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The program or feature "\??\D:\data\setup.exe" cannot start or run due to the incompatibility with 64-bit version of windows"

I was trying to install a very old game and when i click the setup button this message appears. The program or feature "\??\D:\data\setup.exe" cannot start or run due to the incompatibility with 64-bit version of windows" please me solve this problem.

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64-bit Windows does not support 16-bit applications. So if the game really is as old as you claim, it must be a 16-bit application which cannot be run under Windows 64-bit.

Try to find a 32-bit version of the game you're trying to install. Else you'll have to run the game within a Virtual system or an emulator like DOSBOX.

You can try Universal Extractor to pack the installer out, but this may result not installing important registry keys of the program

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