Wheel of Time MUD

http://e2ogame.net/homepages/antti/rpg/chargen.html

I used to love the name generator on the wotmud pages, but couldn't find it atm. Here is another decent one

I'd try the following:
Don't use the program files folder to install it, instead install directly to c: or your own game drive.
Run as administrator
If that doesn't work there should be simulators of earlier windows versions. Can't remember the details of how that work though.

Today the Ever Victorious Army reclaimed Lugard. For the Empress may She live forever! You are carrying: the death scalp of a stable hand slain in Murandy the death scalp of a merchant guard slain in Murandy the death scalp of the underground mistress slain in Altara [3] the death scalp of an Illian...