I need some help running [SLAVE] games on Win11

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ProfWalrus

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I've just bought some old classics from DLSite that I used to love back in the day, but they no longer run on my computer.
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On start I get the following message, then the game is just a black screen with sounds. Clicking any button throws the message again, which doesn't leave until you kill the program using Task Manager.

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I'm guessing I'll need some kind of codec, but no clue where to start looking.
 
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The codec you're looking for should have been shipped with the game.
Look for an archive called mp4codec.lzh and extract it. On a 32-bit system, you should right-click on the .ini file to install the .dll.
This procedure doesn't work on a 64-bit system: workaround
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Maybe you want to take a look at these threads as well:
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Lord Netorius

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If you have the mp4codec.lzh archive, extract the contents then look for the MPG4C32.INF file and open it with notepad.
Look for [Installable.Drivers] line and delete everything after that line then insert these lines

Code: 
[Installable.Drivers]
mp43 = 1:MPG4c32.dll, "vidc.mp43", %MS-MPG4v3% , , ,
mp42 = 1:MPG4c32.dll, "vidc.mp42", %MS-MPG4v2% , , ,
mpg4 = 1:MPG4c32.dll, "vidc.mpg4", %MS-MPG4v1% , , ,


[DefaultInstall]
CopyFiles = MPEG4.Copy,MPEG4.Copy.Inf
Updateinis = MPEG4.Updateini
AddReg = MPEG4.AddReg9x,MPEG4.DoReg,MPEG4.UninstReg
MediaType = SOFTWARE

[DefaultInstall.NTx86]
CopyFiles = MPEG4.CopyNT,MPEG4.Copy.Inf
AddReg = MPEG4.AddRegNT,MPEG4.UninstReg
MediaType = SOFTWARE

[DefaultInstall.NTamd64]
CopyFiles = MPEG4.CopyNTamd64,MPEG4.Copy.Inf
AddReg = MPEG4.AddRegNTamd64,MPEG4.UninstReg
MediaType = SOFTWARE


[MPEG4.Copy.Inf]
MPG4C32.INF

[MPEG4.Copy]
MPG4C32.DLL
MPG4DS32.AX

[MPEG4.CopyNT]
MPG4C32.DLL

[MPEG4.CopyNTamd64]
MPG4C32.DLL

[MPEG4.UpdateIni]
system.ini, drivers32,,"vidc.MPG4=MPG4C32.DLL"
system.ini, drivers32,,"vidc.MP42=MPG4C32.DLL"
system.ini, drivers32,,"vidc.MP43=MPG4C32.DLL"


[DestinationDirs]
DefaultDestDir = 11 ; Windows\System32
MPEG4.Copy.Inf = 17 ; Windows\inf
MPEG4.Copy = 11
MPEG4.CopyNT = 11
MPEG4.CopyNTamd64 = 16425 ; Windows\SysWOW64


[MPEG4.AddReg9x]
HKLM, %VIDC-MPG4%,"Description",,%MS-MPG4v1%
HKLM, %VIDC-MPG4%,"Driver",,MPG4C32.DLL
HKLM, %VIDC-MPG4%,"FriendlyName",,%MS-MPG4v1%
HKLM, %VIDC-MP42%,"Description",,%MS-MPG4v2%
HKLM, %VIDC-MP42%,"Driver",,MPG4C32.DLL
HKLM, %VIDC-MP42%,"FriendlyName",,%MS-MPG4v2%
HKLM, %VIDC-MP43%,"Description",,%MS-MPG4v3%
HKLM, %VIDC-MP43%,"Driver",,MPG4C32.DLL
HKLM, %VIDC-MP43%,"FriendlyName",,%MS-MPG4v3%
HKLM, %RunOnceSetup%,"Registering MPEG4 Codec",,"%11%\regsvr32.exe /s %11%\MPG4C32.DLL"

[MPEG4.AddRegNT]
HKLM, "%CurVer32%\drivers.desc",MPG4C32.DLL,,%MS-MPG4v3%
HKLM, "%CurVer32%\drivers32","vidc.MPG4",,MPG4C32.DLL
HKLM, "%CurVer32%\drivers32","vidc.MP42",,MPG4C32.DLL
HKLM, "%CurVer32%\drivers32","vidc.MP43",,MPG4C32.DLL

[MPEG4.AddRegNTamd64]
HKLM, "%CurVer64%\drivers.desc",MPG4C32.DLL,,%MS-MPG4v3%
HKLM, "%CurVer64%\drivers32", vidc.MPG4,, MPG4C32.DLL
HKLM, "%CurVer64%\drivers32", vidc.MP42,, MPG4C32.DLL
HKLM, "%CurVer64%\drivers32", vidc.MP43,, MPG4C32.DLL

