to %windir% and then execute the other commands.