The problem with Heroes 3 under Windows 10

[SurePL]

Hello

after upgrading Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 game do not want to start. I open my selection screen resolution,I choose and give play and there totally is not happening.

Sorry for my English is very poor.

[P.]

Tried updating your graphics drivers? My drivers needed updating after upgrading to Windows 10.

[SurePL]

I checked both cards have updated. Cards : AMD Radeon HD 7600M and Intel HD Graphics 4000

[TheMadsK]

bump

[Kuba1777777]

i made this and it works
""Caulaincourt posiada Heroes of Might & Magic III - HD Edition 4 Wrz - 16:35

Ok i got the answer

Go open the file loc from game on steam, choose the application HOMM3 seletect right clik and go on setting to choose compatibilité Windows Xp, then quote open as admin. Launch game, you ll see prolly one error message
"Missiing OpenAll.32.dll file. Uploade the file from this link

http://www.walldown.com/OpenAL32-dll.html set it in the main file, where the application HOMM3 is up. Game work again. I suggest you have to do a check from your pc to see what make missing the file, i saw som esuggestion with Spyerazer and Squad application.

I hope i helped you""

[SurePL]

Now everything works.Thank you for your help

[CH1ll3n]

me download the link of user khm12345 and copy it in the HHOM3 Place. But start didnt work..Can ony help me?

[Sousou]

I have the same problem. Have you found a solution ??

[Manny 007]

If you still have that problem after updating WIN from 8 to 10, or only after updating 10 - it is propably caused by missing dll files! For me MSVCP110.dll and MSVCR110.dll were missing.

Here is what you should do:

1. Go to the folder where you installed HOMM, for me it is:

D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Heroes of Might & Magic III - HD Edition

2. Click with right button on HOMM3 2.0.exe or HOMM3Launcher.exe

3 a1. On the top of the list you should have something like:
solve the problem with compability (or something like that, I have different language so I have to translate it) - for me it is the 4th position of the top on the list

3 a2. Click on the second position - solve the problem by yourself

3 a3. Click on the first position - program was working with the previous versions of WIN, but now you can't install or launch it

3 a4. Program was working previous with:
Click on WIN 8.

3 a5. Click on "test the program" by using WIN 8.

3 a6. Now it should be written what dll files you are exactly missing.

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3 b1. If you didn't find "solve the problem with compability" on the top of the list,
you should click once again with right button and the lowest position (at the bottom) is "properties" - go there

3 b2. On the top you should see bookmarks - "general", "compability", "safety", "details", "previous versions"

Choose "compability"

3 b3. On the top of the bookmark "compability" you should see "Launch the tool to solve the problem with compability" - click on it

3 b4. Do the same as in (3 a2) - (3 a6) !!!

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Now, when you know what type of dll you are missing, you should download them from the internet and copy them into 3 folders:

I. The folder where you installed the HOMM

(as previous, for me it is:
D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Heroes of Might & Magic III - HD Edition)

II. System 32

(for me:
C:\Windows\System32)

III. SysWOW64

(for me:
C:\Windows\SysWOW64)

If you copy it to the System32 and it is written that there ARE those dll files, which you are missing, don't do it.
Copy those dll from System32 and put them into the HOMM folder and SysWOW64 (I had this kind of situation).

If you haven't got those dll in System32, you can easily download it from
www . dll-files . com /dllindex/dll-files . shtml ? msvcp110

I hope you solve the problem and now everything works just fine!

[Киллджой]

Привет из будущего русский!

[shadowzaron21]

same deal for me. I can get it for 10 minutes and it crashes. Fully updated windows 10 system fresh out of box 3 days old and the game just crashes my whole system regardless the settings I give it. Really sucks I craved this game for a year and now I can't play it

[New Folder]

Same problem for me!!! I copied the dll files but it's now showing "the application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b). Click OK to close the application".

[shadowzaron21]

In the Control Panel (not Settings), go to Programs and Features -> Turn Windows features on and Off. Open the Legacy Components section and tick DirectPlay.

There! spent a half hour busting my butt looking around all over my history and google for you good folks. This worked for me i have run two different maps for a combined 3 and a half hours and zero hicups. Hope it works for you guys

edit: 4 hours and 15 minutes strong now. I really hope this works for you

[shadowzaron21]

https://www.gog.com/forum/heroes_of_might_and_magic_series/page2#1506872920 oh and here there is a crap ton of stuff here.

[Belomich]

For anyone still having this issue I found a really good website that walks you through fixing it. No need to DL anything. Its all already on your PC you just have to install it.

https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-fix-openal32-dll-not-found-or-missing-errors-2623883


Hope this helps everyone!

[shadowzaron21]

so now there is more then one way to fix the issue. I am still playing heroes and even with the horn of the abyss mod. Matter of fact i have it waiting for me as i type this. It works like a charm so i know you all can fix it and enjoy this masterpiece of a game and maybe even the mod