April 5th, 2014
You may receive this error message during installation or when you try to run your game: Error Code 12121: No 32-bit video mode found. Card is unsupported. This error message indicates that the video card being used does not meet the minimum requirements, or that the video card driver needs to be updated. Right-click on […]
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April 5th, 2014
Patches to correct graphics problems are found under the Games category of the Tech Support FAQ’s. Click on the Games category (at left), then click the game you are having a problem with. If a patch is available for this game, it will be listed there. You can also search the Tech Support FAQ’s by […]
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April 5th, 2014
If the game screen flashes off and on, flickers, or characters appear and flicker in front of the game screen, it means the currently installed video card driver may not fully support DirectX. Press the Alt and Tab keys together (Alt + Tab) several times. This toggles the game screen on and off. Doing this […]
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April 5th, 2014
You may receive one of the following error messages when starting your game: • Application failed because of missing component d3dx9_33dll • DirectX error • DirectDraw or INTDirectdraw error These errors occur when DirectX 9.0 is not correctly installed (multiple versions of DirectX may run at the same time), or a newer version of DirectX […]
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Posted in:
#01 - Secrets Can Kill,
#02 - Stay Tuned for Danger,
#03 - Message in a Haunted Mansion,
#04 - Treasure in the Royal Tower,
#05 - The Final Scene,
#06 - Secret of the Scarlet Hand,
#07 - Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake,
#08 - The Haunted Carousel,
#09 - Danger on Deception Island,
#10 - The Secret of Shadow Ranch,
#11 - Curse of Blackmoor Manor,
#12 - Secret of the Old Clock,
#13 - Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon,
#14 - Danger By Design,
#15 - The Creature of Kapu Cave,
#16 - The White Wolf of Icicle Creek,
#17 - Legend of the Crystal Skull,
#18 - The Phantom of Venice,
#19 - The Haunting of Castle Malloy,
#20 - Ransom of the Seven Ships,
#21 - Warnings at Waverly Academy,
#22 - Trail of the Twister,
#23 - Shadow at the Water's Edge,
#24 - The Captive Curse,
#25 - Alibi in Ashes,
#26 - Tomb of the Lost Queen,
#27 - The Deadly Device,
#28 - Ghost of Thornton Hall,
#29 - The Silent Spy,
#30 - The Shattered Medallion,
#31 - Labyrinth of Lies,
#32 – Sea of Darkness,
FAQs,
Graphics,
Installation,
PC
April 5th, 2014
You can find the system requirements for each Nancy Drew game by clicking the Games tab at the top of the page, then click on the game of your choice. For example, the system requirements for game #26 Tomb of the Lost Queen (PC) are: Operating System: Windows® XP/Vista/7 Minimum System Requirements: – 1.5 GHZ […]
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Posted in:
#01 - Secrets Can Kill,
#02 - Stay Tuned for Danger,
#03 - Message in a Haunted Mansion,
#04 - Treasure in the Royal Tower,
#05 - The Final Scene,
#06 - Secret of the Scarlet Hand,
#07 - Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake,
#08 - The Haunted Carousel,
#09 - Danger on Deception Island,
#10 - The Secret of Shadow Ranch,
#11 - Curse of Blackmoor Manor,
#12 - Secret of the Old Clock,
#13 - Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon,
#14 - Danger By Design,
#15 - The Creature of Kapu Cave,
#16 - The White Wolf of Icicle Creek,
#17 - Legend of the Crystal Skull,
#18 - The Phantom of Venice,
#19 - The Haunting of Castle Malloy,
#20 - Ransom of the Seven Ships,
#21 - Warnings at Waverly Academy,
#22 - Trail of the Twister,
#23 - Shadow at the Water's Edge,
#24 - The Captive Curse,
#25 - Alibi in Ashes,
#26 - Tomb of the Lost Queen,
#27 - The Deadly Device,
#28 - Ghost of Thornton Hall,
#29 - The Silent Spy,
#30 - The Shattered Medallion,
#31 - Labyrinth of Lies,
#32 – Sea of Darkness,
FAQs,
Graphics
April 5th, 2014
Graphics problems are usually caused by outdated video drivers, or by video cards that do not meet the game requirements. Graphics problems can include: • Game exits during puzzle or animation sequence • Mouse cursor flickers or disappears • Blocky text and boxed cursor • Game window is black • Boxes or outlines visible around […]
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Posted in:
#01 - Secrets Can Kill,
#02 - Stay Tuned for Danger,
#03 - Message in a Haunted Mansion,
#04 - Treasure in the Royal Tower,
#05 - The Final Scene,
#06 - Secret of the Scarlet Hand,
#07 - Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake,
#08 - The Haunted Carousel,
#09 - Danger on Deception Island,
#10 - The Secret of Shadow Ranch,
#11 - Curse of Blackmoor Manor,
#12 - Secret of the Old Clock,
#13 - Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon,
#14 - Danger By Design,
#15 - The Creature of Kapu Cave,
#16 - The White Wolf of Icicle Creek,
#17 - Legend of the Crystal Skull,
#18 - The Phantom of Venice,
#19 - The Haunting of Castle Malloy,
#20 - Ransom of the Seven Ships,
#21 - Warnings at Waverly Academy,
#22 - Trail of the Twister,
#23 - Shadow at the Water's Edge,
#24 - The Captive Curse,
#25 - Alibi in Ashes,
#26 - Tomb of the Lost Queen,
#27 - The Deadly Device,
#28 - Ghost of Thornton Hall,
#29 - The Silent Spy,
#30 - The Shattered Medallion,
#31 - Labyrinth of Lies,
#32 – Sea of Darkness,
FAQs,
Graphics,
Nancy Drew Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses!,
Nancy Drew Dossier: Resorting to Danger,
PC
April 5th, 2014
Games from #25 Alibi in Ashes and higher have two display options: – Windowed – Full Screen To adjust the display setting at any point during gameplay, go to the Options menu and check the display setting you prefer. Changing your display setting will not interrupt gameplay and can be done at any time. Games […]
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April 5th, 2014
In Tomb of the Lost Queen, text and images can appear distorted when playing on a computer with display resolution set below the game resolution of 1024×768. If the resolution is lower than 1024 x 768 (for instance, Netbooks are often set to 800 x 600), the game graphics are shrunk to fit the smaller […]
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April 5th, 2014
Nancy Drew Games from #26 and higher display in 1024 x 768 resolution. On computer screens with a display height of 768 pixels or less, when the Game Option is set to Windowed mode, the game Taskbar may extend past the bottom of the computer screen or behind the Windows Taskbar (on PC). There are […]
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April 5th, 2014
While playing a Nancy Drew game, your mouse cursor may move erratically or slowly or seem to flicker. This is usually caused by an outdated video driver. Updating your video card driver can help with this problem. To determine your video card model and manufacturer, please follow the instructions below to run the DxDiag file: […]
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