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Install a x86 game on a x64 os

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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?
 

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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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a_ump said:
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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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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