i just bought that old game again and its not working.... it is not even starting... when i start it ... it will change resolution i see this circle loading mouse and i am back at the desktop ... the game does not start


i use windows 11 home and i tried some things here but nothing worked so far no rundll not an inofficial patch no compatibilty, no resolution

https://support.gog.com/hc/en-us/articles/360014404598-Sid-Meier-s-Alpha-Centauri-Planetary-Pack-Error-on-launch-The-application-was-unable-to-start-correctly-0xc0000022-0xc0000022?product=gog

https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Sid_Meier%27s_Alpha_Centauri

Solutions are out there, including this very subforum, you just need to look for them.