Tip4: Set the game to run in Compatibility Mode: right-click on witcher.exe -> properties -> Compatibility -> Windows XP SP2, also check the 640x480 mode, and the disable decorations, then press Apply and OK Tip3: Get TweakUAC and set UAC to QUIET, not Disabled ( do run the application again if you want to restore you previous UAC mode )
Tip2: On nVidia hardware and VIsta Ultimate be sure to uninstall the DreamScene application as the it conflicts with the video driver ( read the Release Notes of the video driver ) KB940105 is already included in Windows Vista Service Pack 1: " ( 64-bit Vista and all Windows 7 versions do not have this problem ) If you have patched your installation of Vista to SP1 or have Windows 7, then you already have this hotfix.
Please download the hotfix from the following location when playing the game on 32-bit Windows Vista. Microsoft has released a hotfix that addresses this problem. Tip1: Be sure your Windows Vista/7 is up to date: "The Witcher may exhaust virtual address space when running on 32-bit Windows Vista. The visual effect accompanying Adrenaline use no longer disappears. Improvements have been made in the manner in which monsters are spawned in the mist in Chapter 2. A greater number of monsters now appear in the cave leading to Loc Muinne. Open the C.harddisk folder and locate your save file. Right-click the Current.boxerstate file and select Show package contents.
Tip0: Be sure to install the game as Administrator: right click on SETUP.EXE from the DVD and choose Run as Administrator, also do the same for TWEE_upgrade.exe and for TheWitcherPatch.1.5.exe too The loading of selected Witcher 1 game saves no longer causes the game to crash. In Terminal, paste, or type in, the following line and press Enter (Return): open /'Library/Application Support/Boxer/Gamebox States'. Q: Game crashing or other issues on systems running Windows Vista/7