Re: Problems installing some games

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/pr...n/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.

DirectX 9 is backward compatible for the older games, but you probably
need - in addition to what Jimmy offered - to have the older games believing
they're in the operating system for which they were designed.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Baumann" <Baumann@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:45DA6D44-49FA-4CD2-8B6E-16612E05662E@microsoft.com...
>I have had problems installing several of my old games on my new computer.
>I go through the installation process without any error messages but when I
>go to play the game I get an error message that says an error occurred and
>the program will shut down, do I want to send report to ..... These games
>are ones I had on my old computer with XP. The games I have had problems
>with are Might and Magic 6 and 7, NOX, and the expansion discs for Heroes
>of Might and Magic 3 and Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds but not for the
>original games of these 2 titles. For the Heroes of Might and Magic 3
>expansions, the system report during installation says that I don't have
>directx compatibility with version 6.1 but I have the directx9 version
>installed. Please help with some of my favorite games because I am afraid
>to install anything else.
>