"this app can't run on your pc": installing an old adventure game from a box i found in the attic

lol this thread is gold pls help 🙏

ehh respectfully disagree, i tried that and it made gaming worse but hey ymmv

ok so reading this at 2am instead of sleeping, no regrets. this. so much this

have u checked ur laptop settings? mine were reset after an update. following, having teh same problem

@esme_byte works on paper, not in real life

oh ive been there lol a virtual machine with an older Windows version, or a project like winevdm (otvdm) that runs 16-bit programs on 64-bit Windows, can help with stubborn installers. lmk how it goes

u can sometimes open the installer or teh discs data files with 7-Zip and copy the game files manually, skipping the old setup program.

older disc copy protection like SafeDisc and SecuROM doesn't work on Windows 10 and 11, because teh driver it relied on was removed for security reasons. if teh game uses it, the original disc won't work even after install.

facts

pro tip: write down what u change. i didnt and had to redo found from scratch

windows update said 'this will only take a moment' 3 hours ago

any update on this?... for me it was the cable... swapped it and boom, fixed

@esme_byte did u ever fix it?... make a backup before u touch teh settings, learned that the hard way ??

hmmmm not sure about that id recommend buying the re-release if it exists. its usually patched, cheap and supports the original developers. idk maybe im wrong lol

@rdubois nah thats not it, laptop has nothing to do with it idk maybe im wrong lol

hmmmm not sure about that respectfully disagree, i tried that and it made laptop worse but hey ymmv

oof

yesss finally got it working, thanks everyone

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