Configuration issue with MA3 under Windows 8.1

Splashy · 10-31-2013, 01:01 PM

I updated my Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 and now MA3 doesn't work.
When launched I can hear the sound but there's a black flickering screen and then MA3 exits after several seconds.
Is there anyone here that has it working with Windows 8.1?
Your help would be appreciated.
TIA.

Jim Sachs · 10-31-2013, 09:28 PM

I don't know anyone who's tried 8.1 yet, but maybe it requires an update to the video drivers.

Nicki · 10-31-2013, 10:08 PM

From what I've heard, DON'T update to 8.1. It's fraught with problems. Last weekend I tried Internet Explorer 11 which I believe comes with 8.1 ignoring all the advice online not to go there. This was on my W7 laptop of course. IE 11 is terrible. Nothing works properly.

And then there's my brother's experience. He bought a W8 laptop 2 weeks ago. Within 24 hours the hard drive was dead due to a forced BIOS update. He took it back for a refund. 4 days later he bought another W8 laptop. Catastrophic failure on the second day requiring a factory reset. Catastrophic failure on the 4th day requiring a factory reset. W8 seems really fragile.

cjmaddy · 11-01-2013, 02:09 AM

I can second that. - I was recommended, (foolishly), to update to IE 11. It was a disaster! - I eventually got things back to normal with IE 9.

I would keep away from IE 11 at all costs, - and personally I would also avoid Windows 8, if at all possible.

Splashy · 11-01-2013, 06:18 AM

My GPU's drivers are updated.
As for Windows 8, my experience has been good, I don't use Internet Explorer, I mostly use Firefox, and sometimes Chrome.

Splashy · 11-01-2013, 07:08 AM

Good news, I went to the screen savers panel on Windows 8.1, configured MA3's settings and it works now.

Jim Sachs · 11-01-2013, 08:34 AM

That's great news, Splashy.

feldon34 · 11-01-2013, 11:57 AM

Changed thread title since MA3 clearly does work under Windows 8.1.

jimkraz · 11-02-2013, 08:59 AM

I have run MA3 under preview 8.1 and now 8.1, all my programs have worked no problem, I run Links Golf 2003, a ten year old game, runs better than ever, I have never had a problem under Windows 8, 8.1 preview or Windows 8.1 RTM, I also have a surface tablet which has run as sweet as a nut since the day I took it out of the box, and I ran the 8.1 preview on that too, the update to 8.1 RTM went fine, no problems, Windows 8.1, in my opinion, is the best yet, I know there are a lot of people who don't like it, but to say it is "fragile" is utter nonsense, I look after 12 family computers, 8 of these Windows 8.1, and never a problem, I put in MA3, did nothing in settings, run great, as usual. Jim

hclarkjr · 11-02-2013, 10:52 AM

i am running it under windows 8.1 with no trouble at all. 8.1 is not " fraught with troubles " like is mentioned. far from it in fact, people bash it because it is somethng different instead of trying for themselves.

Nicki · 11-07-2013, 08:33 PM

As a matter of fact I do like Windows 8 and would never be so shallow to judge something before trying it just because it is different. I was simply reporting facts from mine and my brother's experiences as well as what I had read online (which I always take with a pinch of salt). My experience has differed from other people's but that does not invalidate it. After some initial hurdles our Windows 8 laptop seems to be running perfectly. Would I buy a Windows 8 computer for myself? Yes. Would I wholeheartedly recommend a friend to buy one? Not quite there yet.

10-31-2013, 01:01 PM	#1
Splashy Registered Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Israel Posts: 51	Configuration issue with MA3 under Windows 8.1 I updated my Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 and now MA3 doesn't work. When launched I can hear the sound but there's a black flickering screen and then MA3 exits after several seconds. Is there anyone here that has it working with Windows 8.1? Your help would be appreciated. TIA.

10-31-2013, 09:28 PM	#2
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,787	I don't know anyone who's tried 8.1 yet, but maybe it requires an update to the video drivers. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

10-31-2013, 10:08 PM	#3
Nicki Sugar Plum Fairy Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,267	From what I've heard, DON'T update to 8.1. It's fraught with problems. Last weekend I tried Internet Explorer 11 which I believe comes with 8.1 ignoring all the advice online not to go there. This was on my W7 laptop of course. IE 11 is terrible. Nothing works properly. And then there's my brother's experience. He bought a W8 laptop 2 weeks ago. Within 24 hours the hard drive was dead due to a forced BIOS update. He took it back for a refund. 4 days later he bought another W8 laptop. Catastrophic failure on the second day requiring a factory reset. Catastrophic failure on the 4th day requiring a factory reset. W8 seems really fragile. Run you clever boy. And remember...

11-01-2013, 08:34 AM	#7
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,787	That's great news, Splashy. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

11-01-2013, 11:57 AM	#8
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Changed thread title since MA3 clearly does work under Windows 8.1. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

11-01-2013, 02:09 AM	#4
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	I can second that. - I was recommended, (foolishly), to update to IE 11. It was a disaster! - I eventually got things back to normal with IE 9. I would keep away from IE 11 at all costs, - and personally I would also avoid Windows 8, if at all possible.

11-01-2013, 06:18 AM	#5
Splashy Registered Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Israel Posts: 51	My GPU's drivers are updated. As for Windows 8, my experience has been good, I don't use Internet Explorer, I mostly use Firefox, and sometimes Chrome.

11-01-2013, 07:08 AM	#6
Splashy Registered Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Israel Posts: 51	Good news, I went to the screen savers panel on Windows 8.1, configured MA3's settings and it works now.

11-02-2013, 08:59 AM	#9
jimkraz Registered Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Troon, Scotland Posts: 125	I have run MA3 under preview 8.1 and now 8.1, all my programs have worked no problem, I run Links Golf 2003, a ten year old game, runs better than ever, I have never had a problem under Windows 8, 8.1 preview or Windows 8.1 RTM, I also have a surface tablet which has run as sweet as a nut since the day I took it out of the box, and I ran the 8.1 preview on that too, the update to 8.1 RTM went fine, no problems, Windows 8.1, in my opinion, is the best yet, I know there are a lot of people who don't like it, but to say it is "fragile" is utter nonsense, I look after 12 family computers, 8 of these Windows 8.1, and never a problem, I put in MA3, did nothing in settings, run great, as usual. Jim Something Fishy Going On

11-02-2013, 10:52 AM	#10
hclarkjr Registered Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 12	i am running it under windows 8.1 with no trouble at all. 8.1 is not " fraught with troubles " like is mentioned. far from it in fact, people bash it because it is somethng different instead of trying for themselves.

11-07-2013, 08:33 PM	#11
Nicki Sugar Plum Fairy Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,267	As a matter of fact I do like Windows 8 and would never be so shallow to judge something before trying it just because it is different. I was simply reporting facts from mine and my brother's experiences as well as what I had read online (which I always take with a pinch of salt). My experience has differed from other people's but that does not invalidate it. After some initial hurdles our Windows 8 laptop seems to be running perfectly. Would I buy a Windows 8 computer for myself? Yes. Would I wholeheartedly recommend a friend to buy one? Not quite there yet. Run you clever boy. And remember...