Game Software not installing properly

My sister has a rather old HP computer that uses Windows XP. She tried to install "zoo vet", which says its compatible with Windows versions as early as 98. It seemed to install correctly and then when you tried to run it, it asked if she wanted to play it in full screen or in a window, which it said was more compatible with our system. She hit the window option and a screen popped up searching for a file called, "main" under the file type "director movie". At the top of this window it said, "where is main?". I searched the files that related to the game, but couldn't find any director files. Is the disk defective or is it the computer? The setup for the stupid thing is very basic. The only question it asks is where you want the game files directed to. Anyway, any thoughts would be great.

 

I checked out the link. That's the game, but I don't think that's what the game was looking for. It seems to me like its missing the file that directs the computer to the game. It asks for me to search for it manually, but I can't find it! Either its hiding in the wrong folder, or its just missing and the disk is corrupt, or something is wrong with the PC. That's what I'm trying to find out. Oh, and one more thing, my sister's computer is NOT connected to the internet, which means I can't download anything. The game does not require an internet connection to play.

 

He probably saw the "main.html" in the URL and thought that you had assumed that was what the game was looking for when it asked for the "main" file.

 

Okay...I checked the quicktime and Direct X installed on the computer and they were both lower than what was required. i.e. Direct X 4.0 (maybe a bit higher) and Quick time 32 bit. I was going to try and install the Direct X 7 that's on the Zoo vet disk, but the STUPID COMPUTER wouldn't even read the disk this time!!!! (it does that periodically. It really STINKS when you're trying to play a c.d....anyway...rabbit trail...) So I tried installing the thing on my computer, which has the Vista version of Windows. The only thing not up to par was my quicktime (which I rarely use) so I installed the correct version on my computer. SAME SONG SECOND VERSE. It still came up with "cannot find file "main". Now, I've had problems installing older programs not designed for Vista, but if its doing the same thing on Windows XP AND Vista, I doubt its the Windows' fault. I think the disk might be corrupted. If it is the disk, is there anyway to manually download the missing file or is the game just bad and there's nothing to do about it? Thanks for your help.

 

I'll remember that about the Quicktime. It's a good thing to know. Thanks for all your help! Major Geeks is very quickly becoming one of my fav sites!