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Psst! 2 May, 2017 @ 6:18pm
Boot Fail - "BH2.EWS" Stopped Working ...
Tried to launch the game on a Windows 10 system. Immediately got a pop-up message saying "BH2.EWS" had stopped working. Icons on the screen went super-sized, like the computer had gone into a safe mode of some kind. Speakers started howling. If i tried to exit, the game would go directly into play, with no options or menus or instructions on play. If i tried to exit from that point, it sent me back to the BH2.EWS message.

Message would not cancel ("X" or "Cancel") and Task Manager could not successfully pull-up, so the only way "out" was a hard reboot.

Went into Steam and verified the file integrity.

Advise.
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Riekopo 2 May, 2017 @ 11:47pm 
Yeah I'm having the same problem. It seems they didn't update the game at all to actually run on modern computers. I can't find any way to fix it either.
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Cyclonite 3 May, 2017 @ 4:54am 
I'm guessing there is no way to fix it other than installing Windows 98.
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Psst! 4 May, 2017 @ 6:04pm 
So, two days and no remarks from Development to address corrective measures?

Have to ditch & pass.
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OldManOrion 28 Jul, 2017 @ 5:18pm 
Works in Win 10 on first try
Not sure how everyone else was trying to make it work, but here's howw I did it:
-Install the game
-In the Steam Library, RIGHT-click on the title
-In the pop-up menu, click "properties"
-In the properties Dialog, select the "Local Files"
-Click the button tat reads "Browse Local Files"
-This brings up Windows Explorer pointing to where the game is installed
-Find the BH2002.exe file
-Right-click that file
-In the pop-up menu, select "Send To"
-That menu opens up ANOTHER pop-up menu
-Select "Desktop (Create Shortcut)"
-Minimize everytihng so you can see the new shortcut on your desktop
-Right-click that new shortcut, select "Properties"
-In that dialog box, select the "Compatibility" tab
-In the section that reads "Compatibility Mode," check the box reading "Run this program in compatibility mode for:"
-This enables the drop-down list immediately below it
-Select "Windows 98 / Me
-That's it! Click OK

Now try double-clicking the new shortcut. Mine worked on the first try.

It's possible that you need to run as Administrator, since I am an admin on my machine.
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Stolen_Recaros 3 Feb, 2018 @ 5:02am 
Originally posted by OldManOrion:
Works in Win 10 on first try
Not sure how everyone else was trying to make it work, but here's howw I did it:
-Install the game
-In the Steam Library, RIGHT-click on the title
-In the pop-up menu, click "properties"
-In the properties Dialog, select the "Local Files"
-Click the button tat reads "Browse Local Files"
-This brings up Windows Explorer pointing to where the game is installed
-Find the BH2002.exe file
-Right-click that file
-In the pop-up menu, select "Send To"
-That menu opens up ANOTHER pop-up menu
-Select "Desktop (Create Shortcut)"
-Minimize everytihng so you can see the new shortcut on your desktop
-Right-click that new shortcut, select "Properties"
-In that dialog box, select the "Compatibility" tab
-In the section that reads "Compatibility Mode," check the box reading "Run this program in compatibility mode for:"
-This enables the drop-down list immediately below it
-Select "Windows 98 / Me
-That's it! Click OK

Now try double-clicking the new shortcut. Mine worked on the first try.

It's possible that you need to run as Administrator, since I am an admin on my machine.
I've tried that. Still can't get it to work... Then again, Mine is installed from the original CD
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