Old games on Windows XP

I'm trying to run older games on Windows XP. I've tried the Compatibility Wizard but no help there. One game loads but then shuts down and the other game won't even install. If anyone has any suggestions, I'll try just about anything at this point. Thank you

Some reading

>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/g…/durham_og.mspx

>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/h…/appcompat.mspx

Thank you.