This guide will detail nearly everything I did. The only steps I skipped were things that were simple/things that are too tedious to detail, but just dm me on SRC/discord if you need any help.

Windows 11 Tutorial

1. Download the disk from this link https://archive.org/details/barbie-of-swan-lake-the-enchanted-forest

2. Mount the disc by double clicking on the .iso file

3. Run the autorun.exe

4. (If you don't want to watch the video I will write down the next steps)

5. Install the game normally, DON'T add a game shortcut when prompted.

6. After installation, go to your mounted disc's files. Go to the 'crack' folder. COPY the swanlake.exe in there.

7. Go to where you installed Swan lake. For me, this was c:drive -> program files -> barbie(tm)-> swan lake. DELETE the swanlake.exe in that folder.

8. PASTE the .exe from your cracked folder INTO that swan lake c:drive folder.

9. Create a shortcut from that .exe and place it on your computer homescreen. Enjoy the game!

If this doesn't work for you, you'll need to play the game on a virtual machine. Here's how you set that up.

NOTE: the virtual machine section was written in 2022. Some information might be outdated.

Windows XP Tutorial

1. Have a windows xp Virtual Machine (set a password for administrator, he doesn't do that in his vid)

2. Download the Game from this link https://archive.org/details/barbie-of-swan-lake-the-enchanted-forest

3. Mount the disc using the Virtual machine's built in tools. This is faster but I cant explain this very well.

OR

3. Get software that can mount .iso files on your virtual machine. I did this by putting the PowerIso setup in a shared folder, then running it in the VM. (I would recommend PowerIso because with it you can see all the game files on a mounted disc. That's important for step 5.)

4. Download the game normally, don't make a shortcut when it prompts you to make one

5. Copy the swanlake.exe file from the crack folder on the mounted disc (it is literally called crack folder in this download)

6. Go to where you installed swan lake (should be C: drive, program files, BarbieTM, Swan Lake) and delete the swanlake.exe there

7. Paste the exe from the disc into that folder, then make a game shortcut from the newly pasted exe file

8. Play the game! On my VM the only issue I had after this was some audio crackling, but I think the game just sounds bad tbh. If your game doesn't work/my instructions weren't helpful, dm me on here/discord/join the barbie discord and hopefully someone can help!