I upgraded my laptop to Windows 10, and I thought I'd try to install an old game (Constructor, made for Windows 95). To my happy, happy surprise I only needed to adjust the compatibility (you know those settings who had absolutely no effects after Windows XP?) and it worked! Flawlessly, wow. Windows 10 said something about "I just need to install DirectPlay, k?" which I let it do, took 3 seconds and that was it. No idea what it is but seems like good shit.
I then decided this was reason enough to upgrade my desktop as well, but to my sad, sad surprise I can't install the game on this machine no matter how I set the compatibilities. It just won't load the installer (the screen flashes, sets the resolution to like 2x2 pixels, then back again and nothing more happens). I thought this was odd, and I assume it must have something to do with the components, most likely the CPU.
Anyone that could shed some brief, but informative "why" this is?
I then decided this was reason enough to upgrade my desktop as well, but to my sad, sad surprise I can't install the game on this machine no matter how I set the compatibilities. It just won't load the installer (the screen flashes, sets the resolution to like 2x2 pixels, then back again and nothing more happens). I thought this was odd, and I assume it must have something to do with the components, most likely the CPU.
Anyone that could shed some brief, but informative "why" this is?