Oberon Media Game launcher

[Karen]

I play alot of games with pogo thiedr downloaded games have combatility
issues with vista is thier anything I can do to solve this issue. When I
press run program anyways it says Game launcher has stopped working..

Please help I need to play

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Have you checked the manufacturer for updates or contact them about Vista
support? You could try running the game iin Compatibility mode to see if it
will work better.
Right click the programs executable > click Properties > "Compatibility" tab
> under "Compatibility Mode" check the Run this application in compatibility
mode for: box > click in the list box and choose a suitable version of
Windows.

[Karen]

ok i have not figured out this computer yet. so could u tell me how u get to
programs executable .... i feel retarted having to ask but hey thats how we
learn i guess

Is it from Blue Mountain ?

What's the game called ?

What's the game's exe file called ?

I did the work-around for the launcher and went directly to the program exe and was able to get it to work. I'm using XP here, but I have a Vista laptop at home that's having a different trouble, it keeps giving me directX version issues. Anybody heard of that one before?
Excuse me for asking, but what games use the Oberon Media launcher?

[bomb#20]

If it's from Blue Mountain, the Oberon Media game shortcut actually points to a launcher program.
In trial mode this tells you how much time you have left before buying a registration key.
This launcher program fails in Vista, so try running the game's program directly.
Go to the folder of the game and try double-clicking on the game's exe file.
(You may have to right-click and 'Run as administrator'.)
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[sissy]

i am having the game launcher problem also butttttt i was playing the games
and all of a sudden couldn't ..... i would understand if i had never had it
but i was playing and now it comes up game launcher has stopped
working......dont understand why it stopped.... how to fix?????? i paid for
one of these games and is now useless to me.........gosh i sooooooooo loved
windows 95!!!!!!!!!

[luvbaby]

I'm having the same problem with not only the game launcher, but also with
'shockwave.com Keyhole DRM Application has stopped working' and 'macromedia
projector has stopped working'. I've paid a lot of money for my games and now
can't play any of them and trying to get help is like pulling teeth.

[trickyvicki234]

ditto on everything everyone else has said! same problem games launcher has
stopped working i bought 2 games via e-mail they would not work, then got the
game on cd, (many thanks oberon for being so understanding) but nothing
works! lol not funny i know but what else can we do? i actually thought it
was my fault and now i know it's not cos other people have the same problem,
anyone got any more ideas? many thanks.

[berkana58]

I just want to thank you for asking this question, I needed it answered as well. I followed Andre De Costa's instructions...I right clicked the Mahjong Deluxe shortcut on my desktop, followed the suggested proceedures clicking on Administrator and checked the Windows XP compatibility mode box and, voila, success! But I didn't have the exact same problem you had. I loaded the Mahjong game up on my new computer, entered the registration key and when asked to dowload the new Mahjong patch (wouldn't let me play Mahjong until I did so), it started the dowload, but then when the patch download finished, the game went Kaput! It just shut completely down.
These instructions took care of the problem! I can't live without my Pogo, I'm an addict! lol So thank you again and I love this site! I'm sure I'll need help in the future as I'm not all that familiar with this Vista operating system yet.
TY

[dragonflymoon]

I'm having the same problem (started with operation mania and now affects the launcher for all my pogo to go games) Oberon media support is a joke. All they do is offer me another free game but does no good if they won't run.. tried to email back and let them know but got NO responce, sent another email and still nothing!

Please if anyone has any ideas on how to fix this.. yes did try to run as administrator in win xp (service pack2) mode but still no luck. out the money and they game at this point :( too bad kids really did like it and it worked up until I tried to get support for the frog mini game that kept crashing.

[KentuckyLady129]

A SOLUTION to the Error message Game Launcher has stopped working for Windows Vista.

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Hi. I have been having the same problems with my Windows Vista and the Oberon Media error message "Game Launcher has stopped working." I have been emailing these people for over a month now and the lady I have been emailing just sent me a possible fix. I went and did it step by step on my computer and It has fixed my problem. Hope it fixes your too.


The steps are as follows:::::

1. Right click on your My Computer Icon. Go to Properties

2. Click on the Advanced System Settings ( mine is listed on the left hand side) A new window will open click on the Advanced tab.

3. Where is says Performance click on the settings box . A new window will open.

4. Click on Data Execution Prevention, now where is says " Turn on DEP for essential windows programs and services only. CLICK on that little circle beside that. At the bottom of the box click Apply then click OK. Now restart your computer and try relaunching the game and it should work. MINE DID and IM so HAPPY

GOOD LUCK hope it works fo you like it did me. If it doesnt work please feel free to email me @ Kentuckylady129@yahoo.com and I will forward you the email address for the lady I spoke with that helped me fix my problem.

