game will not install??

Question

I have windows vista, and for some reason no games will install correctly on my computer. When trying to install my daughters nancy drew game I recieve the following message:
ERROR - incorrect path to INI file- C:\Nancy Drew\ Danger On Deception Island\game.INI

Can someone please help me figure out how to install these games????

Answer 1

Yep - that's good ol' Vista for you... ;););)

This is the biggest thing I warn people about Vista - it is simply NOT compatable with about 90-95% of the software out on the market!

Some companies have released patches for their products, but most of those won't be out for at least a couple of months...

The following is from the companies website - the link to this page is listed below

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Windows Vista Support

Unfortunately our first 13 games are not Vista Compatible, we are planning on re-releasing some of the more popular games with Vista compatibility but we don’t have any set release dates as of yet. Starting with #14 – Danger By Design, all titles moving forward will be Vista compatible.

There is an unsupported work around that may work, if during installation you set the default path as “My Documents” then the game could possibly run under Vista. Unfortunately, we can’t give any more support or help on older games running under the Vista Operating system.

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Try installing it to "My Documents" as suggested - but other than that, there isn't much that you can do :(

Answer 2

Yes, the problem is windows vista. It is incompatible with several games. Games that worked with XP may not work with vista. A lot of titles at stores still only run on XP. There is a "compatibility mode" that you can turn on by right clicking on the game executable to tell it to emulate XP. That sometimes works. Also check the company's website. There might be an update or procedure to fix vista support.

Answer 3

You need to run the setup program as an administrator. Ignore the auto play and just open the disc or file through Computer. When you reach the Setup file, right click and tell it to "run as administrator", this should solve your problem.