Difference between revisions of "The American Girls: Dress Designer"
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− | {{ii}} This fixes the "An error occurred while opening a window" message when the game is played on an NT-based Windows OS. Interestingly, the aforementioned error also occurs on operating systems as far back as Windows NT 4.0, an OS released a few years ''before'' the game. It can be presumed that the business-oriented nature of NT at the time accounted for why support for it was overlooked | + | {{ii}} This fixes the "An error occurred while opening a window" message when the game is played on an NT-based Windows OS, e.g. Windows 7, Vista or 10. Interestingly, the aforementioned error also occurs on operating systems as far back as Windows NT 4.0, an OS released a few years ''before'' the game. It can be presumed that the business-oriented nature of NT at the time accounted for why support for it was overlooked,<ref>[https://tcrf.net/Notes:The_American_Girls_Dress_Designer Notes:The American Girls Dress Designer]</ref><ref>[http://gtaforums.com/topic/865302-using-detourseasyhook-in-an-asi/ Using Detours/EasyHook in an .ASI?]</ref> only to end up being met with negative reviews on Amazon from irate parents who were unable to play the game on their computers.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.amazon.com/American-Girls-Dress-Designer-PC/product-reviews/B00002R2AQ/|title=Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: American Girls Dress Designer - PC|date=2016-11-08}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.amazon.com/American-Girls-Dress-Designer-PC/product-reviews/B000B75M7S|title=Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: American Girls Dress Designer - PC|date=2016-11-08}}</ref> |
{{ii}} You can also download the patch via this [http://techknow.one/dressdesigner/ mirror site]. | {{ii}} You can also download the patch via this [http://techknow.one/dressdesigner/ mirror site]. | ||
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Revision as of 13:23, 8 November 2016
Developers | |
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Mattel Interactive | |
Release dates | |
Windows | 1999 |
Key points
- The game has issues on modern Windows versions. See Issues fixed
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Used copies of the game can be found on eBay and other online sellers. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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Save game data location
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System | Location |
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Video settings
Windowed
Instructions |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Issues fixed
Windows NT popup window crash fix
The dreaded error message that shows up whenever the player attempts to quit the game or bring up the options menu. See this GIF for an animated demo of the error.
Instructions |
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Audio stutters on newer operating systems
Instructions |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DirectDraw | 7.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | QuickTime | Earlier runtime versions may cause the audio to stutter; see above fix for details |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 75 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 16-bit colour |