[aliusmodi]

I got Myst ME working just fine on Windows Vista using compatibility mode, run as administrator, disable visual themes, uninstall and reinstall old Quicktime, etc. Only a few sound glitches but no freezes. The only problem is I can't save a game, period. When I go to save the game, it brings up the dialog box but doesn't let me type anything. There's just the SAVEGAME folder with nothing under it and the search bar at the top (see attached image). I tried downloading other people's gamesaves and putting them in the folder, so perhaps I could write over them, but they don't register/show up when I try and save (they are .mys files so why aren't they there?) When I click on these .mys files outside of the game, it launches Myst (but they bring me back to the very beginning of the game.) I really want to play this game but I can't leave it open all the time. What's a girl to do? I did a search and noticed this is a thing that happened to some people with Riven, but not for Myst ME. Help please! Ideas?

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[Johnraka]

aliusmodi, on 15 February 2012 - 05:22 PM, said:

I got Myst ME working just fine on Windows Vista using compatibility mode, run as administrator, disable visual themes, uninstall and reinstall old Quicktime, etc. Only a few sound glitches but no freezes. The only problem is I can't save a game, period. When I go to save the game, it brings up the dialog box but doesn't let me type anything. There's just the SAVEGAME folder with nothing under it and the search bar at the top (see attached image). I tried downloading other people's gamesaves and putting them in the folder, so perhaps I could write over them, but they don't register/show up when I try and save (they are .mys files so why aren't they there?) When I click on these .mys files outside of the game, it launches Myst (but they bring me back to the very beginning of the game.) I really want to play this game but I can't leave it open all the time. What's a girl to do? I did a search and noticed this is a thing that happened to some people with Riven, but not for Myst ME. Help please! Ideas?

Just a thought (and I know it means buying the game again) but have you tried the GOG version? (Good Old Games - just Google them), it is only a few dollars and they seem to have ironed out most of the glitches found in running Myst/Riven on newer operating systems.
Sorry to say I don't have any other answer to offer as I have never come across your problem before and given how temperemental Vista can be sometimes I'm not sure why it won't let you do what you want.

Aah, just thinking here - check the properties of the folder you are trying to save the game in - make sure it isn't 'Read Only' - can't see why it should be but worth a look.