Thanks. Installing as Administrator worked like a charm. I installing things in the correct order helped immensely.

I’ve tried running it in Administrator mode on both an x64 and an x32 system (both laptops) and the thing won’t start on either. Like the OP, I’m not very conversant with messing with operating systems.

I’ve not been able to get FL (original game) to work at all on Windows 10, either the 64x or 32x (two different laptops). Can’t load the DirectPlay and don’t know enough about Windows OR FL to try workarounds. Can anyone who knows something about the Windows 10 32x program explain to me (in simple terms) how I might get this game going? (this is the only reason I am in any way nostalgic for earlier versions of Windows - that I can’t play FL)