# I'm looking for a patch....

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 15, 2006, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-a-patch/360840 "2006-06-15T18:52:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-a-patch/360840/1 "2006-06-15T18:52:40Z")

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…for an old game (MechCommander 1) that’ll let me play it on my current system. I think it’s just not able to run on XP. I don’t know whether anyone has the game and knows a solution to this problem, but that’d be great since i’m doubting there’d be a patch anywhere. The old home page for the game now links to _sigh_ Shadowrun.

Anyway, anyone know where I might find a patch?

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**Author:** ![duality72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duality72/32/3910_2.png) [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-a-patch/360840/2 "2006-06-15T22:47:57Z")

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You should probably look into a DOS emulator like [DOSBox](http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/news.php?show_news=1).

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**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-a-patch/360840/3 "2006-06-16T00:29:21Z")

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Did you try the XP compatibility mode? Right click on your shortcut, properties, then compatability tab. Choose an older format then OK. I have some old games on my computer and this is the only way I could get them to run.

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**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-a-patch/360840/4 "2006-06-16T01:14:58Z")

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[QUOTE=racer72]  
Did you try the XP compatibility mode? Right click on your shortcut, properties, then compatability tab. Choose an older format then OK. I have some old games on my computer and this is the only way I could get them to run.  
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Yes! Thank you. Set it for Windows 98 and it’s working fine. I’m going to have to remember that’s there.