Abandonware is rough. I tried to not only download, but also bought a physical copy of LOTR BFME, (The first game) and neither will work on my PC, I'm not sure how to fix..,(reply>), If you could figure out the specifications of a system that ran the game correctly years ago, you could spin up a virtual machine and then attempt to emulate that exact hardware. Other than that, I’m sure you’re not the only one who has encountered that problem so the Internet might have some tweaks recommended for your virtual machine.