How do you play old Windows games that use Quicktime?

There are a few old Windows games I have that I can't get to work on Vista. The problem is usually Quicktime. For example, there is a game called Bad Day on the Midway, that I just can't get to work right. There are other games I'd like to play like Under a Killing Moon. I think I got through most of the hoops of getting the old games to play, but I can't get the Quicktime to work even if I download the really old version of it. Any advice?

Try running the game in a virtual machine running an older OS (perhaps Windows 98). It might run slowly, however, but if it's a game that old the impact might not be too bad.

The game's installation media may also contain a copy of the proper Quicktime installation (much like many games had DirectX installers), so be sure to use that when installing.

This sort of issue was such a pain that for playing Riven, we actually just acquired and used an older Windows 98-based machine. You may end up having to do so as well if all else fails.

There is a very handy company out there called Good Old Games that re-releases old games that it can get licensing for that will run on the current systems. For example: Under a Killing Moon.

They do not have all the games, and yes you have to buy the game again but they are usually very inexpensive. It does make running old games on a modern computer much much easier. I am very much enjoying Dungeon Keeper 2, Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 and the Descent series all over again :)

This works for certain games, but not all. Try renaming the .mov files, so that the program cannot find it. The game will launch without playing those files. Of course, this doesn't work with all games (it depends if the game exits or goes on if it fails to locate the video file), and you miss out on trailers, cutscenes. etc.

IIRC, this worked for Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire.