Windows 10: How to play old CDROM games on Windows 11

I recently got Riven and Myst III and I wanted to try them out. However, I can't get them to work. Does anyone know how? I am trying to run them on Windows 11 and they are made for Windows 95/98/ME.

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installing and playing older cdrom games

Hi Den,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.



Before proceeding could you please answer few questions:

• 
  When you say “old games” which old games are you exactly referring to?
  
• 
  Did you try installing the game in compatibility mode?
  

Reply us back with more information. We will be happy to assist you.

 

CDROM games

hi Jacqui,

To understand the issue better I suggest provide the information.

What is the error message you are getting , when trying to access the game ?

I suggest you to try installing the program in compatibility mode and check
if the issue persists.

Follow these steps to install the Application in compatibility mode and check if that helps.

• Find the Application installer file location.
• Right-click on the
  setup.exe file and click on ‘properties’.
• Click on the ‘compatibility’ tab and check the box
  ‘Run this program in compatibility mode for’ and
  select operating system from the drop down menu and proceed with the installation.
• Once this is done, restart the computer
  and check if the issue persists.

Please post to us with more information and results to help

Thank you

 

Playing Old Dos Games


I have an Old Dos Game that I was able to find in bin format and was trying to figure out how to play it on Windows 10. I was trying to figure out DosBox but maybe it's just me but it's too complicated.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks