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I've just had to install myth 2 again after so many years of playing and totally forgot how to get round this, I used the Ctrl + Alt + Del buttons.

Installation

Get out your Myth II disc.

Insert your Myth II disc into the drive. It should autorun and bring up a menu. If you are running Windows 95, 98 or ME, you can click INSTALL. If you are running anything newer, then EXIT this menu.
Open up "My Computer" .
Find your CD drive, it should be labeled as MYTH II if the disc is in. Right Click and go to EXPLORE.
Right Click on the Autoplay File. Select Properties. Select the Coimpatibility Tab and select Windows 95. Click Apply, and then click OK.

Now you can simply eject and reinsert the disc and Install from the menu.

This will install all the Myth II files you select to your hard disk. Select a full install, the games not extravagantly huge and this will ensure the most options and compatibility with other players.

After the Install

If you're on Windows 95, 98 or ME:
Download the 1.6 patch from Project Magma and run the patcher.
Then just select Myth II from the start menu and play.

For newer versions of Windows, open up your Myth II folder, This is usually located at
C:\Program Files\Myth II
Right Click the Myth II executable file. You may want to change your folder view to "Details" to clarify which file you're looking for.
Select Properties, and change the compatibility to Windows 95 like you did for the Autoplay file above in the tutorial.
You may need to do this for the Shortcut in your Start menu as well.
This step is not strictly necessary since the patch overwrites it, but better safe than sorry.
Download the 1.6 patch from Project Magma and run the patcher.
Enjoy.

I have Windows XP and have never had to do that. It autoruns fine and I install it.

Just curious if this sticky is still needed or valid anymore?

I loaded this game using XP SP3. The way I used to start setup.exe was to find it by exploring the CD. Autoplay might work too.

Thanks for this 1.71 patch - I can play it without the crashes now. The game is a bit dated graphically but looks good enough and more important than the looks - it is still fun to play - This was one of the first PC games I remember purchasing for a Compaq running MS 98SE.