Old games on new computers Created 13 years ago2010-09-20 14:09:22 UTC by Oskar Potatis

Post instructions on how to get old games running the way they should on modern computers.

Deus Ex
If you have a multi-core CPU Deus Ex will run at double speed or faster. The Deus Exe launcher fixes this.

7th Legion
7th Legion has the same problem as Deus Ex. The easiest way around it is to after you've started 7th Legion, open Windows Task Manager (ctrl+alt+delete), click Processes, right-click on legion.exe, click Set Affinity and uncheck all CPUs except one.

Star Wars Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast
If the game crashes when you start it, the problem is most likely in your video drivers. If updating those does not help, you can use an OpenGL > DirectX wrapper called GLDirect. The latest version can be found here. Put opengl32.dll from GLDirect in your Jedi Outcast/GameData folder.

how can I fix the colors in Age of Empires 2?

The Widescreen Gaming Forum is a great site when a game doesn't let you use your preferred video resolution.

@Tetsu0: AoE2 works just fine for me (ATI HD4870, XP Pro x64). I found a forum thread about AoE2 colour problems on Windows 7.

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
The game's installer won't run on x64 Windows, because the x64 versions of Windows don't support 8088 (16-bit) programs. The game itself is x86 (32-bit). If you install the game on a virtual machine running a x86 (32-bit) Windows and then move the installed game from the virtual machine to your real PC, you'll be able to play it.

I had that problem before with AOEII. Updating my video drivers fixed it.

Just in case, make sure you have the latest patch.

mmmmmmm should probably check that. thanks for the info