How to play Starlancer on Windows 8.1?

[Clint the badass]

Hi guys!
First, sorry if i'm in the wrong section, it's my first topic here.
I would like to play to Starlancer, a wonderful game from 2000,on windows 8.1, but i can't : when i install it, when i click on the icon, i have a blue circle next to my mouse icon, but it doesn't launch. I tried the compatibility mode before installing, after, i tried to copy the files from my cd to the computer, etc... but it doesn't work. I remember that i was able to play it years ago, on windows 8. But here, the installation works, but it doesn't launch.
Can you help me please guys? It would be great! (i don't really want to install a virtual machine)
Thanks!