Error help

[Freedom]

What version are you trying to use?
What os do you have, windows 98? XP?

190 (and before) is a DOS ap so it really doesn't work in XP.

The files above you don't need to run, the first (agsetup) allows you to tweak sounds and such, the next three are self extracting exe's that give you the base exe files for the program, so if you have them (like zquest-w.exe) then you don't need them, and the last 2 are the DOS files, which you won't need unless you are trying to run it in DOS.

The link I supplied gives a step by step as to what to do, like opening zquest-w.exe first and playing a midi so it will write you an ag.cfg file

If you have all the files other then what you mentioned you didn't have then go to the folder and double click on zquest-w.exe and see what happens.

[Link-tastic]

I double-clicked zquest-w.exe, the screen blacked out for a few seconds, and then returned to the desktop and offered to send an error report.

I'm running 1.92 beta 183 on XP.

[Freedom]

sounds like an allegro dll problem.
do you have alleg41.dll ?
if so is it about 499 kb in size, just curious if it's the same one I have.

[Link-tastic]

I've got it, and mine is exactly 499kb.

[Freedom]

there is a file called allegro.log, it should show you where it drops out.
you double click on it and open it in notepad.
mine looks like this;

ZQuest v1.92 Beta (Build 183)
Allocating MIDI buffer (9.84k/9.84k)... OK
Allocating map buffer (185.94k/195.78k)... OK
Allocating string buffer (6.75M/6.94M)... OK
Allocating door combo buffer (159.50k/7.10M)... OK
Allocating dmap buffer (51.00k/7.15M)... OK
Allocating combo buffer (1.49M/8.64M)... OK
Allocating color data buffer (158.11k/8.80M)... OK
Allocating tile buffer (8.00M/16.79M)... OK
Allocating trash buffer (97.66k/16.89M)... OK
Allocating item buffer (2.00k/16.89M)... OK
Allocating weapon buffer (2.00k/16.89M)... OK
Allocating guy buffer (14.00k/16.91M)... OK
Allocating combo undo buffer (1.49M/18.40M)... OK
Allocating tile undo buffer (8.00M/26.40M)... OK
Allocating file path buffers (1.25k/26.40M)... OK
Initializing Allegro... OK
Loading data files... OK
Initializing sound driver... OK

[Link-tastic]

Here it is for beta 183:

Zelda Classic v1.92 Beta (Build 183)
Checking Files... OK
Allocating quest path buffer (280b/280b)...OK
Allocating map buffer (185.94k/186.21k)... OK
Allocating string buffer (6.75M/6.93M)... OK
Allocating door combo buffer (159.50k/7.09M)... OK
Allocating dmap buffer (51.00k/7.14M)... OK
Allocating combo buffer (1.49M/8.63M)... OK
Allocating color data buffer (158.11k/8.79M)... OK
Allocating tile buffer (8.00M/16.78M)... OK
Allocating trash buffer (97.66k/16.88M)... OK
Allocating item buffer (2.00k/16.88M)... OK
Allocating weapon buffer (2.00k/16.88M)... OK
Allocating guy buffer (14.00k/16.90M)... OK
Initializing Allegro... OK
Allocating bitmap buffers... OK
Loading data file... Incompatible version of zgp.dat.
Please upgrade to v1.92 Build 173

And for 2.10, I get this:

elda Classic v2.10 (Build 0)
Checking Files... OK
Allocating quest path buffer (280b/280b)...OK
Allocating map buffer (185.94k/186.21k)... OK
Allocating string buffer (6.75M/6.93M)... OK
Allocating door combo buffer (159.50k/7.09M)... OK
Allocating dmap buffer (51.00k/7.14M)... OK
Allocating combo buffer (1.49M/8.63M)... OK
Allocating color data buffer (158.11k/8.79M)... OK
Allocating tile buffer (8.00M/16.78M)... OK
Allocating trash buffer (97.66k/16.88M)... OK
Allocating item buffer (6.00k/16.89M)... OK
Allocating weapon buffer (2.00k/16.89M)... OK
Allocating guy buffer (14.00k/16.90M)... OK
Initializing Allegro... OK
Allocating bitmap buffers... OK
Loading data files:
Zelda.Dat...OK
Fonts.Dat...OK
SFX.Dat...OK
Loading saved games... Format error. Resetting game data... OK
Initializing sound driver... OK
Setting video mode...
Set video mode...
Triplebuffer not available
Loading Quest...

Decrypting ...error.

The 184 beta looks like yours but still won't run.

[Zelda_Warrior]

Wow you get lots of errors for the 2.10

[Freedom]

Where did you get that 183?, it has some old files, suggesting you upgrade to 173.
It seems you might have some 192-163 files mixed in or something.

Loading data file... Incompatible version of zgp.dat.
Please upgrade to v1.92 Build 173

I'll upload that file to filespace and let you grab it, and try again, I'll edit this post with an address when I get it there, it will be zipped so you'll need to unzip it.

here try this with the 183 http://fast.filespace.org/Freedom/zgp.zip

then if that works we can try and figure out the 2.10 problem.

[Link-tastic]

ZQuest v1.92 Beta (Build 182)
Allocating MIDI buffer (9.84k/9.84k)... OK
Allocating map buffer (185.94k/195.78k)... OK
Allocating string buffer (6.75M/6.94M)... OK
Allocating door combo buffer (159.50k/7.10M)... OK
Allocating dmap buffer (51.00k/7.15M)... OK
Allocating combo buffer (1.49M/8.64M)... OK
Allocating color data buffer (158.11k/8.80M)... OK
Allocating tile buffer (8.00M/16.79M)... OK
Allocating trash buffer (97.66k/16.89M)... OK
Allocating item buffer (2.00k/16.89M)... OK
Allocating weapon buffer (2.00k/16.89M)... OK
Allocating guy buffer (14.00k/16.91M)... OK
Allocating combo undo buffer (1.49M/18.40M)... OK
Allocating tile undo buffer (8.00M/26.40M)... OK
Allocating file path buffers (1.25k/26.40M)... OK
Initializing Allegro... OK
Loading data files... OK
Initializing sound driver... OK

Now it looks like this. 184 looks the same except that it says
"(Build 183)" in the first line. Of course, they both still refuse to run.

Is it possible that I need admin rights to run them?

[Freedom]

yup it sure is.
In XP there is also a way to mimic window 95/98, you should also set that, only I don't know how because I run 98

Personally I'd run the 183 with the 184 player, there is no 184 zquest, the 184 player was released to correct some bugs in the 183 player (zelda-w.exe)