["RGSS Player is not responding" - I've tried EVERYTHING!]

I downloaded the trial version of RPG Maker XP and was able to open the game in that, after also extracting those PBS files. I hit "Playtest" and for a moment it seemed to work, giving me a New Game / Continue screen, so I hit "New Game" and that's when it stopped responding again.

Unfortunately I don't have another computer to run the game on... my Windows 8 laptop is all I have. Any possible chance of this issue being fixed in a future update to the game? Otherwise it doesn't look like I'll be able to play it at all... :c

["RGSS Player is not responding" - I've tried EVERYTHING!]

I guess that first bubble for 'only essential windows services' is the closest thing we have to an 'off' switch. Still, if the player is properly added, that's strange. So what happens if you try that first bubble option, any difference?

No difference - the first option is what it was set on when I first downloaded and tried to run the game. The same thing happens on either setting.

["RGSS Player is not responding" - I've tried EVERYTHING!]

The DEP is really the only consistent solution I've heard for this-- did you try adding it as an exception, or just turning DEP off? You might try the other options, either way.

I added it as an exception. There doesn't seem to be an option for turning DEP off altogether. Here's what it looks like:

["RGSS Player is not responding" - I've tried EVERYTHING!]

Hello! I downloaded the game, but when I try starting it up it immediately freezes and says "RGSS Player is not responding," forcing me to kill the program. So far I've tried:

• the Data Execution Prevention method
• running the program as administrator
• running the program in Windows XP (both Service Packs 2 and 3) compatibility mode
• downloading/installing the RPG Maker XP runtime files

Nothing has worked! I'm using Windows 8, 64 bit. I would highly appreciate some help, since I'd really love to play the game! Thank you so much!!