Age of Mythology - Windows 10

Anonymous
2015-08-03T13:11:37+00:00

I recently purchased a custom built pc packed with windows 8.1 which I upgraded to Windows 10.

I installed Age of Mythology yesterday and when I try to run the game nothing happens. I have tried all compatibility suggestions and I get the same result.

I also have this same problem with black and white 2.

I have a NVIDIA Geforce gtx 980 graphics card installed in my pc.

Can you provide any suggestions please.

Thank you.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-01-13T01:47:47+00:00

    Hey!! Okay, so I'm not really sure if anyone is still trying to deal with this issue, but I was today! For me, the issue wasn't at all having to deal with the secdrv, or any of that! Simply,

    1. Right click on the shortcut, and go to properties. 
    2. In the Shortcut tab, enter xres=640 at the end of the Target command. 
    3. Hit apply and run! 

    This worked for me. I ran it under this command, changed the screen resolution ingame, deleted the xres part of the shortcut, and not I am running flawlessly! 

    This was installed via an external disk drive, as my computer doesn't have one. I am running a GeForce 960M.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-01-13T19:17:47+00:00

    I was also trying to solve this problem today ! Only one thing to say : THANK YOU Walkerb6, you saved me !

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-01-14T18:33:59+00:00

    Hi Walker,

    My target command reads "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Age of Mythology\aom.exe"

    Do I enter xres=640 right after "exe", so it would read "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Age of Mythology\aom.exexres=640"? 

    Sorry I'm not a computer programmer.....

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-01-14T18:54:20+00:00

    Your shortcut targets "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Age of Mythology\aom.exe", this is the path of your exe. The path can be followed by some optional features, in this case you add the option xres=640 after the path, outsite the "", with a space. That gives :

    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Age of Mythology\aom.exe" xres=640

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-01-14T19:22:06+00:00

    Thanks. 

    I tried this and the program still won't open :(

    Even after a couple of years it seems Windows 10 still won't play many older Microsoft games...I'm very disappointed. 

    Tried playing Age of Mythology and Empire Earth to no avail.

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