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Old PC Games On Windows 11: What Actually Works?

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Accepted solution by Noor Demir — yeahhh check if teh game has been re released on a digital store. Re releases are usually patched for modern Windows and are often the…
  1. Noor Castillo
    @signalprobe

    ok weird one nostalgia trip gone wrong. installing a childhood RPG from a disc from a magazine on Windows 11:

    the disc reads fine and I can see teh files, but the setup program wont run... is it the disc, teh 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.

    i'd also love to know if anyone has played this game on a modern PC and how it went. did you need any patches??

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  2. Nell D.
    @nell_signal

    Is the game available as a digital re-release?

    thinking

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  4. Lina Sato
    @lina.sato

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

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  5. Noor Demir
    @noor_kernel
    Accepted solution

    yeahhh check if teh game has been re-released on a digital store. Re-releases are usually patched for modern Windows and are often the easiest route.

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  6. Nell Okafor
    @nokafor-2zj

    Virtual machnies can be fiddly with 3D games. Try extracting the files first, its much simpler.

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