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Other compatibility options that might help are the "reduced colour mode", and running the game in a 640x480 resolution. I'll say though, I've had similar problems with the palette screwing up in some old games, and never found any way to fix it.
Err, not to be a downer or anything; the AOE series is still pretty popular, so other people are bound to have experienced the same issues and found ways to fix them.
Like here: http://www.ottorask.com/2011/01/age-of-empires-2-how-to-fix-the-odd-colors-on-windows-7/

Like here: http://www.ottorask.com/2011/01/age-of-empires-2-how-to-fix-the-odd-colors-on-windows-7/