Posted May 09, 2017
So, today I learned a thing. It wasn't a very big thing, but it was a thing.
Basically, a lot of older games (mostly in the pre-WinXP era) had installers that were basically glorified copy/paste scripts. At least two of the games in my library that gave me an incompatibility error I was able to simply copy to the hard drive and run from the needed folder. For those interested, it was NFS2 and Future Cop LAPD.
From what I've seen, if you can run the game direct from the CD, you should be able to copy the files over. Bear in mind that some games will have the files hidden on the CD. You'll need to set the PC to show hidden files.
I need to find some of my other games to try (put them in a box somewhere), but if you're getting that 16-bit incompatibility error, this might be worth a try.
Basically, a lot of older games (mostly in the pre-WinXP era) had installers that were basically glorified copy/paste scripts. At least two of the games in my library that gave me an incompatibility error I was able to simply copy to the hard drive and run from the needed folder. For those interested, it was NFS2 and Future Cop LAPD.
From what I've seen, if you can run the game direct from the CD, you should be able to copy the files over. Bear in mind that some games will have the files hidden on the CD. You'll need to set the PC to show hidden files.
I need to find some of my other games to try (put them in a box somewhere), but if you're getting that 16-bit incompatibility error, this might be worth a try.
