Return of Arcade won't install anymore???

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Hello,

I purchased Microsoft's Return of Arcade on 3 floppy disks several years
ago. I once got the program to install on my Windows XP Pro PC, but now when
I attempt to install the game the setup just hangs and under Windows Task
Manager it just says "Not Responding". I tried it on a different PC running
XP Home Edition and the same problem happens. When I run the setup file a
window comes up that says
"Microsoft Return of Arcade Setup..." and I can hear a sound coming from the
PC that sounds like it is the floppy disk searching or something. Any advise
would be extremely appreciated.

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Thanks Jimmy S. I had tried the Compatability mode, although through the
conventional way via the start menu. I will try the way you described. I'm
still puzzled why it worked on my PC before I reformatted. I will check out
the website you listed for an update. Thanks again.

KyGrizz.

"Jimmy S." wrote:

>
> "KyGrizz" <KyGrizz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2250B305-25EF-4500-8BE7-056182A72231@microsoft.com...
> | Hello,
> |
> | I purchased Microsoft's Return of Arcade on 3 floppy disks several years
> | ago. I once got the program to install on my Windows XP Pro PC, but now when
> | I attempt to install the game the setup just hangs and under Windows Task
> | Manager it just says "Not Responding". I tried it on a different PC running
> | XP Home Edition and the same problem happens. When I run the setup file a
> | window comes up that says
> | "Microsoft Return of Arcade Setup..." and I can hear a sound coming from the
> | PC that sounds like it is the floppy disk searching or something. Any advise
> | would be extremely appreciated.
>
> Try installing and playing that using 95/98 Compatibility mode.
>
> To install a program using Windows XP's Compatibility Mode, hold
> down SHIFT as you insert the game CD, use My Computer to browse
> to the setup program, and then skip down to step 1 in the list below:
>
> To run an installed program using Windows XP's Compatibility Mode,
> first right click the program and "Send To..." / Desktop (create shortcut).
>
> 1.. Right click on the shortcut to the program.
> 2.. Click on Properties.
> 3.. Click on the Compatibility tab.
> 4.. Click on Run this program in compatibility mode and select one of these:
> a.. Windows 95
> b.. Windows 98
> c.. Windows NT 4
> d.. Windows 2000
> 5.. Under Display settings, check mark the mode that you think that is best:
> a.. Run in 256 colors.
> b.. Run in 640 X 480 screen resolution.
> c.. Disable visual themes.
>
> Click on Apply.Click on Ok.Double click on the program.
>
> Of course, let's not forget to check for any patches or updates for that game.
> A good place to find them is: www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
>
> If you'd like to learn more information about compatibility mode, you can click the
> link in the Compatibility tab that reads "Learn more about program compatibility",
> or watch this Application Compatibility Power Point Presentation:
> http://support.microsoft.com/servi [...] 112202.ppt
>
> --
> Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
> Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
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