Hi Mohan:
I bought another game. This one says it works with XP or higher. I installed it with no error message and everything works fine. Thank you and appreciate the help.
Installing Age of Empires III on a Vista based Computer
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Anonymous
I am having trouble installing this game (AOE III) on my computer which is a Windows Vista 64-bit based computer.
I have previously used it with Windows XP. I dont know what version it is and if that would make a difference. I brought the game a few months after it initially came out.
When I inserted the cd into the drive, a window pops up indicated that there is a compatibility issue. I tried using the compatibility wizard but it doesnt work. Please, Can anyone offer some help? Thank you.
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Anonymous
2009-07-06T14:10:22+00:00 Hi jlluitj:
Same error as stated before:
C:\windows\system32\setup.exe
Windows cannot find 'C:\windows\system32\setup.exe.'
make sure you typoed the name correctly and try again.
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Anonymous
2009-07-02T00:56:12+00:00 Well when I pop in aoe 3 it says known compatibility, you should be able press run program at the prompt of comptability.
Unless there is an error after that.. If so what is it?
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Anonymous
2009-07-02T00:50:52+00:00 jlluitj:
If it was only that easy. It did not work. I keep getting a window for known compatibility issues now when I insert the cd. It wont run the game.
This is frustrating.
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Anonymous
2009-07-02T00:25:47+00:00 No but I always press run program when a comptability issues comes, its just stating the game runs under 32bit and not 64bit, the game will run at *x86, which is fine, infact alot of programs do. Yes I have installed AOE III actually before on my system :)