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Considering I got Vista for free (yes, I realise I paid with my willigness to betatest) 6 months prior to its release, I don't think I was suckered, just curious... That's why I stress that I'm talking about RC1, not a retail copy of Vista. It may be an important distinction.

<r> I'd hoped to have a go at multiplayer last night, but no joy. <E>:(</E><br/>
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Basically, on entering the multiplayer menu in CC3, the TCP/IP-button is greyed out, and I can't click on anything but "back" and "options" (if I remember correctly).<br/>
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Running Vista Ultimate RC1 with ...

I can't get my native resolution of 1680x1050. Max is 1280x1024 in the options screen. (Vista Ultimate RC1)

<t> You da man, Sham_13!<br/>
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That did the trick for me as well. (on 32bit)<br/>
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I also have to let CC3.exe run with administrator priviliges, or the game thinks there's something wrong with my registration key.<br/>
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CC3Res.exe still goes boom in the background, but for some ...

<r> Beeblebrox responded on the CSO-forums, bur I figure more people are going to read it here (??):
<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Beeblebrox<br/>
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You are on point! It's hard to give you an answer right away. We are looking at this issue, and will let everyone know asap.<br/>
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(Is ...

<r> I just posted this over at the CSO-forums:
<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>I purchased and downloaded CoI from Matrix. After installing on Vista Ultimate RC1 (the open beta) and clicking on the big "Play CoI" star, Windows informs me that "Close Combat: Cross of Iron has stopped working".<br/>
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Any ...