Make Game Go! (in Vista)

Arcanum is by far my favorite game. So imagine my dismay that this game won't run on my new computer!!
Does anybody have a fix?

 

sadly, that is the second thing I tried. the first being checking the administrator privilege box.
The game makes it all the way to the screen where I click 'start game' and as soon as i move my mouse, the whole computer, not just the game, freezes up on me and I have to hard boot.

 

Great idea, I had high hopes, but no beans. So sad. I guess I just have to give up. *sob*

 

Uh, no.... *scuttles off to un and re-install*

 

Same problem. I even tried running it before I re-patched it. I really do think that this is it. I can't think of any other solution.

 

yes, my husband's computer is an XP machine. It's actually the machine I played the game on for the first time. It's on there now in fact.
I'd just play it on his machine, but his is a desk top and mine is a lap top. Plus I"m usually wanting to play when he's on his computer playing his games.

 

nope. they're in perfect condition. Do you think perhaps it's a problem with my machine and not the OS?

 

I am having a similar problem; I just got my old Arcanum disks out, resurfaced them since they were somewhat abused, and installed. Lo and behold, the game will simply not start in Vista. I did all of the things suggested earlier in this thread, but am still stuck. If nothing else, you have my sympathy, BMWood.

 

At least I know I'm not alone. I now have support from fellow vista users and arcanum lovers. May the gods grant me the strength to kick the husbeast of his computer so that I may play....

 

Hah! I am just going to go back to an OS that I know works.