Installation of games on Vista

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• Loading games on vista

  I can't load my old games on vista - some will be most do not.  Suggestions - cannot afford to buy a few new games, and most is not available; for example, Robert E Lee, civil war general.  The games will load on xp not vista. Help

  Hi HowBoutThat,

  Welcome to the Microsoft Answers site.

  It is quite possible that the game is designed for an earlier version of Windows and is not compatible with Vista.

  The only option on the left here is to change the compatibility of the game settings by running the program compatibility Wizard. To manually change the settings of a program, use the individual program's compatibility tab.

  Run the program compatibility Wizard

  1. open the program compatibility Wizard the by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, click programs, and then clicking on use an older program with this version of Windows.

  2. follow the directions in the wizard.

  If you are unable to install a program, insert the installation for the program and, using the wizard disk, navigate to the program setup file, usually called Setup.exe, Install.exe, or something similar. The wizard is not designed to work on programs that have an .msi file name extension.
  To change compatibility settings manually for a program, right-click the program icon, click Properties, and then click the Compatibility tab.

  Reference:

  Make older programs in this version of Windows
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/make-older-programs-run-in-this-version-of-Windows

  If changing the settings does not resolve the problem, please go to the website of the manufacturer of the program to see if there is an update of the program.

  Happy new year!

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• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 installation with the 4th vista disc does not work. What should I do?

  Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 installation with the 4th vista disc does not work.  What should I do?

  Hello

  You get no matter what error code or error message?

  There seems to be a problem with the file missing in the rear disc system. I suggest you to refer to the following Microsoft article and check if it helps.

  Flight Simulator 2004: known video issues: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823628

  If the steps in the Microsoft article mentioned above do not help, then it would be best to ask your question in the Microsoft Game support forum.

  Microsoft Flight Simulator Games Forum: http://www.fsinsider.com/

  Or contact support for Microsoft Flight Simulator game: http://www.microsoft.com/Products/Games/FSInsider/tips/Pages/default.aspx

  Hope the information is useful.

• How can I play my old computer games on vista

  How can I play my old computer games on vista

  How can I play my old computer games on vista

  * More * old games run without problems on Vista, but if you need to implement compatibility mode:

  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/Windows-Vista/using-Windows-Vista-compatibility-mode/

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• The installer of Windows and Vista Service Pack 2: Windows Installer is no longer upates for new programs

  original title: the installer of Windows and Vista Service Pack 2

  Since the installation of Vista Service Pack 2 Setup Windows continued to upgrade facilities and new programs.

  RegEdit settings seem to be OK.

  That's happened?

  I had the same problems you encounter while I was trying to install Skype.  I found this solution and it worked.  Thought it might help you.

  Copy the text below and save it in a notebook in your office. Then rename the fix.reg file. Double click on it and click Yes when you are prompted. Restart the computer.

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  Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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  "LocalSystem ObjectName"=""

  "ErrorControl" = DWORD: 00000001

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• Where is a place to get games for Vista and XP (also Win7) free offline?

  Where is a place to get games for Vista and XP (also Win7) free offline?

  Looked on Clubic, there are too many Add-ons (not the originals) and demos or deadlines.

  Are looking for is not online, you can mention them. No bootleg or emulators and other.

  Freeware role-playing, action, puzzle, classics/basics (ladies, old style, etc.), old style (like the games arcade, nintendo, SNES, Sega, Playstation 1, etc.), shooters, etc. All styles are ok and I wanted.

  I understand that some freeware games could be like older versions of power and magic, Diablo or Doom/Quake, etc.. I don't mind. Just try not to spend money on the latest and best at the moment. There is more to do in free time. For example: I would be fine if there are something like older versions of two EX or Skyrim or Fallout, Crysis, Age Of Empires, Metroid (SNES), etc. But I understand that I can only ask for so much.

  I found mmohut on youtube and it is recommended a lot, they tend to seem to all be online, however. My internet is down now, and I don't want don't no need to connect for stuff too. I think something like steam is out of the picture at this time.

  Hi Brian,.

  I suggest you to check the link mentioned below for the games.

  http://marketplace.Xbox.com/en-us/PC

  You can also use your favorite download games research search engine you like.

  Warning: Using third-party software, including hardware drivers can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the use of third-party software can be solved. Software using third party is at your own risk.

• Games PC & Vista

  I would definitely buy a game for the laptop, but it is not compatible with Vista. Is there anyway I can bypass this or am I resigned to be too advanced?

  The it runs on platforms monte to XP.

  Any suggestion or help would be appreciated!

