Settlers 3 Xp Patch .Exe And Place

Has anyone here gotten the game to succesfully run in XP Pro and if so could you let me know how (I dont have a WIN98 install CD) Cheers.

It lists some technical info as well which seems a bit lengthy to post here.

Here the steps: 1) install S3 original, MCD and Add-On.

Settlers 3 Xp Patch .Exe And Place

DOWNLOAD s3old160.exe and place in C:BluebyteSettlers3 directory and execute the patch.

On an existing installation already patched with 1.60 just execute step 3.

DOWNLOAD s3exe.zip, unzip it and copy it to your C:BluebyteSettlers3 directory (overwrite the old s3.exe) That should be it, and happy playing on XP.

I looked on the patch website (BlueBytes) and it said the patch will run when you start the game.

Problem is I cant run the game in the first place, and the s3.exe file I need to use to get it to run needs to replace the patched version.

Basic install is v1.20, which appears to run under XPhome(30sec test).Then used an upgrade v1.20 to v1.60 patch The patch MUST reside in the S3 directory for the patch to run now at v1.60, apply the Myth no CD Click to expand.

I tried to run it under different compatibility modes (going to properties on the.exe) but that didnt help either.

Hmm, I guess ill keep trying, not sure what else to do though.

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Settlers 3 Xp Patch Download