Repeat these steps for every games that you want to apply the fix. What you want to do then is copy the following files from the downloaded zip archive to the opened folder:Īnd you’re done. Entering that folder should reveal that it is a blank folder.Ī “PopCap Games” folder inside “C:\ProgramData” Inside the “PopCap Games” folder contain folder(s) named after the games that is applicable for the fix A blank “PlantVsZombies” folder Enter that folder, there should be a folder named after the game that you want to apply the fix (again, no folder = “Fix for newer games”). There should be a folder named “PopCap Games”, if there is no such folder then go to “Fix for newer games”. Navigate to C:\ProgramData (the folder is hidden, just type it into Windows Explorer address bar). As an example I will apply the fix to “ Plant Vs Zombies“. ![]() Fix for really old gamesįirst off, make sure that the game in question is opened at least once so that the necessary folders were created first. OK enough background, grab the latest WineD3D for Windows here and follow one of the instructions below. Unfortunately I don’t know where exactly the line are drawn (seems to be “before bejeweled 3” and “bejeweled 3 and after” to me) so I suggest reader follows “Fix for really old games” first, before trying “Fix for newer games”. After much trial and error I finally found the proper fix for the problem.Īs it turns out there is two fixes, one for games that are really old, and another for games that are newer. However following its instruction blindly just cause my game to crash (I am also not sure that the Windows 8+ and resolution explanation holds up as my Surface Pro despite having resolution higher than 1600×1024 still have this problem, and my old computer despite running Windows 10 and not meeting the resolution doesn’t have this problem). The fixĪs it turns out I’m not the only one with the problem, this steam community thread detail the fix for bejeweled 3. Furthermore, my Surface Pro 4 which has a Intel integrated graphic used to not experience this until Windows Update update the driver. ![]() I have personally experience with with my AMD Radeon R9 200 Series graphics card, but my friend who has a GeForce GTX 1060 card despite being newer, does not experience this. It should be noted that not everyone will experience this. If you have a newer computer and are feeling nostalgic then there shouldn’t be any problem with install old PopCap games and playing it right? After all those games are still available on steam, origin, and a number of online game storefront.Īs it turns out there is: 3D acceleration doesn’t work The message that you will get for every old PopCap games ever if you’re unlucky For Bejeweled 3, not only does 3D acceleration cannot be enabled but the graphics glitched out at certain part too Try this one out if your game is not in the repository or the patch doesn’t work. Update: Before trying this guide I recommend you to try out executable patches by GitHub user cheez3d first.
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