Age of Empires 2 on Windows 7 has color issues

Use this files, no ending of explorer required.

http://www.mediafire.com/?mk2mdlznnoy

Just copy the files to the install directory and start the game with AOC.exe.

I hope this would help you guys...

Heil AOE

Ok After trying go get several methods to work, I found the right way to do this.  I used the batch file method which automatically turns off the explorer when the game launches.  HOWEVER, the instructions are lacking and partially incorrect.  Below will give the exact instructions for making the correct file.

Start Button --> Run --> Type "notepad" ---> OK

Note: If you cant find the Run button, right click on the start button --> Properties --> Start Menu tab --> Customize... button --> Scroll 3/4 down and check the box that says "Run Command".  The Run button will now be in the start menu.

In the notepad, copy and paste the following lines into the notepad:

taskkill /F /IM Explorer.exe

age2_x1.exe

Start explorer.exe

Go to File --> Save As

File Name: age2.bat

Save as type: All Files (VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SELECT THIS, OR IT WILL BE SAVED AS A TEXT FILE)

Place the file in this directory:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires II\age2_x1

Make sure the age2_x1 file is in this directory as well.  It should be there already from installing the game.

You are done.  When the game launches, your explorer will close and the colors in game will be fine.  Once the game closes, explorer will come back online.  Hope this is easy for everyone to understand.

This only works if I run the batchfile itself, and not the actual .exe, which I'm assuming is the way it's supposed to be. Correct? (When I run the game's shortcut/.exe, the batch file doesn't run, so I end up getting the screwed up colors)

What I would like to do is to get the batch file to show up in my Games Explorer folder, with the Age of Empires 2 icon.

I'm guessing I could edit the batch file somehow to show Details as if it were the age2_x1.exe

Is that possible at all?

I hope I'm being clear enough, but when you right-click on age2_x1.exe, go to Properties, and click the Details tab, it shows properties and info. How would I go about editing it for the batch file?

edit:

I found my solution.

You can visit this thread to view the solution:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-AU/w7itproui/thread/37a9060e-1dce-4fbf-ab51-4bc116312746?prof=required

(Read my post for a quick explanation on how to do it.)

Yes I agree, I have that game.  Thanks to Amakuni I figured this out.  Although his did not work for me, I made this which did:

taskkill /F /IM Explorer.exe

cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires II\age2_x1\

start age2_x1.exe

pause

Start explorer.exe

If this dose not work, you have to change the the second line, to this "cd "(with a space) then the location of your age2_x1.exe file (that was my location, that is also default.)

What I did was opened notepad up, put that in there, then saved as "AoE.bat"  type as batch file.

After you have had your fun, and close out of the game, you will see the cmd still up and no start menu, press space, or enter, or what ever, and it will restart explorer.exe