A couple of days ago I got tempted play The Longest Journey again on my laptop. So I installed it (I have the 4 CD version) on my 64-bit Windows 7, and started the shortcut it placed on my desktop. nothing happened. The shortcut pointed to a launcher.exe in the game’s folder, not the main game’s executable. So I created a shortcut to the main exe (game.exe) and ran it. The game started, but it was slow and laggy as hell right from the beginning video, and I couldn’t even start the task manager to kill it. so I had to turn off my laptop the hard way: by holding the power button. I restarted the system and launched the game again, it was still laggy, but I tried to start a new game, and that was when the game crashed. Anyway, after a while I found the solution to run The Longest Journey on Windows 7…
Step by Step Solution:
- Install the game, after the game is installed, the installer asks to install DirectX 7; say yes.
- Apply the Station Fix patch. (Unrelated to this problem, but fixes an annoying bug later in the game.)
- Create a shortcut to the main executable (game.exe)
- Right-click on the shortcut, go to the Compatibility tab, Set the Run this program in compatibility mode for section to Windows 2000. there’s no need to check the other boxes like Run as an administrator, Run in 640×480 resolution, etc.
- Launch the shortcut, a settings Dialog box will open. Uncheck the Enable 3D Acceleration box. then click Advanced.
- In the Troubleshooting section, check the Force Single Buffer box.
- This should do the trick. Click Okay, and start the game. It should run smooth now.
This solution works on both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7, and is tested on Radeon HD and GeForce cards. However if the game is still a little laggy (Happened when I tested the game on a system with a GeForce GPU) turn off the Antialiasing from your graphics control panel.
Have fun playing one of the best adventure games ever!
Thanks you, this works great.
Thank you for taking the time to write this. It works!
I did everything you said, but I dont find the station fix path you mentioned. How can I find this?
Thanks again.
You’re welcome
It should be in a folder named station_fix in the first disc if you have the 4 CD version.
God bless you Saeed! it works again.
This explanation worked for me too. Thanks.
But, I have lag problem. We can offer a solution for the video card(Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Mobile) how.
Yay!
I dug up my CDs and installed it and this helped me get it going
Thanks sir.
I have done all of this. But every time I start the game, it will play through the prologue and then freeze. Does anyone know how to solve this problem?
How do i create a game.exe file for the longest journey
I also can’t find the station_fix folder in the first disk :/
Directx7 is not compatible with my version of windows it says
i have a 2 cd version does it work for that
Thanks for this – Works perfectly!
I have the 2 DVD version.
My problem is that the videos don’t work (the first picture appear and then… nothing, only the sound). Any idea to solve this problem ?
I too have this problem, The videos have nothing interesting in them, I think you can skip them by pressing escape…
thnx dude……….dis is definately one of the best adventure game ever….olaying dis aftr 10 years.
I have the same problem as Amandine, the videos don’t work – it’s frozen all the way through, only the sound is playing.
Anyone has any idea how to fix this?
I have the same problem too. I don’t know how to fix it.
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What a life saver! However, my game is very laggy/choppy/delayed. I CANNOT find the antialiasing button on my computer for graphics card. Any other ideas to help lag?
What’s your graphics processor?