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The '''Compatibility Mode''' was introduces with [[Windows 2000]] Service Pack 2. It is only really usable from [[Windows XP]] onwards since activating it in 2000 is rather complicated.

The compatibility mode may be required for older [[Tomb Raider Games]]. They also might require a [[Patch]] to run at all.

To activate the compatibility mode, find the program file on your hard disk. E.g. locate the ''tomb.exe'' that can be found in the ''Program'' folder on your hard drive (not on the CD). (''Example:'' c:\program files\Core Design\Tomb Raider II\, find the tomb2.exe - in other cases you are looking for the tomb3.exe or tomb4.exe. If you cannot find this exe, you have probably turned off the file-extensions.) Then press the right mouse button and select ''Properties'''. Select the appropriate settings for your game - these differ between the games and you will have to find the best settings by trial-and-error.

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	The '''Compatibility Mode''' was introduces with [[Windows 2000]] Service Pack 2. It is only really usable from [[Windows XP]] onwards since activating it in 2000 is rather complicated.		The '''Compatibility Mode''' was introduces with [[Windows 2000]] Service Pack 2. It is only really usable from [[Windows XP]] onwards since activating it in 2000 is rather complicated.

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	The '''Compatibility Mode''' was introduces with [[Windows 2000]] Service Pack 2. It is only really usable from [[Windows XP]] onwards since activating it in 2000 is rather complicated.		The '''Compatibility Mode''' was introduces with [[Windows 2000]] Service Pack 2. It is only really usable from [[Windows XP]] onwards since activating it in 2000 is rather complicated.

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	After locating the file click the right mouse button and select ''Properties''. Select the appropriate settings for your game - these differ between the games and you will have to find the best settings by trial-and-error.		After locating the file click the right mouse button and select ''Properties''. Select the appropriate settings for your game - these differ between the games and you will have to find the best settings by trial-and-error.
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		+	== Compatibility Mode and older Tomb Raider Games ==
		+	If problems arise in the [[Tomb Raider Classic]] Games (II through V) on newer Windows', try setting the compatibility mode to " [[Windows 98]]" (and maybe give it Administrator privileges); for [[Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness\|Angel of Darkness]] choose "Windows XP". This procedure is only helpful for the original CD versions of these games; newer versions purchased through [[Steam]] or [[GoG]] should work out of the box. Please note that a [[Patch]] may be needed nonetheless.
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		+	All newer games - [[LAU]] and [[Reboot]] - should run fine on [[Windows 7]], [[Windows 8\|8]], or [[Windows 10\|10]].
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		+	Note that the original [[Tomb Raider]] from 1996 is a [[DOS]] game and does not profit from any of these settings. On 64 bit machines it requires emulators such as [[DosBox]].

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	The compatibility mode may be required for older [[Tomb Raider Games]]. They also might require a [[Patch]] to run at all.		The compatibility mode may be required for older [[Tomb Raider Games]]. They also might require a [[Patch]] to run at all.

−	To activate the ~~compatibility mode~~, ~~find~~ the program file on your hard disk~~. E~~.g. ~~locate the~~ ''tomb.exe'' that can be found in the ''Program'' folder on your hard drive (not on the CD). (''Example:'' c:\~~program files~~\Core Design\Tomb Raider II\~~, find the~~ tomb2.exe - in other ~~cases~~ you are looking for ~~the~~ tomb3.exe or tomb4.exe. If you cannot find ~~this~~ exe, you have probably turned off ~~the~~ file-extensions.) ~~Then press~~ the right mouse button and select ''Properties'''. Select the appropriate settings for your game - these differ between the games and you will have to find the best settings by trial-and-error.	+	== Activating Compatibility Mode ==
		+	To activate the Compatibility Mode, locate the executable program file on your hard disk, e.g. ''tomb.exe'' that can be found in the ''Program'' folder on your hard drive (not on the CD).
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		+	''Example:'' In the folder C:\Program Files\Core Design\Tomb Raider II\" there is a file called "tomb2.exe" - in case of other games you are looking for "tomb3.exe" or "tomb4.exe". If you cannot find files with the .exe file extension, you have probably turned off all file extensions, which is the [[Windows]] default.)
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		+	After locating the file click the right mouse button and select ''Properties''. Select the appropriate settings for your game - these differ between the games and you will have to find the best settings by trial-and-error.