installing game on vista
03-18-2009, 07:04 PM
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installing game on vista
Gf has this antique PC game from like 10 years ago, and Im trying to install it on Vista. Its telling me "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel." So I went to the default programs thing and to the set associations window. The file is _ins0432._mp. Been through the list several times and I see no ._mp. Any suggestions? I dont have much experience with Vista, and I hate it.
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03-19-2009, 08:21 AM
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Compatibility mode is the winner. The other option is to run a virtual machine on your PC with a copy of windows XP and run in win95 compatibility mode. I think they removed the 95 compatibility mode in vista. May be able to find a pre-setup old school virtual machine with Win95/98. Look into VMPlayer.
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03-19-2009, 08:21 AM
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By "antique", was this DOS or early Windows?
If DOS, get DosBox. It's free, it works, 'nuff said.
If Windows, download Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. Also free. Once running, use your old Win95 / Win98 CD-ROM to format and create a virtual PC running that operating system, and run the game out of that.
If DOS, get DosBox. It's free, it works, 'nuff said.
If Windows, download Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. Also free. Once running, use your old Win95 / Win98 CD-ROM to format and create a virtual PC running that operating system, and run the game out of that.
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03-19-2009, 09:10 AM
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By "antique", was this DOS or early Windows?
If DOS, get DosBox. It's free, it works, 'nuff said.
If DOS, get DosBox. It's free, it works, 'nuff said.
This is why I asked what game. i was going to suggest Dosbox. It's how i get my Police, Space, and Hero's Quest fix.
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03-19-2009, 09:41 AM
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Gf has this antique PC game from like 10 years ago, and Im trying to install it on Vista. Its telling me "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel." So I went to the default programs thing and to the set associations window. The file is _ins0432._mp. Been through the list several times and I see no ._mp. Any suggestions? I dont have much experience with Vista, and I hate it.
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03-19-2009, 08:09 PM
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Isn't someone selling servers?
Im only posting on this thread from her laptop so Im sorry if I take a while to respond. Its two disc's, Original discs. Not stolen, actually owned, strange I know.
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#1 is what comes up first
#2 is second
#3 is third and they continue like that but different hex for maybe 20 diffrent ones before it gives up.
Im only posting on this thread from her laptop so Im sorry if I take a while to respond. Its two disc's, Original discs. Not stolen, actually owned, strange I know.
Screen shots
#1 is what comes up first
#2 is second
#3 is third and they continue like that but different hex for maybe 20 diffrent ones before it gives up.
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03-19-2009, 08:41 PM
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Rise of the Triad. 'nuff said.
Seriously, stop killing yourself with Vista. Just install Virtual PC, and if you need a '98 disc, I've probably got one somewhere in a box.
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