2020 JTCS won't run on Windows 10 - It does, check the thread!

[Robert Callant]

Dear Fellow JTCS Gamers... thank you!

Having just upgraded my old laptop Windows 10 to a new laptop Windows 10, I encountered all the problems with much frustration. The good news is that the posted solution which I followed, did work and I'm a happy guy.

Reiterating the need to: (a) install the Microsoft Visual C++ add on. I installed all that were compatible with my new laptop; (b) get yourself a external hard drive, and copy all JTCS EF, WF, RS files to a unique folder name from your old laptop; (c) install the JTCS software from Matrix web site onto your new laptop but not the upgrade; (d) run JTCS... if no success with the auto start, create a start up shortcut for EF, RS & WF individually and run these separately, these latter startups should work (but in my case EF, didn't); then (e) upload from the Matrix website, the JTCS update; (f) once uploaded, the auto start for all three combined WF, RS, EF, should then work; If not, reboot your laptop and success should happen; footnote (g), during the process, I lost a number of my 'created' campaign games, but this was solved by listing all JTCS files that I'd created on my external drive during the past two years or so, and I merely copied these from my external drive to my C:/... JTSC merely skipping those that were already installed... and they reappeared when starting up the JTCS menu. Can't wait for JTCS III.

Best wishes

Rob

[johnpage]

Well i followed these instructions and all failed till i got to download the two vcredist files now it all works, again same story new win 10 laptop no joy till now

[superian]

The linked to file no longer exists at microsoft.com

Where is it now?

I did have this working on another machine, but not on this new install (the side-by-side new configuration problem)

[superian]

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downloa ... x?id=26368

seems to work. I note the 'supported OSes' stop at Windows 7!

You (I) need the x86 (32-bit) version installed, because just having the x64 (64-bit) one doesn't enable it to work here. Unlike the VC++2010 redistributables, it looks like you can have both x86 and x64 installed.

[PAWMatrix]

Hello,

I just installed it on Windows 11 - 1.01 runs fine - did nothing.

Installed 2.02 & even installed Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package as suggested as I had side by side error.
Changed compatibility. Still no luck. Will not run. Still says side by side error.

PAW

[PAWMatrix]

Well I will be a Pig that can fly!

I believe I didn't need the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package for x64
as once I installed the x86 one - the game works like a charm!!!!!

PAW

[Crossroads]

Well I will be a Pig that can fly!

I believe I didn't need the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package for x64
as once I installed the x86 one - the game works like a charm!!!!!

PAW

Yes, they are absolutely necessary. Glad to hear you're all set now!

[TimB64]

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downloa ... x?id=26368

seems to work. I note the 'supported OSes' stop at Windows 7!

You (I) need the x86 (32-bit) version installed, because just having the x64 (64-bit) one doesn't enable it to work here. Unlike the VC++2010 redistributables, it looks like you can have both x86 and x64 installed.

I was having the side-by-side problem until I installed the 32 bit version in the new link above (thanks for that as the old link is kaput). All working now