Quake 3 won't install on Windows 7

Posted by Ernest Friedman-Hill on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Ernest Friedman-Hill
Published on 2012-03-29T22:21:43Z Indexed on 2012/03/29 23:33 UTC
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Today I tried to install Quake 3 from my original 1999 CD on a Windows 7 laptop. Windows 7 resolutely refused to run the installer, helpfully explaining that I might need a 32- or 64-bit version, depending on what my OS is (you have to love those Windows error messages: absolutely correct, but as unhelpful as humanly possible).

In any case, of course the 1999 software is 32-bit, and the laptop is 64-bit. But I was pretty sure that 64-bit Windows versions could handle running 32-bit software. What gives?

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