Hi folks, it's been awhile, but I decided to dust off some of the WC games and give them a go on my new machine. As you can see from the title I am having problems with the install on Vista. Issue is I run the installer from the CD (I tried a working copy I was using and the original same result) and I get the config screen listing the requirements, when I click bext I get the following error;
A problem has occured while copying files from the Wing Commander Phrophecy CD to the hard hrive. Please check the CD for dust, dirt, and fingerprints & try again.
(\install.iff)
I of course did the obvious first, the CD's look fine, and I am able to copy the entire contents to a folder on my HD, I still get the same error when running the Setup.exe from the HDD so I am suspecting it may be the SP1 for vista that is my problem. Any idea's???
This is the Original WCP, (not gold) and I have tried compatibility mode for the installer (Win 95 & 98).
I might setup a seperate drive with XP Pro and boot to it if I have to, however that is allot of work so I figured I would check here first.
I would eventually like to run WCIII, WCIV, Prophecy, and Special Ops all from my HDD without swapping CD's. however I need to get Prophecy running first.
A problem has occured while copying files from the Wing Commander Phrophecy CD to the hard hrive. Please check the CD for dust, dirt, and fingerprints & try again.
(\install.iff)
I of course did the obvious first, the CD's look fine, and I am able to copy the entire contents to a folder on my HD, I still get the same error when running the Setup.exe from the HDD so I am suspecting it may be the SP1 for vista that is my problem. Any idea's???
This is the Original WCP, (not gold) and I have tried compatibility mode for the installer (Win 95 & 98).
I might setup a seperate drive with XP Pro and boot to it if I have to, however that is allot of work so I figured I would check here first.
I would eventually like to run WCIII, WCIV, Prophecy, and Special Ops all from my HDD without swapping CD's. however I need to get Prophecy running first.