Help with BZ2 and Windows 8

[Harry_Mess]

So, a few months ago I got a laptop pre-installed with Windows 8. This is the only computer I have access to the majority of the time.

A couple of days ago, I was doing a spring clean of my bedroom, and in one of the cupboards I found my old copy of Battlezone 2. I dusted it off and decided I'd install it on my laptop and play for a bit.

Unfortunately, when I try to run the setup file (Or autorun) I got the following error message:
"This app can't run on your PC
To find a version for your PC, check with the software publisher"

I have tried running it in compatibility mode for all previous systems and it still fails to install.

Any ideas?

[GSH]

This is addressed in the 1.3 Readme13 (alternate link), which is installed with BZ2, and also available at the master Battlezone 2 patch site. It says this:

Installing Battlezone II from CD on Windows XP/Vista/7
The Battlezone II CD does not contain the best installer, as many have noticed. Especially for 64-bit versions of Windows, the setup.exe in the root folder of the BZ2 CD does NOT run, because that setup.exe is a 16-bit application. Battlezone II (the game) is a proper 32-bit application that runs on 32 or 64 bit versions of Windows. But, the CD's initial installer does not run well on modern systems. The best thing to do is to try this first:
1. Insert BZ2 CD. Do not run anything if prompted
2. In Windows, go to 'My Computer' (Windows XP), or 'Computer' (Windows 7)
3. Find the BZ2 CD entry, click on it
4. Go to the setup directory in the BZ2 CD
5. Run the setup.exe (shown simply as the application called 'setup' if you use the Windows default of hiding file extensions)

Hopefully, the above steps work. However, it will sometimes put up a dialog box saying that Windows NT is not supported. For some, click 'ok' to dismiss that message, and the installer works perfectly well after that. If the installer crashes, the following steps may help:
1. Open the BZ2 CD
2. Go to the Setup directory
3. Right-click on Setup.exe, and drag it onto the desktop.
4. Right-click on the shortcut, and select Properties.
5. Select the "Compatibility" tab.
6. Check the "Run in compatibility mode" box.
7. Select "Windows 95 Compatibility Layer" in the popup.
8. Click "OK" to close the Properties dialog box.
9. Double-click on the shortcut to install BZ2.

-- GSH

[Harry_Mess]

I tried that, installed the patch, and now it's all working perfectly!
Thank you so much!

Not sure why I didn't try looking in the "setup" folder before now...

[Red Spot]

Off topic; quickly read your nick as 'Hairy Mess' ..