[MPEG4.DoReg]
HKLM, %RunOnceSetup%,"Registering Mpeg4 Direct Show Decoder...",,"%11%\regsvr32.exe /s %11%\MPG4DS32.AX"

[MPEG4.UninstReg]
HKLM, %UninstMPG4%
HKLM, %UninstMPG4%,DisplayName,,"Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Codec"
HKLM, %UninstMPG4%,UninstallString,,"rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultUninstall 132 %17%\MPG4C32.INF"


[DefaultUninstall]
DelFiles = MPEG4.Copy,MPEG4.Copy.Inf
DelReg = MPEG4.AddReg9x,MPEG4.DoReg,MPEG4.UninstReg
Updateinis = MPEG4.Updateini

[DefaultUninstall.NTx86]
DelFiles = MPEG4.CopyNT,MPEG4.Copy.Inf
DelReg = MPEG4.AddRegNT,MPEG4.UninstReg

[DefaultUninstall.NTamd64]
DelFiles = MPEG4.CopyNTamd64,MPEG4.Copy.Inf
DelReg = MPEG4.AddRegNTamd64,MPEG4.UninstReg


[Strings]
MS-MPG4v1 = "Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Codec v1"
MS-MPG4v2 = "Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Codec v2"
MS-MPG4v3 = "Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Codec v3"
VIDC-MPG4 = "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaResources\icm\vidc.MPG4"
VIDC-MP42 = "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaResources\icm\vidc.MP42"
VIDC-MP43 = "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaResources\icm\vidc.MP43"
CurVer32 = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion"
CurVer64 = "SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion"
RunOnceSetup = "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Setup"
UninstMPG4 = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MS-MPEG4"
Then install MPG4C32.INF
Credits to bakana in Erogamescape
 
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ProfWalrus

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scrumbles said:
The codec you're looking for should have been shipped with the game.
Look for an archive called mp4codec.lzh and extract it. On a 32-bit system, you should right-click on the .ini file to install the .dll.
This procedure doesn't work on a 64-bit system: workaround
You must be registered to see the links
.

Maybe you want to take a look at these threads as well:
You must be registered to see the links
,
You must be registered to see the links
Click to expand...
Unfortunately it seems the codec isn't in the game. I redownloaded the zip from DLSite just in case I missed it somehow. The site does show this amazingly helpful message:
To view this movie, you may need to install MPEG4 Codec (MPG4C32).
Click to expand...
These are all the contents from the archive:

Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
d----- 04/04/2025 20:41 data
-a---- 04/04/2025 20:27 229 hdl.ini
-a---- 15/03/2005 18:11 344064 ハードラヴライフ.exe
-a---- 21/08/2004 21:26 745 初めにお読みください。.htm


