RISE AND RULE OF ANCIENT EMPIRES -patched and "tweaked" to v.1.01   

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-Setup information.

Extract the .zip file
 
DblClick on the .exe and follow the prompts.  

Extract to your location of choice.  It will automatically add a sub folder called \rise

[Note: the game must be installed either on drive c:\ or on drive d:\]

Depending on which drive you have installed the game to either:

Move the cdtest.bin file to c:\

or

Move the cdtest.bin file to d:\

-Playing the game:

Depending on which drive you have installed the game:

If the game is located somewhere on drive c:

DblClick on RISE95driveC.EXE to play. 

If the game is located somewhere on drive d:

DblClick on RISE95driveD.EXE to play. 

-WinXP note:   

Before trying to play the game, RClick on RISE95driveC.EXE and/or RISE95driveD.EXE and select "Properties" and then "Compatibility"

Check the first box (with the win95 option selected), and the last 2 boxes, and "OK" out.

-WinXP note 2:

After starting the game and exiting the setup screen you will/may receive a lot of errors about the *.ai files.  Press the "Enter" key and hold it down until they all go away.  The game still seemed fine (for the 5 minutes I played it) anyways.

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