Can hardware be too fast for older games?

[Defcon5]

As title, i installed both of the sudden strikes (my fave game of all time) and neither of them run for some reason.

One says there is no cd in the drive (despite the fact i just installed it from that drive)


The other just crashes to desktop.

There are no stability issues and its a fresh install.

I had a look on google and found some info on having to slow down hardware in order for it to be compatible, is there any truth in this?

 

[Defcon5]

No there windows games, and iv tried chenging the compatibility modes.

They worked fine with xp on my old barton rig, but this one throws a hissy fit

Ill have a check for any patches

 

[Defcon5]

Its not going to be a speed issue but a compatability issue.

But with what though? DVD drives maybe?