Gaming trying to install Alpha Centauri on XP

[shadyboy]

Ello

sorry if this is the wrong place to ask..

I have downloaded Sid Meirer`s Alpha Centauri and the expansion pack..
I have it mounted in my virtual drive ( using Alcohol 120 % )
And whene I am to rund the installation it hangs up..

ntvdm.exe, setup.exe and wowexec.exe is the shown on the Processes list whene I start the Installation..
and thats all I get.. nothing more...

I have googled a bit for some help on the "wowexec.exe" and "nvtdm.exe" and all help I could get was to do a registrer clean..
Have done it over and over, and still nothing.

and I have tried to sett the installation exe to "98" compability mode... still nothing..

My Computer:
System:
Windows xp
Pro
version 2002
Srvice pack 2

AMD Athlon? 4 X2 Dual
Core Processor 4600+
2.40 GHz, 2.00 GB of Ram

 

[nephdj]

use daemon tools, huge percent of games these days have checks in the iso to stop Alcohol working.

 

[Kyoji]

use daemon tools, huge percent of games these days have checks in the iso to stop Alcohol working.

Alpha Centauri is from 1999, almost 10 years old! Awesome game, too.

I've gotten it to run on XP, forgot how. Try the different compatability settings for windows 98, 95 and such. The game is too old to have any sort of DRM in it. You might try burning to a CD too, instead of running it mounted.

 

[Mazor]

You might try burning to a CD too, instead of running it mounted.

Won't make any difference.

 

[kobykaan]

read the .nfo file that came with the download it will tell you how to install it!

open it in notepad or get a free nfo viewer and view the .nfo file for instructions

 

[shadyboy]

well, I got it to work..

had to go to safe mode to install it... after that it works great... have had same problem with another game.. Uplink... but had to go to safe mode whene I wanted to install it... guess i have a buggy windows -.-