Directory: hardlovelife\data


Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:13 564446 bgm.dow
-a---- 09/08/2004 14:09 13302 bottan.bmp
-a---- 09/08/2004 14:09 5058 bottan.psd
-a---- 17/08/2004 07:29 182631 cofig.jpg
-a---- 26/08/2004 01:35 1482538 end.dom
-a---- 26/08/2004 01:44 1879229 end.dow
-a---- 16/12/2004 14:45 48598 exit.bmp
-a---- 06/08/2004 19:19 392068 fa1.dom
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:42 1407752 fa1.dow
-a---- 06/08/2004 19:19 358958 fa2.dom
-a---- 06/08/2004 19:19 339926 fa3.dom
-a---- 06/08/2004 19:19 430882 fa4.dom
-a---- 06/08/2004 19:20 372000 fa5.dom
-a---- 06/08/2004 19:20 379376 fb1.dom
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:42 708929 fb1.dow
-a---- 06/08/2004 19:20 306352 fb2.dom
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:43 674556 fb2.dow
-a---- 06/08/2004 19:20 734384 fc1.dom
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:43 1428939 fc1.dow
-a---- 24/08/2004 04:05 8383316 ff1.dom
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:43 598158 ff1.dow
-a---- 19/07/2004 17:55 244086 flaem.bmp
-a---- 18/08/2004 15:58 34 flag.scn
-a---- 17/08/2004 07:28 166365 gamechu.jpg
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:19 817466 ho1.dom
-a---- 06/08/2004 19:09 1216849 ho1.dow
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:19 802164 ho2.dom
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:16 1049887 ho2.dow
-a---- 05/08/2004 05:42 38218 ho21.dom
-a---- 05/08/2004 05:51 503742 ho21.dow
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:16 785449 ho3.dow
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:16 1053429 ho4.dow
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:16 761705 ho5.dow
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:16 1146862 ho6.dow
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:17 1229171 ho7.dow
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:17 1320881 ho8.dow
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:17 1309102 ho9.dow
-a---- 06/08/2004 19:22 346404 ka1.dom
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:43 1729755 ka1.dow
-a---- 06/08/2004 19:23 327130 ka2.dom
-a---- 06/08/2004 19:23 328132 ka3.dom
-a---- 06/08/2004 19:23 350506 kb1.dom
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:43 1247138 kb1.dow
-a---- 06/08/2004 19:23 353352 kb2.dom
-a---- 06/08/2004 19:23 311554 kc1.dom
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:44 1250011 kc1.dow
-a---- 06/08/2004 19:24 295498 kc2.dom
-a---- 26/08/2004 01:18 12424206 kf1.dom
-a---- 26/08/2004 01:16 777010 kf1.dow
-a---- 01/08/2004 18:47 23411768 op1.dom
-a---- 02/08/2004 11:51 2890070 op1.dow
-a---- 06/08/2004 19:14 549778 pa1.dom
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:42 1248371 pa1.dow
-a---- 06/08/2004 19:14 567024 pa2.dom
-a---- 06/08/2004 19:14 576144 pb1.dom
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:42 1302336 pb1.dow
-a---- 06/08/2004 19:15 1121672 pb2.dom
-a---- 06/08/2004 19:15 1114808 pb3.dom
-a---- 06/08/2004 19:15 420542 pc1.dom
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:42 1243856 pc1.dow
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:42 323371 pf0.dow
-a---- 13/08/2004 21:43 8165566 pf1.dom
-a---- 14/08/2004 12:47 472867 pf1.dow
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:42 410893 pf3.dow
-a---- 01/07/2004 09:29 7812 rogo01.jpg
-a---- 17/08/2004 08:18 60726 s2.jpg
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:32 2291282 sa1.dom
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:37 114661 sa1.dow
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:33 2302516 sa2.dom
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:37 107198 sa2.dow
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:37 106485 sa3.dow
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:37 112849 sa4.dow
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:37 97127 sa5.dow
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:33 294994 sb1.dom
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:37 1214670 sb1.dow
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:33 308640 sb2.dom
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:34 476858 sc1.dom
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:37 1332492 sc1.dow
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:35 479028 sc2.dom
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:07 2816211 semi.dow
-a---- 17/08/2004 07:25 203367 sen1.jpg
-a---- 23/08/2004 11:45 13010292 sf1.dom
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:38 657585 sf1.dow
-a---- 23/08/2004 11:49 13014896 sf2.dom
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:38 657585 sf2.dow
-a---- 23/03/2004 16:11 9583 slavebana.jpg
-a---- 27/03/2004 01:07 5917 slavebana3.jpg
-a---- 25/08/2004 14:39 3623 start.scn
-a---- 08/08/2004 16:40 675274 statas.bmp
-a---- 08/08/2004 16:19 437834 statas.psd
-a---- 04/04/2025 20:27 788 system.dat
-a---- 17/08/2004 07:28 44769 taitoru.jpg
-a---- 08/08/2004 13:18 921656 title.bmp
-a---- 05/08/2004 03:11 244608 title.psd
-a---- 18/08/2004 15:43 197686 top.dom
-a---- 08/08/2004 13:23 146936 t_bot.bmp
-a---- 08/08/2004 13:23 38314 t_bot.psd
-a---- 23/08/2004 16:11 156008 zg1.dom
-a---- 18/08/2004 15:43 339360 zg2.dom
-a---- 20/03/2005 09:41 8726 ハード☆ラヴ☆ライフ.bak
-a---- 20/03/2005 09:41 8566 ハード☆ラヴ☆ライフ.htm
-a---- 15/08/2004 16:40 36 拡張子変え.bat

I've downloaded the codec from:
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then tried to register it with this method:
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but the black screen is still showing up.

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does mention the following:
You also need to move the three corresponding Registry keys that point to that file. Move them from:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32
to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32
Click to expand...
I just don't know what keys they would be in the first place or I could try writing them myself...

I still don't have the .INF file, nor can I find anywhere where it's still available. Every link in the threads you shared is long dead, hongfire and rapidshare are offline :/
 
Lord Netorius

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ProfWalrus said:
I still don't have the .INF file, nor can I find anywhere where it's still available. Every link in the threads you shared is long dead, hongfire and rapidshare are offline :/
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Luckily I still had that file, someone shared it with some collection some time back then.
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Just edit the inf file with bakana's code I shared earlier.
 
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