Installing Creatures 3 on Windows Vista

Since Creatures 2 will not work on Windows Vista, I sadly have to skip over it until a further date. C2 was my favorite Creatures games, and I really would have loved to have played it prior to Creatures 3. Alas, technology problems prevail! I’ll eventually get my hands on a version from GOG.com where all of the Creatures games can be purchased online.

Most Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 users are encouraged to purchase Creatures Exodus from GOG.com!

My Creatures 3 installation was a success! I’m spending a bit of time testing it out and making sure there are no glaring issues: I won’t label it as stable until tomorrow or the day after. I did the same thing with Creatures 1, just to be sure I wasn’t going to lose all of my Norns. I’m sure it’s pretty obvious that I get quite attached to my Norns! I never was able to bond as well with some of the Creatures in C3 for some reason, but I think my plans to share their lives will help out. I might even write some stories at one point!

For anyone who has an original disc and would like to install Creatures 3 on Windows Vista, follow these steps:

1. Insert the CD, but do not click anything on the auto-run screen.
2. Navigate to the Install folder on the Creatures 3 CD.
3. Right-click on the Setup.exe file and choose Properties.
4. Click on the Compatibility tab and click the check-box to run the program in compatibility mode.
5. Choose Windows 2000 from the compatibility mode drop-down menu.
6. Apply the settings and close the Setup.exe properties.
7. Right-click on the Setup.exe file and choose Run as administrator
8. Proceed through the installation and enjoy Creatures 3!

This process worked for me, but may not work correctly for everyone. And, of course, this is only a process for those of us who are using the original discs. Enjoy Creatures 3!

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