Windows XP and Mechwarrior 2

[Borked]

Can Mechwarrior 2 be installed and run in Windows XP?

I tried to install MW2 in XP, using and administrator account, and the installer program would not work. I got one of those Windows has encountered a problem errors and then installer quits. Is there a way I can overcome this?

I've tried looking on the internet but I can't find a solution. Can anyone here help me?

Thank you.

 

[manly]

Oh man, this post brings back some fond memories of Netmech.

It may be a classic by now, but I still haven't really seen an action sim game that was quite as fluid/dynamic/fun. MW3 and MW4 are weaklings in comparison.

Bump for someone to answer how to run old DOS extender games.

 

[Borked]

Oops, I forgot to mention that I am trying to install the Windows95 version of Mechwarrior 2, not the DOS version.

 

[Nohr]

Here's what I found in a FAQ at Activision Support:

Will this game work on Windows 2000 / XP?

This game is not compatible with Windows 2000 or XP.

We have not found any solution to make the game work properly. At this time there are no plans to make a patch to get the game to work under these operating systems.

 

[PowerYoga]

solution: Play something else.... if its not compatable with XP and its such an old game, chances for patches for MW2 to be released is virtually nil. Its a classic and lets leave it as it is.

Unless you want to get a small HS (~ 10 gbs) and install windows 95/98 on it, and use that as the "classics" hardrive which plays all your good ol dos games like wolfenstein 3d, doom/doom2, MW2, etc.

btw, doom 3 is coming out....

 

[tomrizzo]

Maybe he is right, it might be better to try and find a slow machine to play it on.