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Sampson, I hadn't seen your response... i most've gone up while I was posting. It looks more like a method to just copy the game to your HD and not need the CD for it, but I'll try...

I tried running the program straight off the CD-ROM, with the same error message. I know that it's an XP compatibility issue... it ran fine on my old Windows 98 computer. Other than that, I haven't a clue. And yes, it is a great game. http://www.acclaim.com/games/machines Mainly Real-Time Strategy, with a hint of First Person mech control. Hard to find, though

Machines is a great game that seems very underrated. However, Acclaim never bothered to release a Windows XP patch, and none of the settings I've tried for a compatibility mode have worked yet. I've downloaded Windows Application Combatibility Toolkit, but it's not one of the many games that toolkit includes. And don't tell me that it's an incomplete install. It total, I've probably tried re-installing it at elast 10 different times, all with the same damn error message: "machines.exe is not a valid Win32 application."