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Compatibility database » Games » Adventure » Privateer 2: The Darkening

Summary

Product:
Privateer 2: The Darkening

Vendor:
Origin

Tested operating systems:
Windows XP, Windows 2000

Entries:
3

Average Rating:


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Anonymous
2005-02-01 12:00:00 - Operating System: Windows XP - My rating: *

Privateer 2 won't allow me to install it. The error message claims that I don't have enough hard drive space. This can't be true. I have 30 gigs free. I have heard that Win XP won't allow another operating system's use of it's hard drive. My copy of the game is deluxe, and is made for Windows 95 not DOS.

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Anonymous

Post license: LGPL
2006-08-13 01:54:09 - Operating System: Windows 2000 - My rating: **

In order to install the game, you need to create the target director (e.g. C:\DARK) before running the installer.

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Anonymous

Post license: LGPL
2007-05-11 18:29:17 - Operating System: Windows XP - My rating: ****

Also keep in mind that the XP F.A.T. (File Allocation Table) format is set to NTFS, not FAT16 or FAT32 which is what WIN 95, 98, even DOS used. That is also partyly why you get that problem. Old tech games rarely work with new tech games. Yeah, a lot of games still work using the new F.A.T. system for XP, but then, explain why the following games have a hard time working let alone installing for XP...

Final Fantasy VII
Sim Theme Park
Earth Siege
Lands Of Lore III (Need SP2, SP1 makes it crash)
Command & Conqour Gold (Sorta prefer the DOS version)
Elder Scrolls:Redguard
Elder Scrolls:Battlespire

I will say, ever since Origin started making games for DOS, a lot of games have been so strict from memory issues (Some games hate the EMM386 mode, regardless if it's EMS or XMS mode) to the hard drive format issues. I remember that I had to remove EMM386 in order to make Ultima 8 work at all as well as Need For Speed.

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