Install a x86 game on a x64 os

guitarfreaknation · Nov 16, 2010, 06:09 AM

Pulled out an old original Max Payne game and its giving me the error. Any way I can bypass the error on the installer and play the damn game?

a_ump · Nov 16, 2010, 06:16 AM

and x86 game huh? didn't know that the foundation for game coding came from a CPU architecture :P. x86 just stands for a set of instructions that CPU's nowaday's use

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Yukikaze · Nov 16, 2010, 06:17 AM

http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/88...e-on-win7-x64/

guitarfreaknation · Nov 16, 2010, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yukikaze

http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/88...e-on-win7-x64/

Worked like a charm. Appreciate it.

Yukikaze · Nov 16, 2010, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by a_ump

and x86 game huh? didn't know that the foundation for game coding came from a CPU architecture :P. x86 just stands for a set of instructions that CPU's nowaday's use

.

A program is compiled for a certain architecture. That's why some games have 32-bit and 64-bit versions. The former will run on both types of systems, the latter will only run on 64-bit systems.

The "problem" with 64-bit is that it drops compatibility for ancient 16-bit programs. In this case, the installer seems to be a 16-bit program, so it won't run in a 64-bit OS.

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