CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2003)

[Denis_19]

I install the game on my Windows 10, and when I try to run it, this message pops up: "Macromedia Projector has stopped working" and it offers to close the game. But it doesn't even open in the first place. I tried to install all those newest versions of Quicktime and Adobe Player, as was often recommended online. I tried to run the game in the compatibility mode, but no success. There were other couple ideas I found online, but can't really remember what they are. The result is the same.

CSI: Miami opens and it seems I can play it, although I didn't really take time to play it. Also CSI: Dark Motives crashes with the same message.

Please, help. I enjoyed the shows and want to experience the games, starting from the first one.

 

[Paul Wilson]

what setting in compatibility mode did you use? (XP sp2 should work)


you could try enableing Data Execution Prevention
To enable back DEP, type the following in an elevated command prompt and hit Enter:
bcdedit.exe /set {current} nx AlwaysOn

 

[Denis_19]

I used XP sp1, 2 and 3. No result.

And that DEP in command prompt gives an error.

 

[Paul Wilson]

can you tell me what error you see?

 

[Denis_19]

I copied/pasted the the stuff you said I should put in command prompt, and it gives the following message.
It says: The boot configuration data store could not be opened.
Access is denied.

 

[Paul Wilson]

Did you use an elevated command prompt? (AKA a command prompt that has admin rights, you need to do this even if you are the main admin)

 

[Denis_19]

Now I did it the right way. I'm sorry, I'm not very computer friendly other than playing on them.

Now when I try to run the game, it actually goes to a black screen as if it wants to run a game, but then a small window pops up, saying: director player error property not found. With two buttons: OK and Cancel. Neither do nothing really. The window keeps popping back up. And after I finally close the game, the Macromedia Projector has stopped working error appears again.

 

[Paul Wilson]

always fun those multi part problems
Uninstall the game and re-install it, but befor you do, make sure you also run the installer in XP SP2 mode

After the re-install is done, reboot your system befor trying to run the game

 

[Denis_19]

I have done everything you said, and it went straight to Macromedia Projector has stopped working error.

Maybe I'm not meant to play it. 🙁

 

[Paul Wilson]

i think my dad still has those games somewhere,.. i`ll give it a try when i get home on my windows 10 laptop

 

[Denis_19]

Thanks.

Do I have to turn that off in Command Prompt?

 

[Paul Wilson]

nah, keep it on for now, unless it starts causing you problems, but it shouldn`t

 

[Paul Wilson]

i admit defeat for now,..
i can not get it to work tonight
i`ll try some more over the weekend, but i`m afraid it wont run like this.
you might want to run a VM

 

[Denis_19]

You also encounter the same error?

What's a VM?

 

[Paul Wilson]

nope, it pops up for a fraction of a second and then shuts down again

VirtualMachine
It`s a way to run a different OS under your current OS
i use it to run old win95 games under win 10

 

[Denis_19]

Well, if nobody can help me figure out what's the problem, maybe I should try this VM. As long as it's not like an emulator. Because I don't really like playing the console games on a computer like this.