help - win32 problem

[Annpan]

I am trying to run an old computer game (it is ceaser3 for those who care) everytime time I click on it it tells me 'D:/ is not a valid win32 application'

I used to play this game lots and I have tried deleting it, unistalling, etc, but I get the same message each time. The autorun function no longer seems to work at all (for this disk)

any suggestions? (get a life does not count as a suggestion )

[Odsox]

What version of Windows do you have ?
Have you recently up-graded to Vista for instance ?

Vista won't run any program that hasn't been "approved" by Microsoft, or at least that's what I've been given to understand.
I only run Windows XP, ME and 98 on my various machines.

[Annpan]

I am on windows XP too... I used to play this game on this computer and same set-up, but I am wondering if it is because of a XP update at some point.

[MKG]

I can't remember XP too well - doesn't it have a compatibility setting? Try right-clicking on the program icon and having a look at Properties. Maybe you lost the setup info when you deleted and re-installed.

[Odsox]

Yeah it does.
Right click the icon and you can set XP to look like Win 95, 98, ME, 2000 or NT
Also 256 colours and 640 x 480 screen size.

One of those settings should fix it ... try looking at the spec on the program and see what it requires.

[mrsflibble]

if all else fails, type the game name and the words "xp patch" into google. you may need a patch as well as runnig compatibility. I recently had to do this for a win95 game to run on my XP.