vista/7 fix

[bgx]

Hi,

I had a problem with 7 (the game does not start when clicking on the icon).
Here is what i did to play:

1) install the game for me only (*NOT* for everyone).
It thus install in the user setting, which can be read/save by wesnoth to play.

2) create a *FILE* [with no extension] (*NOT* a directory as read somewhere else!!) called preferences in c:/user/.../wesnoth1.8/userdata/
and also in \Documents\My Games\Wesnoth1.8 if it exists.

3) if it still doesnot work (and it was the case for me even though stderr didnt give me any problem), create a shortcut on wesnoth and at the end of the command line, after the " add --nosound --nomusic
The sound was indeed a problem, as i turned it on again in game, it killed wesnoth... dont know why asit worked fine before...

[Sir_Koi]

It would be helpful if you posted what the error message was before and possibly your computer specifications.

Considering the fact that many people play Wesnoth on Vista and Windows 7 without encountering problems it is highly unlikely that Wesnoth is incompatible with these Operating Systems - therefore your fix probably solved something else.
It sounds like a soundcard problem to be honest...