More old-fashioned incompatible with my newer system

I installed a game (Fallout 1) and now I can't play because of the appearance. The colors are, quite simply, wild, and during the game, the screen will turn black when I stop moving the mouse. The screen will return in view wherever I move the mouse, but once I stop, it off once more. I guess this problem is because the game is so old (released in 1997) and has been designed for Windows 95/98 in mind. I care about this game a lot because it is one of my favorites, so I was wondering what I had to do to make this game more compatible with my computer brand new that contains Windows 7. I am not savvy computer very, walk step by step through what can and should be done would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and I look forward to hear from one who can help, as soon as they can.

Hi SonofOurFather,

The game that you are trying to read is not compatible with Windows 7. You can see the link given below, which provides the same information.

http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/compatibility/Windows-7/en-us/details.aspx?type=software&p=fallout&v=Bethesda%20Softworks&UID=3&pf=0&PI=0&s=fallout%201&OS=32-bit

You can always try to install the game in compatibility mode and check if it helps to play the game.

To run the troubleshooting program compatibility Troubleshooter

  1. Open the program compatibility problems by clicking on the Start button, then Control Panel. In the search box, type Troubleshooting, and then click Troubleshooting. Under programs, click run programs made for previous versions of Windows.
  2. Follow the instructions contained in the resolution of the problems.

If you are unable to install a program, insert the installation disc for the program and, using the Troubleshoot utility, navigate to the program setup file, usually called Setup.exe, Install.exe, or something similar. This utility is not designed to work on programs that have an .msi file name extension.

For more information follow the link below.

Make older programs in this version of Windows

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/make-older-programs-run-in-this-version-of-Windows

Hope this information is useful.

Amrita M

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