Game won't work!

Question

Hey, I kinda need your help, please! 

I was surfing around on Youtube when I found a video of someone playing "Barbie and her magical house".

Now I don't want any of you to think that I'm a dummy but this was one of my first computer games in 2008 when I got my first PC with Windows XP.

Years have passed and now because I know how to speak English almost fluently I want to face the game again so that I can better understand what is it about. 

The problem is, I tried downloading it from a website, opened it using WInrar but it wouldn't execute. 

I tried extracting the file to my desktop and I get an error saying "This app can't run on your PC".

Ok, Windows 10 is supposed to be the best Windows version ever and allow you to play any game you want!

But why it wouldn't allow me to play a simple childhood game?

Answer 1

Here are some things you can try that might get it to work. The game is 10 years old though, so it might be too old.

Windows 10 which includes DirectX 12 includes the necessary run times for older versions of DirectX. So, you should be able to install older games using compatibility mode.

Run Old Software on Windows 10 with Compatibility Mode - groovyPost

https://www.groovypost.com/howto/run-old-softwa...

Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

If the above does not work, open Start, type: regedit

Right click regedit

Click Run as administrator

Navigate to the following keys:

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectX

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\DirectX

Then change the key 4.09.00.0904 to 4.08.00.0904

Launching your game.