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Nostalgia Blocked: A 2000s Racing Game Refuses To Install

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  1. Viktor Duarte
    @polargarage-156

    so annoyed rn nostalgia trip gone wrong... installing a 2000s racing game from the original CD on a brand-new PC:

    This app can't run on your PC

    This app can't run on your PC

To find a version for your PC, check with the
software publisher.

    The disc reads fine and i can see the files, but teh setup program wont run. Is it the disc, the installer, or Windows?

    i'm comfortable with a bit of tinkering, but i'd rather not install sketchy software :/ if there's a clean way to do this, i'd love to know.

    Id also love to know if anyone has played this game on a modern PC and how it went. Did you need any patches? any ideas??

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  2. Kenji Ferreira
    @subnetforge

    Is the game available as a digital re-release? ??

    thinking

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  5. Noor
    @noor_packet

    +1 same here... ok this thread just saved my weekend

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  6. Viktor Costa
    @viktor_frame

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

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  7. Malik E.
    @malik_lucky

    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. fingers crossed 🤞

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  9. Elena L.
    @elena_ember-wx
    in reply to @elena_ember-wx

    ahh classic community fan patches and wrpapers for old DirectX and resolution issues exist for many classics. search for teh games name plus widescreen fix or compatibility.

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  10. Kenji Ferreira
    @subnetforge
    in reply to @elena_ember-wx

    oh ive been there lol older disc copy protection like SafeDisc and SecuROM doesn't work on Windows 10 and 11, cuz teh driver it relied on was removed for security reasons. If teh game uses it, the original disc won't work even after install.

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  11. Kenji Ferreira
    @subnetforge

    ahh classic check if the game has been re-released on a digital store 🙏 re-releases are usually patched for modern Windows and are often teh easiest route. lmk how it goes

    lol

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  12. Kenji Ferreira
    @subnetforge

    been there man make a backup beofre u touch the extension, learned that the hard way

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  14. Viktor Costa
    @viktor_frame

    hmmm many very old installers are 16-bit programs, and 64-bit Windows cant run 16-bit code at all. The game itself is often 32-bit and runs fine; its just teh installer thats teh problem. fingers crossed 🤞

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  16. Ash
    @kernel_shed

    Virtual machines can be fiddly with 3D games. Try extracting the files first, it's much simpler.

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  17. Clara Bauer
    @clara.bauer

    hmmm +1 same here. for me it was the router. swapped it and boom, fixed

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  19. Viktor Duarte
    @polargarage-156
    in reply to @viktor_frame

    @viktor_frame dude extracting teh files with 7-Zip worked, and a 2000s racing game runs on a brand-new PC. Im so happy! seriously made my day 😭🙏

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