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can any 1 help me, i have 2 fairly old games, the
settlers 3 and ciliviliastion 2 test of time that i wud
like to install, but i keep receiving a pop up, my mates
tell me that its cos im running on win32 but the game is
win 16, ive tried changing its compatibilty to emulate on
windows p9 and ME but doesnt work, is there any soloution
to this?
 
James said:
can any 1 help me, i have 2 fairly old games, the
settlers 3 and ciliviliastion 2 test of time that i wud
like to install, but i keep receiving a pop up, my mates
tell me that its cos im running on win32 but the game is
win 16, ive tried changing its compatibilty to emulate on
windows p9 and ME but doesnt work, is there any soloution
to this?
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Is the error message you're getting mention anything about autoexec.nt by
any chance?

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James, most of the "older" games will run perfectly well on Windows XP.
Some need to use Compatibility Mode (details are in Help and Support), and
this TechNet article will help you:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/lgcyapps.mspx

Basically, what Compatibility Mode does is allow the older program to
"think" it is being installed on the operating system for which it was
designed. You also need to pay attention to the game's requirements, and
some need to be installed using Compatibility starting with the installation
itself by going to Start/Run/Browse and locating the install.exe or
setup.exe file on the root of the CD. You can right-click that file, follow
the pattern to use Compatibility Mode and have it install.

After the install, make sure to update the program from the web site of the
creator, then right-click the icon you'll use to launch the game and make
sure the proper Compatibility settings are ready. You also need to make
sure the proper display and color settings are selected.
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Chris H.
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