How to Put Stronghold 2 on Vista

Imagine yourself as a leader of a medieval army. You are in charge of building and maintaining the defenses around your castle. This is the scenario of 2K Game's real-time strategy game called "Stronghold 2." In addition to wartime strategy, Stronghold 2 also allows you to oversee and maintain various "real life" situations that occur within the walls of your castle. You can hold jousting tournaments, check out the results of local trials or even conduct public executions. The game is available for PC. Load it onto your Windows Vista computer.

Things You'll Need

• Windows Vista PC
• Stronghold 2 CD

Instructions

1. Insert the Stronghold 2 CD-ROM into the disk drive on your Windows Vista PC.

2. Open your "Computer" icon and double-click on the Stonghold 2 CD. As an alternative, wait for the CD to automatically boot-up.

3. Click on "Install Stronghold 2." Do not run Stronghold 2 in compatibility mode or as an administrator; just install the software normally. Follow the instructions on screen (choosing a folder to save the files to and inputting your security key). Wait for the computer to install the software.

4. Do not download and run Stronghold 2 with the 1.3.1 patch. Stronghold 2 works on Vista; however, that patch (1.3.1) seems to cause problems for Vista users. According to many Stronghold 2 players (who are running Vista), the game works as long as you do not patch the game to 1.3.1. Until this problem is fixed, do not use Stronghold 2 with patch 1.3.1 on Vista.

References

• Stronghold 2 Main Site
• Stronghold 2 Forum: Running Stronghold 2 on Vista
• Stronghold Knights: Getting Stronghold 2 to Run on Vista