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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc, Key | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc, Key | {{DRM|SafeDisc|v3}} | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Amazon | B0001ONL7O | unknown | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Amazon | B0001ONL7O | unknown | | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
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# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\Movies</code>
 
# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\Movies</code>
 
# Delete or rename {{file|eag_***(*).bik}} and {{file|wb_***(*).bik}}.
 
# Delete or rename {{file|eag_***(*).bik}} and {{file|wb_***(*).bik}}.
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}}
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|(alternative) Set widescreen resolution|}}
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See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = silver
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
|widescreen resolution notes= See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/harry-potter-and-prisoner-azkaban WSGF entry].
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|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
|multimonitor              = hackable
 
|multimonitor              = hackable
|multimonitor notes        = See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/harry-potter-and-prisoner-azkaban WSGF entry].
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|multimonitor notes        = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = hackable
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|4k ultra hd notes          = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
|fov                        = hackable
 
|fov                        = hackable
 
|fov notes                  = See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/harry-potter-and-prisoner-azkaban WSGF entry].
 
|fov notes                  = See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/harry-potter-and-prisoner-azkaban WSGF entry].
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}}.
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|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} or use <code>-windowed</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]].
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = hackable
 
|anisotropic                = hackable
|anisotropic notes          = Force using the [[NVIDIA Control Panel#Modifying Advanced 3D Settings|NVIDIA Control Panel]]
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|anisotropic notes          = Edit the <code>LevelOfAnisotropy</code> value under <code>[D3DDrv.D3DRenderDevice]</code> in <code>hppoa.ini</code>.
 
|antialiasing              = hackable
 
|antialiasing              = hackable
|antialiasing notes        = Force using the [[NVIDIA Control Panel#Modifying Advanced 3D Settings|NVIDIA Control Panel]]
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|antialiasing notes        = Force using the [[NVIDIA Control Panel#Modifying Advanced 3D Settings|NVIDIA Control Panel]].
 
|vsync                      = hackable
 
|vsync                      = hackable
|vsync notes                = Force using the [[NVIDIA Control Panel#Modifying Advanced 3D Settings|NVIDIA Control Panel]]
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|vsync notes                = On by default. Edit the <code>UseVSync</code> value in <code>hppoa.ini</code> or force using the [[NVIDIA Control Panel#Modifying Advanced 3D Settings|NVIDIA Control Panel]].
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
|60 fps notes              = Capped at 60 fps
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|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = false
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|120 fps                    = true
|120 fps notes              =  
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|120 fps notes              = No frame rate cap.
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
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}}
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===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Set widescreen resolution|ref=<ref>[http://www.wsgf.org/dr/harry-potter-and-prisoner-azkaban Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | WSGF]</ref>}}
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# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
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# Open <code>hppoa.ini</code>.
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# Change the <code>FullscreenViewportX=</code> and <code>FullscreenViewportY=</code> values under <code>[WinDrv.WindowsClient]</code> to the desired resolution.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = no
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = hackable
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|mouse sensitivity notes  = Edit the value <code>MouseYMultiplier</code> for Y-axis and <code>MouseXMultiplier</code> for X-axis under <code>[WinDrv.WindowsClient]</code> in <code>hppoa.ini</code>.
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = yes
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
|controller support        = unknown
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|controller support        = no
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
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{{Audio settings
 
{{Audio settings
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    = Music,Effects
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|separate volume notes    = Music and Effects/Speech.
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = yes
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 8
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|glide versions        =  
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide notes            =  
 
|glide notes            =  
|software mode          =  
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|software mode          = yes
 
|software mode notes    =  
 
|software mode notes    =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable      = unknown
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|64-bit executable      = no
 
|64-bit executable notes=  
 
|64-bit executable notes=  
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}}
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===Middleware===
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{{Middleware
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|physics          =
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|physics notes    =
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|audio            = OpenAL
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|audio notes      =
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|interface        =
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|interface notes  =
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|input            =
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|input notes      =
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|cutscenes        = Bink Video
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|cutscenes notes  =
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|multiplayer      =
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|multiplayer notes=
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minRAM  = 256 MB
 
|minRAM  = 256 MB
 
|minHD    = 820 MB
 
|minHD    = 820 MB
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce2, Matrox Parhelia or ATI Radeon
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|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 2
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|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon
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|minGPU3  = Matrox Parhelia
 
|minVRAM  = 32 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 32 MB
 
|minDX    = 9.0
 
|minDX    = 9.0
  
|recOS    = XP
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|recOS    = XP SP3
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium IV 1,5 GHz
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|recCPU  = Intel Pentium IV 1.5 GHz
 
|recRAM  = 512 MB
 
|recRAM  = 512 MB
 
|recHD    = 7200 rpm
 
|recHD    = 7200 rpm
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recVRAM  = 64 MB
 
|recVRAM  = 64 MB
|recDX    = 9.0
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|recDX    =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban cover
Developers
KnowWonder
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Unreal Engine 2
Release dates
Windows May 25, 2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban guide on StrategyWiki
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban on Wikipedia

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
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General information

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Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
SafeDisc v3 DRM[Note 1]
Windows
Amazon.com
DRM details are not known
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions
Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Video settings

Advanced Settings
Advanced Settings
Sound & Video Settings
Sound & Video Settings

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Instructions

Input settings

Input Settings
Input Settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Brazilian Portuguese
Polish
Local retail version only.
Portuguese
Russian
Only available in Russian retail release.

Issues fixed

Error at Launch on Windows 8 and later

The game by default uses a Direct3D render device. In recent versions of Windows this may cause an error at launch: LockRect failed: D3DERR_DEVICELOST. The following has been tested on Windows 10 to work.
Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8
Software renderer
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio OpenAL
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98, 2000, ME, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 600 MHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 820 MB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 2
ATI Radeon
Matrox Parhelia
32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0 compatible

Notes

  1. SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]

References