not sure what version of AOE you are talking about also
but here are system REQ'S
Minimum System Requirements for Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs - Microsoft® Windows® XP
- PC with 1.4 Ghz equivalent or higher processor that supports SSE
- 256 MB of system RAM
- 2.9 GB available hard disk space
- 32x speed or faster CD-ROM drive
- 64 MB video card with HT&L
- Sound card with speakers or headphones
- Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
- 56.6 Kbps or better modem for online play
- DirectX 9.0c or above
Age of Empires: System requirements The minimum hardware configuration for Age of Empires is: - Pentium 90 or higher processor
- 16 MB RAM
- Microsoft Windows 95 operating system or Windows NT Workstation 4.0 with Service Pack 3
- Local SVGA bus video display (with 1 MB VRAM)
- 80 MB of available hard disk space
- 50 MB free disk space for swap file
- Quad speed CD-ROM drive - for cinematics
- Double speed CD-ROM drive - for gameplay
- Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
- Sound board plus speakers or headphones to hear audio
- 28.8 Kbps modem for head-to-head play
AOE II
System Requirements
- Microsoft® Windows® 95/98/Me/XP/NT 4.0 with service pack 5
- PC with 166 MHz equivalent or higher processor
- 32 MB of system RAM
- 200 MB available hard disk space, 100 MB of available hard disk space for swap file
- 4x speed or faster CD-ROM drive
- Super VGA with 2 MB of video memory
- Sound card, speakers or headphones required for audio
- Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
- 56.6 Kbps or better modem for online play