So, I found my old warcraft 2 game. I am trying to play it but it says that I can't. I try to run in compatibility mode for windows 95 and 98 and I try all dif kinds of settings and it still says it won't run it. why the heck not?
Can't run older game
- Thread starter crispbac
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Go to vista compatiblity center and see if it can be played at all.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-vista/
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-vista/
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Dang it. So how the heck can I play it? I don't have money to get another OS. Is there an emulator or anything like that that will work?
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Did the compatiblity center say no?
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The experts at Microsoft are paid top dollar to make Vista sound as good as it can and they could not come up with a way to play the game. This is not saying there is no way, but I certainly dont know how its done. Sorry.
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- 6 gig
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- ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
- Sound Card
- Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
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- Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
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- 640 gb
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you could try installing the game in a different folder instead of the main program files folder, and Direct X might need to be copied into the windows folder as well ;-)
MrNeeds
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niemiro
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Hello!
What is actually happening when you try to run it? Error messages? Crashing? Black screens? etc.
Thanks!
Richard
What is actually happening when you try to run it? Error messages? Crashing? Black screens? etc.
Thanks!
Richard
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- ATI Radeon HD 3870 (512 MBytes)
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- Onboard
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Lol, Warcraft 2 is FAR too old to be run off any of the newer-age Operating systems.
I currently play Warcraft 2 on Cista Home Basic 32 Bit Edition using DOSBOX. Once you learn how to mount your drive, it'll work like a charm, sound and all.
I currently play Warcraft 2 on Cista Home Basic 32 Bit Edition using DOSBOX. Once you learn how to mount your drive, it'll work like a charm, sound and all.
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- 140mm fan,2 x 120mm front fans, 1 x 120mm rear fan
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