Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

How to Play

The game with NoDVD has been tested on Windows 7 64-bit and Windows 10, works okay, the game supports widescreen

Install & play guide:

• Mount the disc image. You will need the utility for mounting disc image files, like WinCDEmu, UltraISO, Alcohol 52%/Alcohol 120% or Daemon Tools Lite
• Install the game (if autorun doesn't work - simply launch the installation from Setup.exe inside the disc, run as administrator)
• Also it is recommended to install DirectX from the disc (if you're using Windows 10 - enable DirectPlay, read this or this guide how to do it)
• After you installed the game - install NoDVD (simply copy hp7.exe from the archive and put it into Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1/pc folder, agree to replace original file)
• Open the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1/pc folder and find hp7.exe. Right click on hp7.exe - Properties - Compatibility - Set "Run this app in compatibility mode with Windows XP SP3" and "Run as administrator"
• Launch the game and play. If the game doesn't work - try to launch the game in compatibility mode with old versions of Windows (98, 2000, WinXP or Vista)

Notes:

• If the installation doesn't start - try to launch Setup.exe in compatibility mode with old version of Windows (98, 2000 or XP) and as administrator
• NoDVD is required for the launch because the game is using SecuROM DRM protection, which doesn't work on modern systems. That NoDVD "breaks" DRM protection and allows the game to work on modern systems
• It is recommended to install all versions of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for the correct work of the game
• The game works on DirectX 9, so if you're using Windows 8, 8.1, 10 or 11 - you need to enable DirectPlay: Go to Control Panel, and select 'Programs'. Select 'Turn Windows features on and off', click on 'Legacy Components' and check the box 'DirectPlay'. Select OK, once the installation is done, restart your computer
• The game has full localizations for 7 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish & Russian. By default the game installs only on your system's language (i.e. if you have Windows with French interface - the game will be French only). But if you want to play on different language - you can change the language by registry edit:

1. Press Windows+R and type "regedit.exe"
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Wow6432Node/Electronic Arts/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
3. Change the values of Language and Locale to your desired language (for example, fr for French language). Supported locales: de, en, es, fr, it, pl, ru
4. Also, you have to copy the language file from the DVD to your installation path

• If the game shows error "d3dx9_37.dll is missed" - simply download that dll and put it in game folder, next to exe-file
• For users of Windows 64-bit systems: if the game doesn't work after you launched it - open Task Manager (Ctrl+Alt+Del by default) and check for processes hp7.exe and rundll32.exe. Close hp7.exe but don't touch rundll32.exe (it's a Windows app for running old apps from 32-bit operational systems, most old games running through rundll32.exe). Now try to launch the game again, it must work. Don't forget to close rundll32.exe process in Task Manager after finishing playing
• Don't forget to check PCGamingWiki page if you have troubles