Windows 2000 / ME / XP / Vista Patch Information
Magic the Gathering Duels of the Planewalkers will work on Windows 2000 / ME / XP / Vista. Please follow the instructions below to Install and Patch the game:
Installation
Put the CD in your Drive and it will Autorun, once it does, click Install. If the Autorun feature has been disabled on your computer you can install the game manually by doing the following:
1. Go to My Computer
2. Select your D: drive (or cd-rom drive), Right Click and select Open.
3. Open the Setup Folder and Click on the Setup application file (gray computer icon).
4. Follow the install instructions.
Windows 2000 / ME / XP / Vista Patch
a. Once the game has been installed, download the Windows 2000 / ME / XP / Vista Patch by clicking the link below:
Save the Patch your Desktop.
b.
Right Click on the Downloaded File (manalink132.zip) and select Extract Files (You will need a Program such as Winzip installed on your Computer to do this).
c.
Once the files have been Extracted, Open the Manalink folder and click on the Setup application file (gray computer icon).
d.
Follow the Patch setup instructions. Once the Patch is installed, click on the Program Icon in your Program Menu to Play the game.
Problems
If you encounter any problems installing or playing the game then a clean installation will need to be made. This means that all previous versions of Magic the Gathering will need to be removed from your computer and also Duels of the Planeswalkers will need to be un-installed. You can then restart your computer. Once it is restarted then turn off all background applications such as firewalls, virus checkers etc...You can then re-install the game.
Nvidia Nview
This will need to be disabled if you have it on your computer because it will stop certain elements within the game working correctly such as the Deck Builder. To check if you have nview enabled then right click on your desktop then click nView properties and under the section nView Desktop Manager click the Disable button. You can also find the Nvidia nView Desktop Manager in your Control panel.