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Difference between revisions of "Toy Story"

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'''Key points'''
 
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{{ii}} This game does not run on modern machines.
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{{--}} Inferior to the console versions due to floatier controls and less content, however it does include a Red Book audio soundtrack.
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# Run <code>otvdmw.exe</code>.
 
# Run <code>otvdmw.exe</code>.
 
# Navigate to <code>SETUP.EXE</code> on the CD and click <code>Open</code>.
 
# Navigate to <code>SETUP.EXE</code> on the CD and click <code>Open</code>.
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===Unable to link to KERNEL32.DLL!===
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{{Fixbox|description=Use an unofficial patch| |fix=
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# Download and extract [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1856-toy-story-fix/ Toy Story Fix].
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# Go to <code>{{p|game}}</code>, and delete or rename <code>TOYSTORY.EXE</code>.
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# Place the new <code>TOYSTORY.EXE</code> in <code>{{p|game}}</code>.
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===Could not load WinG!===
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{{ii}} This game requires a graphics dll file that is not included with newer versions of Windows.
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{{Fixbox|description=Install WinG32.DLL| |fix=
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# Download and extract [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1855-wingdll/ this .zip file].
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# On 64-bit OSs place <code>WING32.DLL</code> into <code>Windows\SysWOW64</code>. On 32-bit OSs place it in <code>Windows\System32</code> instead.
 
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Toy Story
Toy Story cover
Developers
Traveller's Tales
Publishers
Disney Interactive Studios
Release dates
Windows October 31, 1996
Toy Story guide on StrategyWiki
Toy Story on MobyGames
Toy Story on Wikipedia
Toy Story
Subseries of Pixar
Disney's Animated Storybook: Toy Story 1996
Toy Story 1996
Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue 1999
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command 2000
Toy Story Mania! 2010
Toy Story 3: The Video Game 2010
Toy Story: Smash It! 2013
Toy Story Drop! 2019

Key points

This game is difficult to start on modern machines. See Issues fixed for workarounds.
Uses a higher quality Red Book audio soundtrack than the console versions.
Inferior to the console versions due to floatier controls and less content.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\TOYSTORY.CFG[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Issues fixed

Game will not install

Error message: This app can't run on your PC. To find a version for your PC, check with the software publisher.
Use winedvm
  1. Download and extract winedvm for windows.
  2. Run otvdmw.exe.
  3. Navigate to SETUP.EXE on the CD and click Open.

Unable to link to KERNEL32.DLL!

Use an unofficial patch
  1. Download and extract Toy Story Fix.
  2. Go to <path-to-game>, and delete or rename TOYSTORY.EXE.
  3. Place the new TOYSTORY.EXE in <path-to-game>.

Could not load WinG!

This game requires a graphics dll file that is not included with newer versions of Windows.
Install WinG32.DLL
  1. Download and extract this .zip file.
  2. On 64-bit OSs place WING32.DLL into Windows\SysWOW64. On 32-bit OSs place it in Windows\System32 instead.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 3.1
Processor (CPU) Intel 486DX2 66 MHz
System memory (RAM) 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 MB
Sound (audio device) 8-bit sound card
Other Double-speed (2x) CD-ROM drive

Notes

  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