[Whuntmore]

just as an update to this thread, I have managed to install the original 'Jane's Fleet Command' on my new laptop. It's an Asus Rog Strix running a 9750 cpu, 16 gigs of ram, etc. running windows 10.

I installed the game as normal, then set the compatibility mode for windows 95/98, (right-click on desktop icon, go to properties, click on compatibility tab, then 'check-box' of "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and then click the drop-down box, and select 'windows 95/98'.

then installed the update - 1.38. That's it.

I did Not use the 'XP' installer.

Seems to run fine, and play fine, but the intro's are a bit choppy (skip with enter).

Update: So far, I've played two missions, and it seems to work good. clicking to planes, telling them to engage, ships, etc. going back and forth thru the tactical view, to viewing planes, (old F2, and F3) seem to work, and the game plays fine - So far.


on my original pc that I still have running, I had installed all the other mods. Ships 2.6?? and the planes one (last one) long ago. Then I got the editor, and made some changes of my own. Like slightly better load-outs. At least I can keep up with the onslaught of missiles that are coming at me.

I booted up my old pc, copied all the files from that, and the pasted all the doctrine files over, and all my original saved games, and completed missions. I just didn't touch the files in the main folder like the FC.exe one, and a few others that are the main game.
Seems to work fine. planes are better again, and the ships respond good.