  Ross

  Whether or not you can get an older game to work on a newer operating system, does not support depends on the game. Without more information the best I can do is point you in the meaning of this:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/make-older-programs-run-in-this-version-of-Windows

  and recommend that you do some research on the web based on the name of the game and Vista comaptibility to see how other people (if any) have got game to work under Vista.

  Be sure to check any other requirements for the game too.

  The key is that if you buy a game that is advertised as non-compatible and it doesn't work, you've wasted your money - the risk is yours.

• Are the installation DVD of Windows Vista Enterprise and installation DVD of Windows Vista other than company completely different?

  Installation DVD of Windows Vista business and Windows Vista DVD installation, other than the company

  Are the installation DVD of Windows Vista Enterprise and installation DVD of Windows Vista other than company completely different? If so, how are they different?

  Hello

  This edition targets the enterprise of the market segment: it includes a superset of the Vista Business edition. Additional features include support for packets from the Interface user multilingual (MUI), BitLocker Drive Encryption, and UNIX application-support. Not available through retail or OEM, this edition channel sale will get distributed through Microsoft Software Assurance (SA). Since Vista Enterprise classes as a benefit of Microsoft Software Assurance, it includes several benefits HIS only, including a license allowing the execution of up to four virtual machines running a mixture of editions of Vista and the versions [13], access to Virtual PC Express and activation via the VLK. [14] Vista Enterprise supports up to two physical processors. [7] 64-bit Enterprise supports 128 GB of RAM

  Windows Vista Enterprise made salient

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/Windows-Vista-Enterprise-highlights

  Compare Windows Vista

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/products/compare

• My installation disc for windows vista has an option "fix." This option allows to reset lost passwords?

  original title: repair windows

  My installation disc for windows vista has an option "fix." This option allows to reset lost passwords? If yes how?

  Hi Martine regina,.

  We will not be able to reset the password by using the option repair; you will need password reset disk.

  For more information on the same, you can check the link below:

  What to do if you forget your Windows password:http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/What-to-do-if-you-forget-your-Windows-password

  Create a password reset disk:http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Create-a-password-reset-disk

  With regard to:

  Samhrutha G S - Microsoft technical support.

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• installation of games pc win 95/98 on win7

  I recently got a new computer with Windows 7; now, some games Hasbro Interactive (boggle, superscattergories, risk, scrabble) I used to play on WinXP will not install on Win7. (I don't have Win7 professional).  Is there a way to get these games to work again without buy professional win7!

  You can try to install in XP compatibility mode if it is the latest OS, they ran OK on.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/make-older-programs-run-in-this-version-of-Windows

  The idea is that you install the program by not allowing an autorun installation but in locating the file Setup.exe from the game on cd.  Right-click on the Setup.exe icon and choose Properties.  Select the Comptibility tab, then the old version of Windows that you want to.  Be sure to leave the installer put an icon on the desktop.  When you install the game, right click on the setup icon and choose Run as administrator.  Do the same when you launch the game from the desktop.

  A better way is to run the game in a virtual machine XP, but you need a copy of XP, you can install it in the virtual machine.  If you have such a copy then you can download Virtual PC 2007 SP1 from Microsoft and install it.  You will receive a message that it is not supported on your operating system, but this does not mean that it will not work.  To do this, but you don't get help from MS if something goes wrong.  Unlike XP Mode, Virtual PC 2007 runs on Home editions.  It just is not supported.

  The best solution, especially if you don't have a copy of XP, is simply upgrading to professional because get your money back you simply get a copy free XP which comes in XP Mode.

  Colin Barnhorst Windows 7 Ultimate x 64 on DIY with 6 GB of ram.

• Far Cry installation on 64 bit Vista machine problems

  I have a 64 bit vista (SP1) computer.  I have "Far Cry". I have a lot of speed, memory, and all that. When I start the installation process, I get the error "run setup32.exe on windows 32-bit or setup64.exe on 64-bit windows!". There is no "setup64.exe' on the disk. I tried to run in compatibility mode XP but that does not make a difference. I was on the site of the manufacturers and they seem to be something that corresponds to this topic. Any suggestion would be appreciated.
  Thank you
  DJ

  Hello

  The error, run setup32.exe on 32-bit windows, or setup64.exe on 64-bit windows is because the setup .exe is does not correspond with the vista 64-bit operating system.

  No doubt during the installation of the game, he must use the file setup32.exe.

  I suggest you search the setup64.exe the disk file.

  If you are not able to find, then suggests to replace the disk. There are several sites and it is for the manufacturer.

  For Ubisoft Solution Center:

  http://Ubisoft.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/Ubisoft.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=12034&p_created=1190670392

  Hope this information is useful.

