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Fix "Hi-Res mode is not available on your machine" error on modern systems

By 🍂 Blashted™ 🍂

This guide offers a simple solution to resolving the "Hi-Res mode is not available on your machine" error that can occur on modern setups, preventing higher resolution and proper scaling.

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How To Resolve The Error

You will first want to edit the config file under <path-to-game>\compat.cfg.

Search for the following two functions in the CFG via Notepad (CTRL+F):

function(int) GetAppDefaultRes { var bool isHiResHardware = call IsNVidiaOrATI(); log("isHiResHardware = " + isHiResHardware); if (isHiResHardware && (compat_AppSysMemTotalMB >= 768) && (compat_AppOrigScreenHeight >= 1000) && (compat_AppVidMemory >= 92)) { return 1200; } else { return 600; } } function(bool) IsHiResSupported { if (compat_AppVidMemory < 92) return false; return true; }

Replace it with the syntax below and save the file:

function(int) GetAppDefaultRes { var bool isHiResHardware = call IsNVidiaOrATI(); log("isHiResHardware = " + isHiResHardware); return 1200; } function(bool) IsHiResSupported { return true; }

It is recommended to also go ahead and fix the registry value for the game to ensure hi-res mode is enforced as well. Head over to the Windows search bar and run "regedit". Once opened, search for "Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\PopCap\ZumasRevenge" and edit the value to "1".

Cheers!

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8 Comments

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Wellzis 15 Oct @ 7:26pm

I got the same problem as Fergusmo. Can someone help?

吃好喝好 15 Oct @ 6:00am

Thank you, but I wonder if this will affect the achievement

Ruddy man 7 Oct @ 6:45am

Thanks, now it looks great on my 16:10 monitor.

Alphabet 5 Oct @ 5:21am

Perhaps it's because I'm on a specific setup, but for some reason after I apply all the steps, the game freezes completely at launch, not displaying anything. I'm afraid I might have followed them incorrectly, since I have yet to see someone else reporting on the same issue.

killerkaetzchen 16 Sep @ 8:57am

Worked for me - huge difference! Thank you!!

Spooky Dreavus 29 May @ 2:06am

Tried this, it worked. The difference is night & day! Although now I have 2 small vertical black bars on the left & right edges of the screen (might be because my monitor is 2560 x 1440) Overall still quite happy, so thanks

the_ShanMan 4 May @ 3:18pm

Hell yeah, this totally worked for me - thank you!

Fergusmo 17 Feb @ 7:11pm

for me, changing the registry increases the resolution, but the window is the same size so i can only see the upper left part of the screen

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