how can i get dark colony to install in windows 7 64 bit

andreasaspenberg · Jan 5, 2012

i need to install it through the installer in order to get the cd check working. without the cd check i can only join multiplayer games. it is one of those rare games that can run from the cd. i managed to get it running from the cd though.

MGCǂSpectre · Jan 5, 2012

Create an ISO image of the CD with whatever programs you have or dl one, download Daemon Tools LITE (free) or other program to mount the iso and you dont need the actual cd.

andreasaspenberg · Jan 5, 2012

that wont place information on what drive the cd is in in the registry.

Gilles · Jan 5, 2012

Find the button on your tower that opens your CD drive. Press it. Remove your CD from any packaging it might be in. Place the CD in the drive. Press the button again. Wait. If nothing happens after a minute, open My Computer. Your CD drive is likely to be called 'D:'. Open it. Follow the instructions that appear.

andreasaspenberg · Jan 5, 2012

i know how to install games but the installer doesnt work.

Gilles · Jan 5, 2012

Are you expecting someone to come over to your place and fix it for you?! You've given us no details whatsoever. How do expect anyone to actually help you?

What happens when you open your D: drive, or whatever computer drive is associated with your physical CD drive?

andreasaspenberg · Jan 5, 2012

i get an error message when i try to run the installer. (something with 32 bit and 64 bit.)

Gilles · Jan 5, 2012

Could you take a screenshot of it and post it here?

Dr Super Good · Jan 6, 2012

i get an error message when i try to run the installer. (something with 32 bit and 64 bit.)

Looking at what is posted on the internet it does not recognize that you are using x86 (even though Vista and 7 64bit support the x86 instruction set flawlessly.
There are various approaches to try.

1. Try running the installer in compatibility mode (Windows 98) and as an administrator.
2. Attempt a manual installation (if game files are on disc in an easy to use compressed format).
3. Try using a virtualization of an old OS.
4. Look for a fan site which might have a reasonable solution like a patch (all I found say you should throw together an old computer which is stupid).

andreasaspenberg · Jan 6, 2012

i have tried manual installation before and that enabled only multiplayer as a guest. i believe that i found a fan site though some time ago. i will check that. it is based on the language spoken in poland so i cant understand anything about most of the website. it installs in vista 32 bit.

BlargHonk · Jan 7, 2012

Dr Super Good said:
1. Try running the installer in compatibility mode (Windows 98) and as an administrator.

Do this first.

It's what fixed your last game issue :/

andreasaspenberg · Jan 7, 2012

i believe that i tried it but it didnt work. (compatibility mode is usually one of the first things i think of when i get problems anyway.)

Gilles · Jan 7, 2012

You believe, or you did? There's a pretty big difference. Why not try again and find out for certain?

andreasaspenberg · Jan 7, 2012

i am certain that i tried compatibility mode but my memory tend to fail. that is why i am writing with uncertainty.

Gilles · Jan 8, 2012

andreasaspenberg said:
i am certain that i tried compatibility mode but my memory tend to fail. that is why i am writing with uncertainty.

Read this over; slowly. Then tell me what it means.

andreasaspenberg · Jan 8, 2012

i got the same problem with a different game.(dungeon keeper.) that wont run in windows 7 at all. though the installer problem is the same.

Trojan_PwNeR · Jan 15, 2012

This is the 3rd Thread so...

andreasaspenberg · Jan 15, 2012

this isnt a troll topic. the problem remains unsolved however.

PROXY · Jan 16, 2012

Trojan_PwNeR said:
This is the 3rd Thread so...

Ya' joking? I saw already 5 or 6 of them. Seriously man, start using google RIGHT NOW or I'll get my body over your place and smash your computer so much that you will never can start it anymore.

andreasaspenberg · Jan 16, 2012

this is the only installation in 64 bit system topic. i wont ever use google.

Trojan_PwNeR · Jan 16, 2012

PROXY said:
Ya' joking? I saw already 5 or 6 of them. Seriously man, start using google RIGHT NOW or I'll get my body over your place and smash your computer so much that you will never can start it anymore.

What? Do i need to download my pictures to post them?

PROXY · Jan 16, 2012

@ Trojan_PwNeR, the second part of my post wasn't directed at you ^_^

@andreasaspenberg, ah yes, because the guys in this forum will help you with every silly question you simply can find out with one fucking click...

Tell me, how old are you?

andreasaspenberg · Jan 16, 2012

i prefer to ask for help on forums with lots of traffic.

PROXY · Jan 17, 2012

Check the other thread for what I wrote there.

andreasaspenberg · Jan 17, 2012

please help me instead.

BlargHonk · Jan 18, 2012

Howabout this, Windows 7 AND Vista don't support games made for OS's prior to 2000.

Get a goddamn virtual machine and install 98 on it if you really want to play those.

Kwah · Jan 20, 2012

andreas, please do try to use a forum more appropriate to your task, or use a search engine yourself.

Wait a while before asking more questions here.

Thanks.

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