Age of Empires on my PPC (v. help)
 

I have been trying to install my AoE for a while now. I love this game for the PC so I got it and now it wont install. I am upset by this because it listed the PPC 6700 as a compatible device. Here is what I am running

The new verizon update rom w/ 1.43 radio
phone alarm and weather plugin

Here is what it does. I click the installer and continue through it until I get to that screen where it usually would say "check the screen to see if there are any more instructions...." but that doesnt show up, instead it just shows the list of programs on my ppc and i click ok, then finish and install ends as if it is fine, but AoE is not on my ppc. In fact, nothing changes on the PPC screen at all, as if it doesnt even recognize the installer. I hope you guys can help me, I'm kinda a noob but I am getting better.

thats pretty much it. I dont see why this wont work...

Anyone play this game and can give me any insight?

dang i feel like a jerk for askin so many questions ](*,)

You could try getting a .cab version of the installer from wherever you bought the program. Or search your desktop computer for the .cab file during the installation process (I think they are sometimes stored under Program Files\Microsoft Activesync). Good luck.

Nope no cab program found. It wasnt stored in the active sync folder during the install. Maybe since AoE is originally a microsoft program they made it not to work with the newest active sync. Gah its making me mad, hopefully I get a refund.

If you don't click install when it shows up on the screen asking you where you want it to install to you can find the cab.
So when that screen shows up. Switch over to Total Commander and search for *.cab and select "Not older than: 1 day(s)"
If you don't have total commander you can most likely find it at:
\Application Data\Volatile\

But again. This has to be while the install screen is still up. It deletes the cab after its done installing. I don't exactly know if this works with AoE, but it has worked with every program I've tried.

I said that nothing changes on my PPC screen. It never asks me where I want to install it, it only partially acts like it is installing from the desktop's view. I think its a problem with the installer vs. active sync version because only certain programs have had this problem for me.

I'm just not sure how to fix it.

I have it at home but have never installed it. I'll try when I get home, I have the latest activesync installed. Is there only one version of AoE? If not let me know ur version.

it wouldnt even work on my ppc6600, but i had it on my old old old ipaq years ago, like 2001.

I'm doing it now:
Age of Empires Gold Edition (ARM)_1.07.exe is the file I have
MS ActiveSync Version 4.5.0 (Build 5096)
Ran installation on computer and it did active the installation
Located the cab @: Windows\AppMgr\Install\Ziosoft Age of Empires Gold Edition.CAB
(I have saved it to my hard drive. It is 8.0M large)
Installing....

Installed fine. BUT....
Just realized something. It first copies that huge 8M file to your ppc before it attempts to install. I'm almost willing to bet $ that you don't have 8M available on your phone. Check that....

So did you get it to run fine?