Vista - How do I install older games on Vista?

ctolley · 12-18-2007

I have tried to install a game from 2005 called MEDIEVAL TOTAL WAR.

I put the disk in the drive and the install option does not even appear.

My compuer makes a noise as if it is trying to do something but nothing happens. It is not the disk because I have installed it on my brothers XP os.

I am using windows vista home basic. The game requires a DirectX 9.0 compatible video card.

Could anyone help?

**rajinisback** · 12-18-2007

Hi ctolley,
What happens if you put the disk in the drive, restart the computer, then go to Start > My Computer and go to the CD/DVD Drive? Maybe then you can right click on the CD/DVD drive and choose "autoplay". Or double click the drive and run setup.exe or install.exe.

Raj

**coolchris** · 12-19-2007

Well firstly..is it compatible with Vista 64..check the website. Secondly..have you tried to go into the exe properties and flag it as Windows XP compatible?

**Brink** · 12-19-2007

Hi Ctolley,

As CoolChris suggested, you should try using XP SP2 compatibility mode on it. Try opening the DVD and manually click on the setup/install file first. If it still does install, then use the compatibility mode on the setup/install file.

See: How to Use Compatibilty Mode in Vista for how.

Shawn

12-18-2007	#1 (permalink)
ctolley windows vista home basic 3 posts	How do I install older games on Vista? I have tried to install a game from 2005 called MEDIEVAL TOTAL WAR. I put the disk in the drive and the install option does not even appear. My compuer makes a noise as if it is trying to do something but nothing happens. It is not the disk because I have installed it on my brothers XP os. I am using windows vista home basic. The game requires a DirectX 9.0 compatible video card. Could anyone help?
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12-18-2007	#2 (permalink)
rajinisback Vista Ultimate X64 557 posts	Re: How do I install older games on Vista? Hi ctolley, What happens if you put the disk in the drive, restart the computer, then go to Start > My Computer and go to the CD/DVD Drive? Maybe then you can right click on the CD/DVD drive and choose "autoplay". Or double click the drive and run setup.exe or install.exe. Raj
My System Specs

12-19-2007	#3 (permalink)
coolchris Vista Ultimate 32/Windows 7 Dual Boot 278 posts	Re: How do I install older games on Vista? Well firstly..is it compatible with Vista 64..check the website. Secondly..have you tried to go into the exe properties and flag it as Windows XP compatible?
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12-19-2007	#4 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,014 posts	Re: How do I install older games on Vista? Hi Ctolley, As CoolChris suggested, you should try using XP SP2 compatibility mode on it. Try opening the DVD and manually click on the setup/install file first. If it still does install, then use the compatibility mode on the setup/install file. See: How to Use Compatibilty Mode in Vista for how. Shawn
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