Windows 10 troubles

[frank_bawn]

Just got a new machine. I applied all the patches in this thread

https://www.lspn.net/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8533

and the game still won't boot. I get this error being generated (sorry about the length)

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ERROR : FAILED (0x80070005 - WINERR_Access is denied. ) - CoCreateInstance(IDirectPlayLobby3A)
Try

Processor Registers EAX=0x00000000 EBX=0x00000000 ECX=0x00000000 EDX=0x00000000 Flags=0x00000000
=================== ESI=0x00000000 EDI=0x00000000 EBP=0x0019D574 ESP=0x0019D414 EIP=0x00000000
EIP (0x00000000) ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??
ESP (0x0019D414) 0019D428 0082A260 80070005 00000001 00000000 00010000 000001E0 08380088
00000100 00000064 02E0C1E8 00000200 00000074 02E0C2F0 00000014 039B8A48
0000165E 039E0000 00000000 039EB8E0 00F5AF38 000016DF 00F59028 019ED8F0

Machine details
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Executable name : C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Links 2003\LinksMMIII.exe
Executable time, date : 11:49:12 Wednesday 3/31/2010
Command line :
Current directory : C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Links 2003
Current time, date : 11:21:48 Friday 11/3/2017
GameOS build version : Version 1.1 11/2/2000
Software rasterizer : c:\program files (x86)\microsoft games\links 2003\assets\binaries\blade.dll (Size 282,693 bytes)
User name : Unknown
Machine name : Unknown
Processor : 3094MHz AMD Unknown MMX SSE Model=5, Type=15, Stepping=1 (Four Processors)
Cache Information : Unknown
L2 r/w/rw speed : 1 cycles 99008MB/s, 2 cycles 49504MB/s, 2 cycles 49504MB/s
Main memory r/w/rw speed : 10 cycles 9900MB/s, 14 cycles 7072MB/s, 6 cycles 16501MB/s
Video memory r/w/rw speed : 381 cycles 259MB/s, 47 cycles 2106MB/s, 513 cycles 192MB/s
AGP memory r/w/rw speed : 382 cycles 259MB/s, 47 cycles 2106MB/s, 507 cycles 195MB/s
Operating system : Windows (6.2.9200)
DirectX version : 9.04.00.0904
Time since booted : 12h 27m 23s
Time in game logic : 0h 0m 0.00s (on frame 0)
Time app running : 0h 0m 0.00s
Physical memory : 2,147,483,647 bytes (2048 Meg)
Available physical memory : 2,147,483,647 bytes (2048 Meg)
Swapfile size : 4,294,967,295 bytes (0 Meg)
Swapfile available : 4,294,967,295 bytes (0 Meg)
Virtual memory : 2,147,352,576 bytes (2048 Meg)
Available virtual memory : 1,902,927,872 bytes (1815 Meg)
Amount of stack used : 11152 bytes
Memory load : 31%
Desktop video mode : 1536,864 32bpp
Mode when crash occured : Windowed 800x600x16 (NVIDIA GeForce GT 730)
Networked Machine : No
Executable version : 01.08.11.0300
PCI Chipset : Unknown

Processes Pri Threads Path
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OneDrive.exe : 8 : 11 : C:\Users\0101\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\OneDrive.exe
HPMSGSVC.exe : 8 : 2 : C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\HP System Event\HPMSGSVC.exe
HPAudioSwitch.exe : 8 : 11 : C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\HPAudioSwitch\HPAudioSwitch.exe
LinksMMIII.exe : 8 : 10 : C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Links 2003\LinksMMIII.exe

DLL Version numbers
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msvcrt.dll - Version 7.0.15063.0 - Found in C:\windows\system32
Could not find 'msvcrtd.dll'
msvcirt.dll - Version 10.0.15063.0 - Found in C:\windows\system32
Could not find 'msvcirtd.dll'
amstream.dll - Version 10.0.15063.0
quartz.dll - Version 10.0.15063.0
Ir50_32.dll - Version 10.0.15063.0
dsound.dll - Version 10.0.15063.0
dinput.dll - Version 10.0.15063.0
d3dim.dll - Version 10.0.15063.0
ddraw.dll - Version 10.0.15063.0
dplayx.dll - Version 10.0.15063.0

