Weeee, the answers are revealed! Off I go to try again =D

Is there anyway to just extract all the files and folders I need to a place on my computer? I dunno, these games have these weird file extensions sometimes that give issues with extraction. I am confused to be sure. DOSbox installation says it won't install the Windows version: Isn't that the most ...

Oh, DOSbox. Yes, I installed that to attempt to get the programs running; didn't really work so well. I THINK i installed the original Descent (it certainly said so), but gave me no way to run it. No idea if it would help with getting Descent 2 on, and I doubt I would know how to use it do so. So ...

Good to know that at least D2X-XL has been known to work. I'll keep Rebirth in mind as a viable option as well. Problem is I can't get either of the programs if I can't get my old Descent 2 disks to install; can't rewrite files that aren't there. I have both the original and Vertigo disks; how did ...

Ahhh, Descent. How I have missed thee. Now that I have my own laptop, I can play them again. ....If I could get the bloody thing to install and run, that is. I run a 64-bit version of Vista, and when I slam the CD into the drive and hit install, it gives me a compatibility error message and asks me ...