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  •  12-19-2011, 8:49 PM 946048
    holmela holmela is not online. Last active: 12-19-2011, 11:05 PM
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    Subject: age of empires closes as soon as the colour sceme changes to windows basic
    please help when i open age of empires 3 it flashes black then says that the colour sceme has been changed to windows basic and than nothing happens it just dosent open please reply !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  •  12-19-2011, 9:29 PM 946050 in reply to 946048
    holmela holmela is not online. Last active: 12-19-2011, 11:05 PM
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    Subject: Re: age of empires closes as soon as the colour sceme changes to windows basic

    ok i ran a patch andknow when i run it itshows the age of empires picture but then it says age of empires has stopped working

    please help
  •  12-20-2011, 1:51 PM 946135 in reply to 946050
    Ryz0n Ryz0n is not online. Last active: 05-08-2013, 6:31 PM
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    Subject: Re: age of empires closes as soon as the colour sceme changes to windows basic
    Are you running as administrator?  Right click the AOE3 shortcut and select 'properties'.  Go to the compatibility tab and select "Run in compatibility mode for:  XP SP3" and then also check "Run as administrator"
  •  07-24-2012, 7:03 AM 962860 in reply to 946135
    Workshopd2n Workshopd2n is not online. Last active: 08-06-2012, 9:16 AM
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    Subject: Re: age of empires closes as soon as the colour sceme changes to windows basic

    Hi there,

     

    Sorry for bringing this back up but I have a similar issue.

     

    It's especially annoying since I even re-bought AOEIII (even though I already had it) after I lost it when moving house.

    I recently got a new computer too, with Windows 7 and I'm getting the

    "the color scheme has been changed to Windows 7 Basic..." message... then nothing, the game doesn't even start :(

     

    I tried right clicking the AOE3 shortcut, selecting 'properies' but there is no compatibility tab??

     

    Cheers!

  •  07-24-2012, 11:57 AM 962889 in reply to 962860
    Ryz0n Ryz0n is not online. Last active: 05-08-2013, 6:31 PM
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    Subject: Re: age of empires closes as soon as the colour sceme changes to windows basic
    If you're right clicking on the shortcut on the desktop there should be a 'find target' option or the like, which will take you to the location of the actual executable in the installation folder.  From there select age3.exe (age3x.exe / age3y.exe for the expansions) and you should be able to find compatibility in the properties tab there.
  •  07-24-2012, 3:26 PM 962911 in reply to 962889
    Metis Metis is not online. Last active: Thu, May 23 2013, 3:40 PM
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    Subject: Re: age of empires closes as soon as the colour sceme changes to windows basic

    Running AOE 3 under Windows 7/Vista in compatibility mode.

    1. Right-click the game's .exe file
      1. 64-bit location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires III
      2. 32-bit location: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires III
      3. Read this if you don't know which Vista\Win 7 OS you have.
    2. Select Properties.
    3. Select the Compatibility tab.
    4. Check box next to Run this Program in compatibility mode for.
    5. Scroll the menu below this until you find Windows XP (Service Pack 3).
    6. Click Apply and then OK.

    Here and here are pictures to go with the explanation above.

    As far as I know, most versions of Windows 7 include a compatibility tab. However, if yours doesn't then try this.

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/make-older-programs-run-in-this-version-of-windows
  •  07-31-2012, 5:23 AM 963466 in reply to 962911
    Workshopd2n Workshopd2n is not online. Last active: 08-06-2012, 9:16 AM
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    Subject: Re: age of empires closes as soon as the colour sceme changes to windows basic

    Metis -you are WONDERFUL!!!

     

    Your help was extremely useful and it is now working fine. Thank you so very much.

     

    This forum is great. I have asked the same questions in three different locations and you were the fastest and the most competent. You guys ROCK!

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