[Microsoft Comic Chat Editor Running in Windows 10 & 11]

I ran a hex editor on the Microsoft Comic chat software recently- poking around see what I can do , one of the errors that shows as a return print syntax error is this software cannot run on MS-DOS lol . It's a relic software of the past yes , but I repurpose it for art . People love it on my twitch page and never heard of it . Can't blame em though they weren't even born when this software was popular lol

[Microsoft Comic Chat Editor Running in Windows 10 & 11]

My first post I want it to be beneficial to old and new Microsoft Comic Chat users . Windows 10 & 11 as some may know , backwards compatibility for the Character editor does not work unless a virtual machine is set up with a installation of a older Windows operating system which in my opinion takes a large amount of space and resources. However Windows 10 & 11 has a Windows Linux Subsystem that can be used to run the Character editor as well . Follow the guide carefully . Any questions I will answer as soon as I can . 

Installing Windows Linux Subsystem and Ubuntu-----------------------

 

*First make sure windows has done all updates, check your windows updates

 

*Bottom left had corner Windows search bar type in CMD

 

Open CMD

 

*In CMD window Type in

 

wsl –install

 

*When Linux subsystem and Ubuntu finish installing restart the computer

 

*after reboot linux will continue installation and promt to set up a user name and password , if nothing opens after your computer restart click the start menu and select ubuntu to finish installation

 

*Ubuntu will open in terminal and the user will make a username and password

Installing Flathub Repo ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

*when installation finished type in

 

sudo apt-get update

 

*when the update is finished type in

 

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

 

*when that finishes type in

 

sudo reboot

 

*go to start menu and reopen ubuntu type in

 

sudo apt install flatpack -y

 

*now type in

 

sudo reboot

 

*re open ubuntu from the start menu

 

*now type in

 

sudo flatpak remote-add –if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpackrepo

 

*now type in

 

sudo wget https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.gpg

Installing Bottles---------------------------------------------------

 

*now type

 

sudo flatpak install flathub com.usebottles.bottles

 

*select yes for all installations.

 

*Now type in

 

flatpak run com.usebottles.bottles

 

*when bottles open follow the prompts to finish installation, do not close the ubuntu window .

Installing Microsoft Comic Chat Editor Bottle--------------------------------------

 

When bottles finished click the bottles tab and create a new bottle

 

Name the bottle : Ex Microsoft Comic Chat Editor

 

select custom

 

under runner select sys-wine 8.0

 

Architecture Select 32 bit

 

click the create bottle

 

close the promt

 

on microsoft comic chat editor bottle you created click the “>” icon next to the gear icon

 

click settings

 

scroll down to Compatabilty , Select windows version Windows 95

 

Upper left hand corner select back “<”

 

scroll down to tools and click the drop down icon where it says Legacy Wine Tools“\/”

 

select configuration

 

click graphics tab

 

set screen resolution to 192 dpi

 

click apply then ok – leave bottles open -

 

Go to your start menu and type in file explorer

 

On the address bar click and type in Linux and make your way to the following folder

 

Ubuntu > Home > “ a folder with your user name”>

 

Drop the msccedit.exe file here

 

Go back to bottles and click run executable

 

click +other locations

 

click computer

 

now go to the following folders

 

home > “your user name” >

 

click on msccedit.exe

 

Click Yes on all promts

 

Go back to bottles Upper Left hand corner select back “<”

 

Click +Add Shortcut

 

Right click somewhere in the empty window where msccedit.exe resides and select “Show hidden files”

 

make your way to the following folder

 

.var > app > .com.usebottles.bottles > data > bottles > bottles > microsoft comic chat editor > drive_c >program files > microsoft comic chat editor >

 

Click on Ccedit.exe

 

Upper right hand corner Click “Add”

 

Under Program you should see Ccedit with a play button and 3 dots

 

Click the 3 Dots

 

Add to Library

 

Click the back button , upper left hand corner “<”

 

Click on Library

 

Should see a square with no icon , hover your mouse over it and select Launch

 

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Q&A

 

How do I start this everytime?

I don’t know how to set a shortcut like a normal windows program , Just open Ubuntu from the start menu and type in

 

flatpak run com.usebottles.bottles

 

When I open Comic Chat editor , Im missing other tools like line, paintbucket ect?

 

On the Microsoft Comic Chat Editor bottles , select “>”

 

scroll down to tools and click the drop down icon where it says Legacy Wine Tools“\/”

 

select configuration

 

click graphics tab

 

set screen resolution to a number higher than 192, but don’t max it out . The windows will become unusable. Slowly change it and try the program again until you reach a desired result . For some reason the program refuses to adjust to a proper resolution , making fonts bigger does help but do it a few at a time until you reach the desired result or else the windows will become unsuable and you will have to delete the microsoft comic chat bottle and start a whole new microsoft comic chat bottle process.

Have fun making characters again

Cheers **

 

-DarkAlchemyXEX