  Let me know if it worked.

  All the best!

  Thank you, and in what concerns:

  Diana D D - Microsoft technical support.

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• installstion PopCap game on vista

  help I just bought a game from popcap to Wal-Mart and it will not install.i am new to computers and all this implies.i I tried Compatibility Wizard programs with no results.can anyone help? I tried to return to the game and they wouldn't let me.i don't know what else using do.please

  Hi Frostysnow,

  Thanks for posting your question on the forum of answers.microsoft.com communities.

  According to the information you provided, please check if the game says anywhere on the box that it came because it is compatible with Vista.

  Frostysnow, I'll send you a link to make older programs work in Vista

  http://windowshelp.Microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/bf416877-c83f-4476-a3da-8ec98dcf5f101033.mspx

  Please follow the steps that it exposes and here's just a snippet of this link which provides for measures to be taken when a program does not install.

  "

  Run the program compatibility Wizard

  1. Open the program compatibility Wizard by clicking the Start button clicking Control Panel, click programs, and then clicking on use an older program with this version of Windows. 2. Follow the instructions in the wizard.

  If you are unable to install a program, insert the installation for the program and, using the wizard disk, navigate to the program setup file, usually called Setup.exe, Install.exe, or something similar. The wizard is not designed to work on programs that have an .msi

  file name extension.

  To change compatibility settings manually for a program, right-click the program icon, click Properties, and then click the Compatibility tab.

  Pasted from http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/bf416877-c83f-4476-a3da-8ec98dcf5f101033.mspx>

  Please let us know if this can help solve your problem, or if assistance is needed.

  Kind regards

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• Games on Vista - Satellite P300 problems

  Hey.

  I just bought a Toshiba Satellite P300-1This comes with Vista Home Premium. The problem is that I can't run any game on it. I tried NFS Most Wanted, Battlefield 2 and Titan Quest(theoretically I should have no problems with my configuration-processor P8400, video Ati 3650, drivers up to date).

  When I try to launch the game, I get a black screen and the computer crashes, I need to restart. Any ideas?

  Have you installed SP1 for Vista and all the other patches?

  Are you sure that the drivers up to date? Check this on the Toshiba site and you must use the graphics driver Toshiba because they have protection against overheating.
  http://EU.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com > support & downloads > download drivers

  Do you have an antivirus program? Try turning it off while you play games.

• Strange devices satellite U300-15 after the new installation of 64 bit Vista

  I just got my Toshiba Satellite U300-159 (model No. PSU30E-07901NN5)

  It was a display model used in the store where I bought, so I wanted to do a clean install.
  Using the recovery cd did not work. (Something about some files than couln can't be read).
  It is a really bothers me not at all because I want to run it with a clean Vista anyway, so I jumped into a Vista Home Premium 64-Bit UK + SP1 and installed it.

  After that the installation was done, I ran windows update to get a little more drivers for the few items that not have installed correctly.

  After that almost everything worked very well.

  Except:
  I had two entries in the called Device Manager device Base System. They are found under 'other devices '.
  I have looked around the site of toshiba for the drivers, but can't find anything that seemed as if it was the thing that I was missing.
  (Actually I'm not sure I've found the correct support page. I learned to http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_modSel.jsp and was able to select 3 versions of U300. U300 - ST3091, ST3092-U300, U300-ST3094)

  Everything on the PC works well: card reader, bluetooth, graphics card, wireless + LAN cable, keyboard shortcuts, sounds etc.
  The only thing that is not working is when I put it in mode "Eve". The screen goes black, the powerled stays on and the fans continue to operate. It is not possible to bring him back again if.

  Does anyone have an idea where to find these drivers?
  Or maybe just sort the problem of sleep difficulty?

  I reinstalled using the recovery CD and choose another language and thus skip the defective cd.
  But the sleep problem was still there.

  An update of the bios, mentioned in this thread: http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=32002&tstart=15 solved the problem.

  I have always an idea that both devices are well...

• Installation of printer using Vista

  After using printing HP and Dr. Scan, I uninstalled all my Photosmart D110A drivers and software by its recommendation. When I tried to reinstall the HP site fom, installation continiously has crashed or locked up. Then in my last attempt, a message popped up indicating that Vista was is no longer supported by HP... Any ideas how to get my drivers and software reloaded?

  What is the downloaded file?

  http://ftp.HP.com/pub/softlib/software12/COL32503/MP-80511-2/PS_AIO_07_D110_USW_Full_Win_WW_140_126-4.exe

  On the download is complete - try right click on the .exe and select "run as Administrator".