Sound device 0 (Current) - (HW Mixing Disabled)
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Description : MP59HT-4 (NVIDIA High Definition Audio)
Driver file : {0.0.0.00000000}.{84bfa045-3efd-4f76-a98e-95c3b14a36ab}
Driver file data : Cannot find driver file
CERTIFIED : No
EMULDRIVER : No
CONTINUOUSRATE : Yes
PRIMARYMONO : Yes
PRIMARYSTEREO : Yes
PRIMARY8BIT : Yes
PRIMARY16BIT : Yes
SECONDARYMONO : Yes
SECONDARYSTEREO : Yes
SECONDARY8BIT : Yes
SECONDARY16BIT : Yes
MinSecondarySampleRate : 100
MaxSecondarySampleRate : 200000
PrimaryBuffers : 1
MaxHwMixingAllBuffers : 1
MaxHwMixingStaticBuffers : 1
MaxHwMixingStreamingBuffers : 1
FreeHwMixingAllBuffers : 0
FreeHwMixingStaticBuffers : 0
FreeHwMixingStreamingBuffers: 0
MaxHw3DAllBuffers : 0
MaxHw3DStaticBuffers : 0
MaxHw3DStreamingBuffers : 0
FreeHw3DAllBuffers : 0
FreeHw3DStaticBuffers : 0
FreeHw3DStreamingBuffers : 0
TotalHwMemBytes : 0
FreeHwMemBytes : 0
MaxContigFreeHwMemBytes : 0
UnlockTransferRateHwBuffers : 0
PlayCpuOverheadSwBuffers : 0

Video device 0
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Description : NVIDIA GeForce GT 730
Company / Chipset : nVidia /
Driver file : nvldumd.dll
Driver file data : Cannot find driver file
Version : 0.0.0000
Hardware ID : 10DE.1287 (Rev 161, Subsys 0x292a1462)
Video memory : 4,294,901,760 bytes (0 Meg)
Card texture mem : 3,221,225,472 bytes (3072 Meg)
AGP texture memory : 1,073,676,288 bytes (1024 Meg)
FourCC modes : NV12 P010 NV24 YV12 UYVY YUY2 AI44 AYUV AIP8 AV12 PLFF NVMD NVDP NVDB SSAA ATOC
Texture formats : 555 1555 4444 565 0888 8888 Bump map DuDv (8,8) Bump map DuDv (8,8) FourCC (1TXD) FourCC (2TXD) FourCC (3TXD) FourCC (4TXD) FourCC (5TXD) FourCC (SCVN) FourCC (UHVN) FourCC (SHVN)
Z Buffer formats : 16 bit Z 32 bit Z (Z=32 (0xffffff00) Stencil=8 (0xff)) (Z=32 (0xffffff) Stencil=8 (0xff000000)) 32 bit Z 24 bit Z
16 bit modes : 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x720 1280x768 1280x800 1280x960 1280x1024 1360x768 1366x768 1440x900 1600x900 1680x1050 1920x1080 1400x1050
32 bit modes : 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x720 1280x768 1280x800 1280x960 1280x1024 1360x768 1366x768 1440x900 1600x900 1680x1050 1920x1080 1400x1050
CERTIFIED : No
DRAWPRIMITIVES2 : Yes
DRAWPRIMITIVES2EX : Yes
DRAWPRIMTLVERTEX : Yes
FLIPINTERVAL : Yes
FLIPNOVSYNC : Yes
NO2DDURING3DSCENE : No
NONLOCALVIDMEM : Yes
NOPAGELOCKREQUIRED : No
CALIBRATE GAMMA : No
PRIMARYGAMMA : Yes
ZBuffer : 16 24
Render Depth : 16 32
Texture Size : 1x1 to 16384x16384
Maximum u,v coords : 8192.0
Guard Band Clipping: -100000000,-100000000 to 100000000,100000000
AlphaTest NotEqual : Yes
Missing Src blend :
Missing Dest blend :
AGP Texture : Yes
Texture Coords : 8
Blend Stages : 8
Max Textures : 8
Hardware T&L : Yes
Vertex Blending : 4
Maximum Lights : 8
Clip Planes : 8
Blend Lightmap : Ok
Blend Specularmap : Ok
Blend Detail : Ok
Linear vid memory : Yes
SELECTARG1 : Yes
SELECTARG2 : Yes
ADD : Yes
ADDSIGNED : Yes
SUBTRACT : Yes
MODULATE : Yes
MODULATE2X : Yes
MODULATE4X : Yes
BLENDCURRENTALPHA : Yes
BLENDDIFFUSEALPHA : Yes
BLENDTEXTUREALPHA : Yes
BUMPENVMAP : Yes
BUMPENVMAPLUMINANCE: Yes
DOTPRODUCT3 : Yes
ANISOTROPY : Yes
ANTIALIASSORTINDEP : Yes
FOGTABLE : Yes
FOGVERTEX : Yes
FOGRANGE : Yes
WFOG : Yes
WBUFFER : No
MIPMAPLODBIAS : Yes
WBUFFER : No
ZBUFFERLESSHSR : No
MIPNEAREST : Yes
LINEARMIPLINEAR : Yes
DONOTSTRIPELEMENTS : Yes
TEXTURE CLAMP : Yes
TEXTURE BORDER : Yes
TEXTURE MIRROR : Yes
ALPHAGOURAUDBLEND : Yes
SQUAREONLY : No
COLORFLATMONO : Yes
COLORGOURAUDMONO : Yes
COLORFLATRGB : Yes
COLORGOURAUDRGB : Yes
SPECULARFLATRGB : Yes
SPECULARGOURAUDRGB : No

