here is how I got this to work.
1. Install Age of Empires II: Age of Kings and Age of Empires II: The Conquerors.
2. Then go to
http://www.voobly.com/pages/view/175/Game-Patches#Age_of_Empires_II_The_Conquerors_Expansion Then download Patch - 1.0e.
*The 1.0c patch would not work for me so I had to download the 1.0e patch
3. Now run and install "AoE2WideSetup"
4. Now you should see a icon on your desktop label "AoE2Wide", double click on that. Let it do its thing.
5. Now you should see a new icon label something like "AoC1.0e 1920x1080" on your desktop. Double click that and now the game should start up.
*side note: Make sure in game to select 1280 x 1024 in the options to force the new resolution. Also the New resolution only affects in game. The main menu wont be affected, just when you start a game that you will see the new resolution.