Help needed for playing XP games on Vista PC
- Hi all, I have some childrens PC games for XP and now all my computers run Vista. Is there any way that I can make Vista like XP games or not???? Thanks1 person got this answerI do too
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Hi phariah,
Welcome to Microsoft Answers community.
Adding to what Kevin J Baird said you can try the below steps.
You can check for the compatibility of the games with vista using the below link.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/
You can also try running your game in XP compatibility mode using the below steps.
1. Right-click the icon for the program and click Properties,
2. Click the Compatibility tab.
For more information visit http://windows.microsoft.com/en-AU/windows-vista/Make-older-programs-run-in-this-version-of-Windows
You can also run XP Virtual Machine in your computer by downloading Virtual PC 2007 using the below link.
For more information visit http://windows.microsoft.com/en-AU/windows-vista/Virtual-PC-2007-Run-multiple-operating-systems-without-multibooting
Hope this information is helpful.
Let me know if this worked.
Thanks and Regards:
Umesh P - Microsoft Support
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- Marked As Answer byMike - Support EngineerMSFT, ModeratorThursday, November 12, 2009 1:36 PM
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- They should install, and then you should be able to run them. If they don't run, you could tell us the specific game you are having trouble with, and we can probably help you to get it to work, or let you know if it won't.
Hi phariah,
Welcome to Microsoft Answers community.
Adding to what Kevin J Baird said you can try the below steps.
You can check for the compatibility of the games with vista using the below link.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/
You can also try running your game in XP compatibility mode using the below steps.
1. Right-click the icon for the program and click Properties,
2. Click the Compatibility tab.
For more information visit http://windows.microsoft.com/en-AU/windows-vista/Make-older-programs-run-in-this-version-of-Windows
You can also run XP Virtual Machine in your computer by downloading Virtual PC 2007 using the below link.
For more information visit http://windows.microsoft.com/en-AU/windows-vista/Virtual-PC-2007-Run-multiple-operating-systems-without-multibooting
Hope this information is helpful.
Let me know if this worked.
Thanks and Regards:
Umesh P - Microsoft Support
Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/answersfeedback/threads/ and let us know what you think.
- Marked As Answer byMike - Support EngineerMSFT, ModeratorThursday, November 12, 2009 1:36 PM
- Thanks to all that answered my call for help. I tried the games on my other laptop (which also runs vista) and they work on that one.
