Pandora's Box is a puzzle game by Alexey Pajitnov, the legendary creator of Tetris. When running 'Pandora's Box' on a computer with Windows Vista or Windows 7 installed, it displays an error that it is 'unable to create DirectDraw surface' and asks you to confirm that DirectX is installed. Windows Vista includes DirectX. However, 'Pandora's Box' is designed for much older computers. Microsoft released a patch for 'Pandora's Box' to resolve this issue. Install the update for 'Pandora's Box' to run the game on a computer with Windows Vista or Windows 7.
Install 'Pandora's Box' as usual from the original CD. During this process, Windows Vista may display a message indicating that the program has known compatibility issues. Click the 'Cancel' button to close the window. Click 'Exit' when the installation process is complete.
Open a Web browser and navigate to the official 'Pandora's Box' website using the link in the 'Resources' section of this article. Click the 'Downloads' link on the left side of the page.
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Click the 'Pandora10a.exe' link to download the update for 'Pandora's Box.' Save the file to the desktop.
Double-click the file 'Pandora10a.exe' on the desktop when the download is complete. When Windows displays a warning asking you to confirm that you want to run the file, click 'Run.'
Click a radio button indicating whether you want to see the installation directions in English or French, and then click 'OK' twice. Click 'OK' a final time when the confirmation window appears to tell you that 'Pandora's Box' was successfully patched.
Click 'This program installed correctly' when Windows asks you if the installation process was successful.
Launch 'Pandora's Box.' The game will now run correctly on Windows Vista and Windows 7.
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The creator of Tetris, Alexey Pajitnov, teamed up with Microsoft to help create Pandora's Box. It is a puzzle-solving game that will take you literally to the ends of the Earth. This journey includes 350 puzzles. It's up to you to solve them, capture the Tricksters, and save the world from chaos. The puzzles are not typical word and logic puzzles, but instead take advantage of computer technology and challenge your visual skills. Some are twists on a familiar challenge and others are unique. They all provide a relaxing, subconscious, and enjoyable challenge that can be more fun than cerebral word or logic puzzles.
Pandora Box 1999 Game Patch Download Version
License | Free |
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File Size | 15.58 MB |
Operating System | Windows 95 Windows NT Windows 98 Windows |
System Requirements | Windows 95/98/NT, 16 MB RAM (32 MB recommended) |