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NOSTALGIA BLOCKED: AN OLD FLIGHT SIM REFUSES TO INSTALL

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  1. Rowan
    @subnet_forge

    I found a box I found in the attic for an old flight sim and got realy excited. Then I tried to install it on a new gaming laptop:

    I tried compatibility mode for older Windows versions and running as administrator. no luck. I really want to play this again. are old games just impossible now, or is there a trick?

    This is pure nostalgia, but it would mean a lot to play it again. Any help is appreciated, even if the answer is 'buy it again'.

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  2. Wren Demir
    @wdemir_15

    what does the setup file look like, SETUP.EXE or smth else? ?

    RAM prices doing their own thing again smh

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  4. Wren Lindqvist
    @ping_shed312

    reading this at 2am instead of sleeping, no regrets im about to throw this thing out the window lol

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  5. Wren Demir
    @wdemir_15

    ok this thread just saved my weekend thx in advance!!

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  6. Noor
    @npereira_15

    yeahhh make a backup before u touch the DNS, learned that teh hard way... spent 3 hours on found and im still not done good luck man!

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  7. Tariq Varga
    @tariq.varga

    ok this thread just saved my weekend

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  10. Hana Tanaka
    @tinymonk

    hmmmm quick q which version are you on?

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  11. Noor
    @npereira_15

    oof try turning off the cable first, fixed it for me

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  12. Hana Tanaka
    @tinymonk

    exact same thing happened to my homelab box last month good luck man!

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  13. Wren Demir
    @wdemir_15

    ok so try turning off teh cache first, fixed it for me good luck man!

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  15. Hana Tanaka
    @tinymonk

    hmm idk respectfully disagree, i tried that and it made windows worse... spent a whole week on windows and im still not done but hey ymmv

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  18. Tariq Varga
    @tariq.varga

    oh ive been there lol have u checked your attic settings? mine were reset after an update. this. so much this

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  19. Wren Lindqvist
    @ping_shed312

    A virtual macihne 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. hope that helps :)

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  20. Wren Lindqvist
    @ping_shed312

    been there man have u checked your windows settings? mine were reset after an update. any update on this?

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