=?Utf-8?B?R3JldHpraQ==?= <Gretzki@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
news:CE2C9D31-76F7-468A-B3BF-3ED9D8275A41@microsoft.com:

> I can't open the game console with "~" for any game. When I was using
> XP that was not a problem. But what happens now? And I don't wanna
> hear stuff like "we don't support cheats" bla bla bla... windows vista
> interferes with the programming of a game. I'm really annoyed about
> this. I tried any other key but nothing. Is vista missing something?
>

Depends on the game. In Source games there's an option to enable the
console in the in-game options, (Look for an Advanced... button somewhere)
I think you can also pass -console to the program you're running. Right
click on the game in Steam there should be an option to add command line
parameters to the game launch.

It's not really a "Game Cheat Console". If you called it the "Game
Console" maybe less people would accuse you of cheating. I use the console
for running/testing maps, so if anything it's more of a "Debug Console".

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no problem... thxs will try


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gretzki wrote:
> I just told u stop being so narrow-minded. It doesn't matter which OS it
> is. The games worked on XP, now they don't on Vista. It's that simple.
> Just because you haven't any problems that doesn't solve my problem.
> And my system is good. And it came with Vista on it when i bought it. I
> installed at first run. And I installed it correctly. Maybe some games
> work for u because u have some driver for Vista which I don't have. Or
> smth u do and i don't. That's what I'm interested in. And not arguing
> about OS-s
>
> If u know what "piece" misses from the "puzzle" required for the cheat
> console to work ok. But don't bother posting just to quarrel plz
>
>

Try being a bit more diplomatic and you might get more replies. It's an
important part of the puzzle to know if others are having the same problem.

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Hank Arnold
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Windows Server - Directory Services

Sry... I respect the problems of others but i require others to be
diplomatic with me in return. That fair enough.

I tried with the dxwebsetup. But no change.


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Greetings,

I am also having the ~ not opening the game's console/debug mode. I have
tried the suggested fixes but it will still not apear on games as gothic 3,
Oblivion, Rome total war.

With Oblivion there was an modification that gave you a ring that opens the
console and they stated on the Oblivion boards that it was a known bug in
vista. Now I do not know if it is inteded this way (security reasons? Making
the game run on admin mode did not change any thing sadly) but it is annoying.

I have gothic 3 and oblivion on my laptop and pc. Both games run nice and
smooth. My computer has Windows XP, my laptop has vista I have reinstalled
gothic 3 on both and applied the same steps. It opens on XP without any
problems and on Vista it doesnt. Both my computer and laptop are high above
the game's min req.

Both windows XP and windows vista are running with the latest updates so are
the graphical cards drivers. (24/06/08 last checked)
I would love to see a sollution aswel.