Mechwarrior 4 and Age of Empires 2 Error's

[Guest]

Tried reinstalling MW4 and AOE2 Gold recently cause I felt like playing them. Haven't installed since I upgraded to XP Pro, and am now getting an error everytime I try to start a game.

In both AOE2 and MW4 the game will load to the first "loading" screen, then will crash out, with an error box basically stating that it encountered an error and needs to close, no more information then that.

Been fiendin either one of these games of late, and have NO idea what's up with them at present.

 

[Rock]

Try running them in compatibiltiy mode. From the Help and Support Center
file:

Getting older programs to run on Windows XP
Most programs run properly on Windows XP. The exceptions are some older
games and other programs that were written specifically for an earlier
version of Windows. To run your program on Windows XP, try the following:

Run the Program Compatibility Wizard. As an alternative, you can set the
compatibility properties manually.
Update your program, drivers, or hardware.
These options are covered in detail below.

The Program Compatibility Wizard
This wizard prompts you to test your program in different modes
(environments) and with various settings. For example, if the program
was originally designed to run on Windows 95, set the compatibility mode
to Windows 95 and try running your program again. If successful, the
program will start in that mode each time. The wizard also allows you to
try different settings, such as switching the display to 256 colors and
the screen resolution to 640 x 480 pixels.

If compatibility problems prevent you from installing a program on
Windows XP, run the Program Compatibility Wizard on the setup file for
the program. The file may be called Setup.exe or something similar, and
is probably located on the Installation disc for the program.

To run the Program Compatibility Wizard
Start the Program Compatibility Wizard.
Follow the instructions in the wizard.
Note

To start the Program Compatibility Wizard, click Start, click Help and
Support, click Find compatible hardware and software for Windows XP, and
then, under See Also in the navigation pane, click Program Compatibility
Wizard.
Set the compatibility properties manually
As an alternative to running the Program Compatibility Wizard, you can
set the compatibility properties for a program manually. The settings
are the same as the options in the Program Compatibility Wizard.

To set the compatibility properties for a program manually
Right-click the program icon on your desktop or the shortcut on the
Start menu for the program you want to run, and then click Properties.
Click the Compatibility tab, and change the compatibility settings for
your program.
Notes

The Compatibility tab is only available for programs installed on your
hard drive. Although you can run the Program Compatibility Wizard on
programs or setup files on a CD-ROM or floppy disk, your changes will
not remain in effect after you close the program.
For more information about an option on the Compatibility tab,
right-click the option and then click What's This.
Update your program or drivers
If your program does not run correctly after testing it with the Program
Compatibility Wizard, check the Web for updates or other fixes, as follows:

Check the Web site of the program's manufacturer to see if an update or
patch is available.
Check Windows Update to see if a fix is available for the program. Click
Home on the menu bar of Help and Support Center, then click Windows
Update in the right pane.
If the program is a game that uses DirectX, ensure that you are using
the latest version of DirectX. In addition, check the Web site of the
manufacturer of your video card or sound card to see if newer drivers
are available for either of them.
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[Guest]

Tried that already, sorry. Tried running it in any of the compatibility modes listed. Also tried doing a cleanboot without any TSR/Background app's running, same results every time. With both accounts. These worked under ME so I figured that was a good first try on the compatibility, but when that didn't work, I tried the other options, no join.

 

[Rock]

The only other options I can suggest are check with the game
manufacturer and on the gaming forums for people who have had experience
with these.