Installing Age of Empires III

Hi

If you want to run Windows software on a Mac you either:

1 Install Parallels Desktop or Bootcamp & install Windows XP SP 2 (Vista might work).

2 Install CrossOver & run your program using that (doesn't require Windows installation).

Bootcamp will be built into Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard when it's released.

Steve

What do you mean "nothing happens?" Do other CD's and DVD's work?

If you mean that it does not show up on the desktop then check your finder preferences to make sure that mounted media showing up on the desktop is checked.

Are you certain that it is the Mac version of Age of Empires and not the Windows version? According to the Ensemble Studios website the only Mac version of Age of Empires III available is a downloadable version of the demo version.

At this point In time Parrelles will not do what you want. While it is endlessly cool, and I personally use it for work it will not run newer games. Parrelles does not support 3D graphics. You need to run boot camp beta. Trust me, I ran Parrelles into the ground 5 times before I checked the website in total frustration. Go with Boot campt if just wanna play games.

I'm not the OP but thanks for the info that Parallel's Desktop won't do. There are links to Bootcamp & CrossOver in my post for the OP to follow.

Steve