Windows 7 and Windows Vista vs. Port Royale 2
Ascaron used a very effective copy protection for Port Royale 2. The copy protection is secure that it protect you from playing Port Royale on Windows Vista or Windows 7 machines. Even compatibillty mode or virtual machines are useless.
Although this issue is known for years, Ascaron never published a patch/fix. And after Ascarons insolvency we will never get one. You have to stick with Windows XP, at least as second OS an you computer, not a very handy solution.
You may try to use a crack to bypass the copy protection. But after all I heard about the offered cracks, they deteriorate the gameplay.
In case you own an old copy of Port Royale 2 that includes a Windows Vista/ Windows 7 incompatible copy protection, you have two options to buy a copy protection free version:
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