I have a couple of old CD games such as Mig-29 Fulcrum, F-16 Novalogic and F-22 Raptor etc. and I want to install them.
When I load the CD in my laptop it runs and open's up the launcher but when I click the "Install Game" nothing happens.
The setup launcher doesn't launch. Why?
Is this because it is a 32 bit installer or 16 bit Installer? (I have windows 10 64 bit).
I even manually go to the setup located in the CD and try to run it in compatibility mode, admin Mode etc, but the setup Application doesn't run/open up/start.
How do I make the setup application to run on my laptop?
Best Answer
There is an interview with Boris Schneider-Johne from Microsoft explaining why old games won't run on Windows 10.
It's hard after that to counter Microsoft in their decision. As he said, you can buy an other digital copy that works on Windows 10, but I know, it's not really nice to buy something we already have. Sadly, this is the easier solution. Steam is selling every games you mentioned in your question. However you can try solutions below, but it requires some specific knowledge and may take time to set up.
The first alternative solution is to dual boot your computer with an older Windows version that can install and run your games. Each time you'll boot your computer, you'll have the choice running Windows 10 (daily usage) or Windows 98 (for games). Here's a second example setting up dual boot.
Finaly, you can try to install a virtual machine with an older Windows version and play the games, but it will not handle your full PC performance and there is risks that may not work correctly.
--EDIT--
As mentioned in comments, if you're able to install the game but unable to launch it, you can apply a no-cd patch.