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 SCET and Windows Vista compatibility hotfix
Article SCET has been coded in 2002, long before there was even a shade of Windows Vista on the horizon. In order to maintain compatibility with Windows Vista, you need to manually register the file 'dx7vb.dll' for Vista. You can download the file at www.battlefront.com/patches

To do this, you need to do the following after downloading the file:

1) Place the 'dx7vb.dll' file into their Strategic Command European Theater installation directory. Typically this would be C:\Program Files\Battlefront\Strategic Command European Theater

2) Go to Start and select Run

3) Type regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Battlefront\Strategic Command European Theater\dx7vb.dll". Please use the quotes, i.e. "", as indicated otherwise it may not find the appropriate path.

4) If you receive an 0x8007005 error message this means you do not have the appropriate permissions and will need to temporarily disable your User Account Control (UAC) and repeat step 3). You should refer to your Vista documentation for further instructions on the disabling and subsequent re-enabling of UAC

5) Re-enable UAC as desired once the dll is successfully registered.

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Article ID: 157
Created On: 13 Feb 2009 6:21 AM

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Posted By: dean botha (deangb@telkomsa.net) On: 26 May 2009 6:11 AM
I went to where I was directed and that file was not listed there, I am unable to play the game in Vista it keeps crashing, pleaase check if the link has been deleted.
Posted By: dean george botha (deangb@telkomsa.net) On: 26 May 2009 6:22 AM
I cant find the file strategic command european directory my files appear to be in spanish
Posted By: Battlefront Helpdesk (helpdesk@battlefront.com) On: 26 May 2009 10:55 AM
The correct link is www.battlefront.com/patches and the file is there (listed as version 1.07a).

Are you sure that the game you have is Strategic Command European Theater (aka SC1), or do you perhaps have Strategic Command 2 Blitzkrieg? I do not recall a spanish version of SCET ever being made (and we certainly are not selling it)
Posted By: Matthew Mischnick (mattm963@aol.com) On: 05 Jul 2009 2:16 PM
I'm trying to load CMBB/CMAK on Vista. When I start up BB, I get to the game screen when it crashes both the game and Visa. The entire system goes thru startup.

SUPPORT REPLY: CMBB and CMAK do not officially support Vista as operating system at the moment. A paid upgrade for these two games is in the works and should be published shortly. It will be $5 per game.
Posted By: Lawrence Alger (regla_65@hotmail.com) On: 07 Jul 2009 12:25 PM
I seem to have a problem still with the process. I have SC2 and this does not work. Any answers?

SUPPORT REPLY: Please submit a support ticket at www.battlefront.com/helpdesk.
Posted By: Erko (erko90@gmail.com) On: 03 Sep 2009 4:25 AM
It fixes exe now i can start game but game is really slow on vista 64bit system.
Posted By: glenn burke (pcmobile0011@yahoo.com) On: 09 Nov 2009 7:38 AM
this still is not working we tryed this befor and it will not reset system keeps doing the same when tryingto play game .

SUPPORT REPLY: please submit a support ticket at www.battlefront.com/helpdesk
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