Video device 1
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Description : NVIDIA GeForce GT 730
Company / Chipset : nVidia /
Driver file : nvldumd.dll
Driver file data : Cannot find driver file
Version : 0.0.0000
Hardware ID : 10DE.1287 (Rev 161, Subsys 0x292a1462)
Video memory : 4,294,901,760 bytes (0 Meg)
Card texture mem : 3,221,225,472 bytes (3072 Meg)
AGP texture memory : 1,073,676,288 bytes (1024 Meg)
FourCC modes : NV12 P010 NV24 YV12 UYVY YUY2 AI44 AYUV AIP8 AV12 PLFF NVMD NVDP NVDB SSAA ATOC
Texture formats : 555 1555 4444 565 0888 8888 Bump map DuDv (8,8) Bump map DuDv (8,8) FourCC (1TXD) FourCC (2TXD) FourCC (3TXD) FourCC (4TXD) FourCC (5TXD) FourCC (SCVN) FourCC (UHVN) FourCC (SHVN)
Z Buffer formats : 16 bit Z 32 bit Z (Z=32 (0xffffff00) Stencil=8 (0xff)) (Z=32 (0xffffff) Stencil=8 (0xff000000)) 32 bit Z 24 bit Z
16 bit modes : 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x720 1280x768 1280x800 1280x960 1280x1024 1360x768 1366x768 1440x900 1600x900 1680x1050 1920x1080 1400x1050
32 bit modes : 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x720 1280x768 1280x800 1280x960 1280x1024 1360x768 1366x768 1440x900 1600x900 1680x1050 1920x1080 1400x1050
CERTIFIED : No
DRAWPRIMITIVES2 : Yes
DRAWPRIMITIVES2EX : Yes
DRAWPRIMTLVERTEX : Yes
FLIPINTERVAL : Yes
FLIPNOVSYNC : Yes
NO2DDURING3DSCENE : No
NONLOCALVIDMEM : Yes
NOPAGELOCKREQUIRED : No
CALIBRATE GAMMA : No
PRIMARYGAMMA : Yes
ZBuffer : 16 24
Render Depth : 16 32
Texture Size : 1x1 to 16384x16384
Maximum u,v coords : 8192.0
Guard Band Clipping: -100000000,-100000000 to 100000000,100000000
AlphaTest NotEqual : Yes
Missing Src blend :
Missing Dest blend :
AGP Texture : Yes
Texture Coords : 8
Blend Stages : 8
Max Textures : 8
Hardware T&L : Yes
Vertex Blending : 4
Maximum Lights : 8
Clip Planes : 8
Blend Lightmap : Ok
Blend Specularmap : Ok
Blend Detail : Ok
Linear vid memory : Yes
SELECTARG1 : Yes
SELECTARG2 : Yes
ADD : Yes
ADDSIGNED : Yes
SUBTRACT : Yes
MODULATE : Yes
MODULATE2X : Yes
MODULATE4X : Yes
BLENDCURRENTALPHA : Yes
BLENDDIFFUSEALPHA : Yes
BLENDTEXTUREALPHA : Yes
BUMPENVMAP : Yes
BUMPENVMAPLUMINANCE: Yes
DOTPRODUCT3 : Yes
ANISOTROPY : Yes
ANTIALIASSORTINDEP : Yes
FOGTABLE : Yes
FOGVERTEX : Yes
FOGRANGE : Yes
WFOG : Yes
WBUFFER : No
MIPMAPLODBIAS : Yes
WBUFFER : No
ZBUFFERLESSHSR : No
MIPNEAREST : Yes
LINEARMIPLINEAR : Yes
DONOTSTRIPELEMENTS : Yes
TEXTURE CLAMP : Yes
TEXTURE BORDER : Yes
TEXTURE MIRROR : Yes
ALPHAGOURAUDBLEND : Yes
SQUAREONLY : No
COLORFLATMONO : Yes
COLORGOURAUDMONO : Yes
COLORFLATRGB : Yes
COLORGOURAUDRGB : Yes
SPECULARFLATRGB : Yes
SPECULARGOURAUDRGB : No

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Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

[frank_bawn]

Actually I got the problem sorted. The advice here about 'Control Panel/Programs & Features/Windows Features on or off/Legacy Components/DirectDraw'

http://linkscorner.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33863

was spot on. It's not finding any online games yet, so that's the next thing to be sorted.

[Redskin]

Good to hear that post helped you out Frank.
Your son should be able to get you online without much trouble.
If you have more problems, you know to PM me.
Jim