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anyone know how to get the game re-vole to work in vista ?

it started to load and gets almost to the end and then stops if you go into task manger and click the re-volt icon it saids

can't flip display buffers

it stops on C:\Program Files\Acclaim Entertainment\Re-Volt\cars\wincar3/hull.hul

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Good News Re-Volt Fans!

It's working for me now :thumbup

My Tutorial:

Use Win 98 compatibility mode and run as admin.

When it stops loading the game, press space button.

Now the menu loads and you can change the settings you want.

Start a Game.

It stops loading again. Go into the task manager. Once the task manager is open, you will see the "can't flip display buffers" message.

Click ok.

Go back to the Game and it should work.

Ok, it's a bit complicated.. but better than nothing ;)

Have fun!

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Hmm... It kinda works.

Though I had to do the "go to task manager" to get past the first loading screen.

But when I start a game and get past the second "Can't flip display buffers" I get a second error I cant pass, "Can't restore front buffer". :o

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Hi folks,

I think i've found a fix for this... lol... don't laugh... are you trying to use gamepads? joysticks? etc? Try playing the game using a keyboard.

I got that "Can't restore front buffer" error, it was only when i played with keyboard that the bug simply disappeared!

Let me know if it works :D

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Hi folks,

I think i've found a fix for this... lol... don't laugh... are you trying to use gamepads? joysticks? etc? Try playing the game using a keyboard.

I got that "Can't restore front buffer" error, it was only when i played with keyboard that the bug simply disappeared!

Let me know if it works :D

No, i still get the same error when i use my keyboard (notebook).

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I found this on another site and figured it would be helpful to anyone still trying to get Revolt to run in Vista.

First of all make sure the installation path for the game has NO spaces in it, so if it's anywhere in Program Files, that's no good. I put mine in C:\Revolt.

Then right click on the shortcut for the game, go to Properties and then the Shortcut tab on top.

Then add a space then -sli at the end of the Target so it looks like this:

"C:\Revolt\revolt.exe -sli"

I tried it without any compatibility mode and worked fine for me so try that, if not then experiment with the Windows XP or Windows 98 compatibility modes.

Worked for me, hopefully works for everyone else too. Enjoy!

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  • 5 months later...

Hello all,

I tried the following and it works fine:

1- Install the re-volt patch 1.207

2- Copy the entire content to your re-volt folder (my one is c:\revolt).

3- Create a shortcut to the revolt executable.

4- Insert "-sli" on the "destination" line.

5- Click the compatibility tab and select "windows 98".

6- Select "run as administrator"

That's all.

Ciao.

Massimo

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Hello all,

I tried the following and it works fine:

1- Install the re-volt patch 1.207

2- Copy the entire content to your re-volt folder (my one is c:\revolt).

3- Create a shortcut to the revolt executable.

4- Insert "-sli" on the "destination" line.

5- Click the compatibility tab and select "windows 98".

6- Select "run as administrator"

That's all.

Ciao.

Massimo

Well, let's dig this thread up after almost a year....

My little boy found ReVolt in the game room of a sports complex recently, and LOVED it (it helps that I race RC cars as a hobby too!). Anyway, I installed this patch, and it worked great, but I lost the opening music. Any ideas on how to get it back?

Thanks...

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