You need the 445 patch and run the game in developer mode by holding shift whilst starting the game. Click on the developer tab on the box that appears and tick enable developer mode and click OK. The game should run as normal albiet bypassing the intro cutcene that causes the crash.
Idiots. virtual machines does not allow you to access advanced graphics, so no game will run in xp mode. iddiotta
The question and my answer has nothing to do with virtual machines. I was referring to a patch made by the software developers that makes the game run on newer operating systems than the game was designed for.
But you are correct - Drakan will not run in XP mode on Windows 7 or any virtual machine for that matter.
You actually can run it in a virtual XP, but it performs pretty badly.
You can run it in Windows 7 without any compatibility mode or the developer mode trick either. Just install the AIO (All In One) Final Unofficial Patch after the official 445 patch and it will start up in Win 7. Menus might flicker a bit, but the game itself works perfectly.
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You could try installing the DirectX version the game uses. (probably on disk)
You can also try to download this Windows Virtual PC.
Windows Virtual PC emulates Windows XP on your Windows 7 PC, so that you can run older applications that won't run on Windows 7 otherwise.
You will however need a processor capable of virtualisation.
Virtualisation check and download here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx
After installing Windows XP Mode you will need to install the game again in this XP emulator, but after that it should run fine.
I hope this helps,
Yannick.
SOURCE: why does it ask for the cd when it's already in
you need to crack the exe file of the game to play it without the CD. the crack file is inside the CD, find it and copy it over the game directory.
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