[acerbicgeoff]

not sure if this is the right thread to post in, but i recently downloaded "way to go bowling" and when i run it, after the initial screen where you click the "play game" button, my screen goes black, but i hear all the sounds of the game starting up. i've tried several different things, including downloaded updated drivers from dell as well as microsoft, all to no avail.

is anyone familiar with this problem and how it may be corrected? any help would be greatly appreciated. the game was only $20.00, granted, but i'd rather not take a $20 bill and just throw it away if i don't have too.

[wtrbugin]

You are a godsend, I bow to your greatness! Thanks, I followed your steps and was back to playing my Shockwave games once again!

Has it occurred to you yet that the possible reason you're not getting
any replies is because the people you hope will reply have LONG since
stopped monitoring this thread???

[robk]

Would it be possible for you to tell me which Shockwave games were broken and where I can download them? I would like to take a look at them and see if there is anything I can do to *fix* the problem.

[mwmerrow]

Ok My Oberon Games Are Giving Me This Game Launcher Error Too
I Read Another Answer To This Question About These Oberon Games Here In Vista Giving Game Launcher Error & It Says The Wrong Thing !!!!!
Changing The Compatibly "mode" Setting Is Not The Thing To Do !!!!!
Down At Bottom Of This Same Window Where It Says "privilege Level"
Check The Box There !!! "run This Program As An Administrator" / Then Click Apply Close
So, If You Do Not Have An Icon For Your Game On Desktop
Click Start / All Programs
Find The Oberon Folder
Find Your Game Folder
While Holding Ctrl Key
Click On Game Icon & Drag To Desktop
(doing It This Way Will Still Leave You An Icon In This All Programs Folder)
Now, Right Click The Icon / Click Properties / Click On Compatibility Tab / Check The Box "run This Program As An Administrator" / Click Apply, Close.
I Also Have A File Renamer Utility Program
And When I Install It (in Vista) And Enter My Unlock Code The Thing Works Until I Close It / Then When I Reuse It It Is Back To The Unregestered Version / And The Fix For That Program Is The Same As The Fix Here I Have Given For The Oberon Games.

[ichase@thepostoffice.co.uk]

On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:02:04 -0500, just as I was about to take a
herb, mwmerrow <mwmerrow.4e8hhb@DoNotSpam.com> disturbed my reverie
and wrote:

>
>Karen;2717181 Wrote:
>> I play alot of games with pogo thiedr downloaded games have combatility
>> issues with vista is thier anything I can do to solve this issue. When
>> I
>> press run program anyways it says Game launcher has stopped working..
>>
>> Please help I need to play
>
>OK MY OBERON GAMES ARE GIVING ME THIS GAME LAUNCHER ERROR TOO
>I READ ANOTHER ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION ABOUT THESE OBERON GAMES HERE IN
>VISTA GIVING GAME LAUNCHER ERROR & IT SAYS THE WRONG THING !!!!!
>CHANGING THE COMPATIBLY "MODE" SETTING IS NOT THE THING TO DO !!!!!
>DOWN AT BOTTOM OF THIS SAME WINDOW WHERE IT SAYS "PRIVILEGE LEVEL"
>CHECK THE BOX THERE !!! "RUN THIS PROGRAM AS AN ADMINISTRATOR" / THEN
>CLICK APPLY CLOSE
>SO, IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AN ICON FOR YOUR GAME ON DESKTOP
>CLICK START / ALL PROGRAMS
>FIND THE OBERON FOLDER
>FIND YOUR GAME FOLDER
>WHILE HOLDING CTRL KEY
>CLICK ON GAME ICON & DRAG TO DESKTOP
>(DOING IT THIS WAY WILL STILL LEAVE YOU AN ICON IN THIS ALL PROGRAMS
>FOLDER)
>NOW, RIGHT CLICK THE ICON / CLICK PROPERTIES / CLICK ON COMPATIBILITY
>TAB / CHECK THE BOX "RUN THIS PROGRAM AS AN ADMINISTRATOR" / CLICK
>APPLY, CLOSE.
>I ALSO HAVE A FILE RENAMER UTILITY PROGRAM
>AND WHEN I INSTALL IT (IN VISTA) AND ENTER MY UNLOCK CODE THE THING
>WORKS UNTIL I CLOSE IT / THEN WHEN I REUSE IT IT IS BACK TO THE
>UNREGESTERED VERSION / AND THE FIX FOR THAT PROGRAM IS THE SAME AS THE
>FIX HERE I HAVE GIVEN FOR THE OBERON GAMES.

Oi, the shouting. Ur defening me.