patch 2.3.09B windows 8 capability issue

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I've tried to patch to 2.3.09B to fix that same group2.cpp Line 740 error. And it works fine on my windows 7 computer.

But when I tried to patch 2.3.09B to my laptop running windows 8, it just shows the title screen and the instant entering the main screen, it jumps right back out. Leaving a program corpse in the memory. When I tried to run it again, it generates another corpse again and again. The original 2.3.08 version works fine.

[David]

Please try logging in as an administrator on Windows 8 prior to applying the patch and see if it will help.

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Nope, it doesn't help. And this laptop only has 1 administrator user. I also try to execute the program as administrator and it still has the same problem.

I reinstall the 2.3.08 and it works fine, so it must have something to do with the patch.

PS. the program corpse left behind is the CapStart.exe launcher, not the CapMain.exe.

[David]

Please try downloading and applying this v2.3.09B patch: http://www.capitalismlab.com/capserver/ ... 9B-EXE.zip

It is a smaller patch file for users who have already installed v2.3.08, which is your case.

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Thanks for the help. Although I eventually figured out a way to make the original patch work.

I checked the CapMain.exe properties -> compatibility, and then used 3 additional settings

1. set Run this program in compatibility mode for Windows 7
2. set Disable display scaling on high DPI settings
3. Run this program as an administrator

It finally works. Although the 2.3.08 version works fine without these settings, so I guess there is something to do with my new laptop capable of very high resolution, somehow causing the problem with patch 2.3.09B.

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Just another update.

The patch 2.3.09B conflicts with Avast! antivirus. If you have to use Avast, you can add the new 2.3.09B CapMain.exe into exception to prevent Avast checking it.