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Old 02-22-2007   #6 (permalink)
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Re: older games

some are full retail bought at stores some are where you download the trial
version then pay for the full version for which i have paid for all of them.
2 i paid for just this past wk a few days prior to new comp being bought

"Dale White" wrote:

> Are these full retail games or games on a website ?
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> "Teddy" <Teddy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F2EE4414-A1D9-4DC2-B618-D451511390BA@microsoft.com...
> > cake mania
> > all three mfc games
> > fish tycoon
> > sim theme park
> > sim tower
> > family fued
> > hidden treasure titanic
> > and others of similar style. i got one of the nancy drew's to work with a
> > change in the install to change the path of install. (found this hint on
> > the
> > her interactive DB).
> > this is just a few of the games but some of my faves.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Dale White" wrote:
> >
> >> What older games are you having trouble with. I installed and played
> >> WarCraft 3, which is a 1999 game. I have Math Blaster 12 running, The
> >> girl
> >> friend plays Hoyles Card game. I don't do alot of the MSN style games,
> >> but
> >> so far, I haven't found a game that doesn't work.
> >>
> >>
> >> "Teddy" <Teddy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:36995D6A-696C-4FF2-961D-8D4AC57F63B6@microsoft.com...
> >> > You are probably like me in this situation and it is not just older
> >> > games
> >> > but
> >> > cheap games or non RPG big money maker games.. i have read MS went to
> >> > alot
> >> > of
> >> > trouble to make vista compatable with WOW, AC, Halo etc but those of us
> >> > who
> >> > have older or cheaper games ie. the yahoo, msn, oberon download games,
> >> > nancy
> >> > drew games, older sim games are just out of luck unless the
> >> > manufacturer
> >> > of
> >> > the game prepares a fix in which we will prob have to buy an entirely
> >> > new
> >> > game to play. in my search for fixes, causes and such i also read that
> >> > vista
> >> > won't even play some of the games on the MS zone game site.. tells you
> >> > how
> >> > important some pple are in comparison to the big gamer.. p.s. nothing
> >> > personal to the big gamer i used to be one. . in fact played ac, wow,
> >> > linage
> >> > and more but can not anymore due to health issues so the enjoyment i
> >> > get
> >> > is
> >> > now limited to these lesser games and i am very angry MS overlooked us
> >> > in
> >> > their quest for a great gaming OS.. makes me wish i had not bought my
> >> > new
> >> > computer.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "w" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hi all
> >> >>
> >> >> Trying to Get an older game installed and working for the kids
> >> >> "Scooby-Doo! from SouthPeak Interactive
> >> >>
> >> >> Starts through installation process, then I receive this error message
> >> >> "Windows cannot find 'C:\Progra~1\Plus!\themese.exe'. Make sure you
> >> >> typed the name correctly and then try again."
> >> >>
> >> >> What can I do to get these working
> >> >> Thanks much!
> >> >> -w
> >> >>
> >> >>
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> >>

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