Posts by wanderingtiger30

Casey Brown6 said:I'm running Windows 7 and honestly, compatibility mode has never done squat for me personally... if a game works, great, but if it doesn't, compatibility mode isn't gonna save it. Right now I'm trying to get that old "Rainbow Six" from back in '99 to run. It installed just fine, but as soon as I try to launch it, the screen flashes black for a second and then kicks me out with an "Appcrash.. error c000005" message. I'm thinking maybe it's a DirectX issue since Windows 7 comes with DirectX 11. I already tried installing DirectX 9 but no luck. Any ideas on how to fix this so I can actually play this vintage gem??

Hold up a sec, did you get DirectX with 7? Do I need to install DirectX 9, or should I be looking at the newer 10 or 11 for Windows 7?

Is there some kind of software or a workaround I can use to get those older games running on Windows 7? I’m talking about stuff like Suffering: Ties That Bind or Pirates of the Caribbean. Apparently, Windows 7 has these permission issues where it won't let you install certain game files or just refuses to load them... or maybe I'm totally misinterpreting what's happening? I heard about this "take ownership" tool that lets you grab control over your own files... but honestly, would it be easier to just wipe everything and go back to XP??? Thanks in advance!