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Maybe you are ok there now, but I wager that Norton will cause issues for you again one day concerning Steam and games. That launch mode can maybe help you sometimes depending on the game.Īnd I would highly suggest that you consider totally getting rid of Norton and anything related to Norton on that computer in the future, thereby getting a much better antivirus program. Thanks again for your expert assistance.very much appreciated! That is great news and so glad you got it working and learned about compatability mode for older games as well. the only additional thing needed was to download and install the newest version of DirectX (via Windows Updates).

Those all were the right and necessary steps. I got the game to work! I followed your instructions - enabling the file extension as visible, then running the game in compatibility mode for XP SP 2, and then deactivating the Norton antivirus while in Steam. Sometimes this helps and sometimes it is not necessary, but it is worth trying when you have an older game on a newer operating system (OS) such as Windows 8.1 in this case. It is an older game, so it maybe needs to be ran in compatability mode for that older OS, you see. Compatability mode is used when a game is a bit older and developed when an older OS was all there was, such as Windows XP when that game was developed, you see. Pay no attention to any fact that you have had programs installed for a long time without seeing any issues until now and just troubleshoot the problem.ĮDIT.Sorry, I did not answer your other question, really. Don't forget to click "apply" then "ok" each time you change it to test this.Īlso, check your PC for programs such as antivirus that may be conflicting with Steam. Try both XP SP 2 (service pack) and test it and then try XP SP 3 and test it again if the first one does not help. The first box you should see there will be "run this game in compatability mode for." and when you tic it, the selections become available.

Right click it, go to properties and then compatability. exe file that is the executable file for the game. Open the M2TW folder (this game) and look for the. Go to your Steam folder and then the steamapps folder and then the common folder.