Talk:Hot Wheels Update/@comment-27383731-20171207033928/@comment-185.9.18.150-20171207204204

@AFU above with old games installed.

I have too, and at least Micro Racers should work, it did in Win 8.1 when I had a go last. You probably know the below, but in my opinion, it does not hurt to bring in a little information to give them a little to go on instead of a probable failure.

A few things to note for getting the old games to work is to not use the default path of 'Program Files' or 'Program Files (x86)' as they got special security installed from Vista onwards. What it means is that the old games wants to write their config, high-scores and more in their own folder and Windows won't let them do that within the folders mentioned above and so the game crashes or fails to save your progress. To get around that, create a 'Programs' or 'Games' folder at the root of your system drive (usually C:\) and install the games there. You created the folder and so have full control there, allowing the oldies to happily make writes to their install folder :)

If that is not enough, this gets a tad more complicated fast... Of course, you will have to try compatibility by selecting the game's main executable and select 'Properties'. You need to pay attention to among other things, i.e. turn UAC (User Account Control) off and turning off PCA (Program Compatibility Assistant). It is a tad too complex to fully light here, but hey, you got your search keywords at least.

Lastly, it may not be enough as even old games have copy protections and since it is in the same genre, let me use Trackmania Sunrise Extreme as the example. This game is (if memory serves me righi) protected by the old Starforce copy protection. Here, the game is compatible with Windows 10, the protection is not. Sadly, even with the original in hand, there's no other way to make it work other than hunting the net for the crack (if you have the original, this is legal by 'fair use'). It works though and given you have a wheel joystick with pedals, one of the few to have beaten Asphalt in sheer adrenaline pumping.

Hope the above may be of help to you who suddenly feel the urge to get an old Hot Wheels title up and running again :)