using ancient games on a fairly new pc

[timi_h]

ok so im trying to play a game designed to run on win 95 or 3.1 and my laptop is on XP and when i try and do the auto install, absolutely nothing happens!
any pointers?

[jemsite]

that's a sure-fire way to corrupt windows.

the most i'd recommend is try to run it from CD but DO NOT install

win 95 is 12 years old now... glen

[timi_h]

you cant run it just from CD it seems.
bum, i was well up for some retro gaming! friggin microsoft...
cheers anyway!

[Ecstatic Youth]

Have you tried setting the compatibility to Win 95? Find the setup icon > right click > properties > compatibility.

[scotte_za]

if theyre old dos games, google "dosbox". otherwise google "(game name) windows xp comptaibility"

google is your friend