So, I wanted to play Tie Fighter (The TIE95 Collectors edition with the updated engine/music/campaigns) and X-Wing Alliance. I popped them into my CD drive and clicked install.
And waited and waited.
So I checked the process list and saw wowexec and setup.exe (with a space before them, like this):
process.exe
process.exe
wowexec
setup.exe
process.exe
... and ended them both. Then I get the message that haunts my dreams:
The request to end the selected 16 bit task has timed out. The Win 16 Subsystem may be unstable. Press OK to terminate the Win 16 Subsystem or Cancel to leave it running.
I've been searching the net high and low for a few says now to no avail. Apparently other people can get the game to install and play on XP (and I recall doing it on my older computer not more than a year ago). Has anyone had this problem? How did you get around it?
My system:
Windows XP Pro SP3
Intel 8400 Dual Core 3.0ghz
EVGA 8800GT 512mb
4gb System Memory
It's driving me nuts. I have installed other games similar to that time period (Deus Ex, Rainbow Six) and had no problem playing. I'm pretty sure it's some sort of InstallShield error, but I don't know how to get around it.
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The original runs, and is a more polished game. But it doesn't have The Thumper. :x
Try running the installer in compatibility mode for windows 98.
I can run Battlezone on Vista now, after I installed this
You may need to tweak some things, but it works
Actually, X-Wing Alliance is a 1999 game, so it would fall in range with those two.
I've tried compatability mode, in every combination, with no success.
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Sorry, I read that as the original X-Wing.
Weird, XWA should install fine. You don't have XP 64 bit right?
If you can get XWA installed there is a mod that converts TIE fighter to the XWA engine (http://www.tftc.gaylenol.com/index.html) - it's only the original game though, not the expansion.
Other things to try that I have found via google:
Try booting up in safe mode and installing.
I would kill for this. A nice new X-Wing/Tie Fighter flight sim would be awesome, even if it was just TF remade with modern graphics. The storytelling in that game is superb, I always get so sucked in when I play it.
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Booting in safe mode worked for XWA. Now I just have to combat the graphics issues with the 8800GT. Thanks much Tsmvengy!!
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