Old games working on XP

[Benjiman]

I cant get an old game of mine (pharaoh) to work on my new XP PC. it just sends up an error message something like 'XP doesnt like the DOSness of this program' when I try and install it.

Any Ideas??

[vicalncraig]

try running it on windows 98, this should work

[Benjiman]

erm, I dont have 98....

[ugly_bob]

how old is the game? is it a DOS game?
if so, try opening a DOS window and running it from there.
Start->All Programs->Accessories->Command Prompt

[The Mack]

Try compatability mode For example, if the program was originally designed to run on Windows 95, set the Compatibility Mode to Windows 95...... right click .exe shortcut