Received error message: System files have been updated. You must reboot before continuing

I am trying to reload my age of Empires games on my (relatively) new pc (Vista) - so far, I was able to load AOE1 & expansion and AOE2, but when I try to load AOE Conquerors expansion or the Age of Mythology, I get the above error message. Tried restarts but still not the same. Any ideas?

Hi Phillord,

one) get you any specific error code?
 
(b) which edition of Windows Vista you are using?
 
So it may happen that your computer is a 64-bit computer and you try to install a 32-bit game that may not be compatible and so display an error message.
 
 
However the AOE Conquerors is compatible with windows Vista.

Follow the steps and check if that helps

Step 1:

 
Temporarily disable any security software and then try to install the game, follow the steps mentioned below
 

Note: Allow all security software after you perform the troubleshooting steps.

Step 2:

Turn off the User Account Control (UAC) and then try to install the games.

Access this link to turn off UAC: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Turn-User-Account-Control-on-or-off

Step 3:

 
If the advice above does not help, try to run the game in compatibility mode and check if it works.
 
Use this link to make older programs to run:
 
Follow the steps in the link to run older programs in compatibility mode.
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/make-older-programs-run-in-this-version-of-Windows
 
 
Post back with your answers
 
Aziz Nadeem - Microsoft Support

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