Now those of you with long memories will recall a thread I made back on lucasforums that explained a workaround using the Squizzy Resolution Patcher and a certain altered exe file that shall remain unexplained to get widescreen to work in patched TSL.
No widescreen support in the patched version, unlike KOTOR 1 with uniws. But I ran into another problem, primarily with TSL. Haven't fully tested it yet but I think it might work.
I figure that ok I might be able to work with this by making iso files from the discs and mount them to a pseudo drive. Now here is the kicker: I eventually got around to removing the steam versions and reinstalling my retail disc versions and voila, they work with no issues. I've tried reinstalling, applying compatibility, etc.
I click play and a process shows up in the background, note I said background and not main, processes in the task manager with no memory being used, it just sits there doing absolutely nothing. I haven't tested them all, but the two most important ones, KOTOR 1 and 2 unfortunately do not start. On May 4th, SW games were on sale for ridiculously low prices so I picked up all the ones I currently own on disc because I'm soon to be without a cd drive as my new case will not include a 5.25 bay and I really don't want to get an external drive just for some old games. After a extended *cough* incredibly long *cough* absence I have been seized by the desire to once again play the games.