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

[andreasaspenberg]

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]

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]

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

 

[Gilles]

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]

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

 

[Gilles]

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]

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

 

[Gilles]

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

 

[Dr Super Good]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[andreasaspenberg]

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

 

[Gilles]

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]

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]

This is the 3rd Thread so...

 

[andreasaspenberg]

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

 

[PROXY]

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]

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

 

[Trojan_PwNeR]

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]

@ 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]

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

 

[PROXY]

Check the other thread for what I wrote there.

 

[andreasaspenberg]

please help me instead.

 

[BlargHonk]

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]

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.