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Age of Empires II: The Conqueror's will not run
This is making me want to pull my hair out. Why does the Windows 7 compatibility center list this program as compatible with Windows 7 when it CLEARLY does not work with Win7 without serious effort? Then, Microsoft doesn't even post workarounds for how to make it work with Windows 7! I know this game is really really old but it is a Microsoft game so they should put some effort into keeping it alive, particularly since it is better than AOE III. I digress. To the point of this post.
I have successfully installed AOEII: Age of Kings and the expansion (conqueror's) and updated to patch 1.0C or whatever it is called. When I go to run conqueror's the splash screen comes up saying that it is loading, I hear the CD spin, and then 3-4 seconds later the CD spins down and the splash screen just hangs there for eternity. The game never runs. I've tried running in Windows XP SP2 compatibility mode and as an administrator. Neither resolves. Please help. I want to run this game badly.
Thank you.