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Dilbert's Desktop Games

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Dilbert's Desktop Games
Dilbert's Desktop Games cover
Developers
Cyclops Software
Publishers
DreamWorks Interactive
Microsoft
Release dates
Windows September 30, 1997
Dilbert's Desktop Games on MobyGames
Dilbert's Desktop Games on Wikipedia
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General information

MobyGames entry

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
 The disc is required to get the endgame certificate.
Windows
A demo is available.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Cyclops Software\Desktop Toys Screensaver[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Dt05\ToySpr\Toys\widget.dat[Note 2]
<path-to-game>\Dt05\ToySpr\CEO\sim.dat[Note 2]
widget.dat saves your Game Machine parts acquired information.
sim.dat saves your CEO Simulator information.

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Techno Raiders and Project Pass-Off only.
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows

Use the InstallShield 5 32-bit Generic Installer.

Issues unresolved

Green shadows and boxes in Techno Raiders

Some graphics have green backgrounds on floors 1-8 when running on modern versions of Windows.[1]

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95, NT 4.0 98, ME, 2000
Processor (CPU) Intel 486 66 MHz Intel Pentium
System memory (RAM) 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 40 MB

Notes

  1. ↑ Applications writing to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References