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Old 04-22-2009   #1 (permalink)


Windows Vista home Premium SP1
 
 

Can you play Windows 95/98 games on Vista?

My son wants to play 102 dalmations Puppies to the rescue. Will it play on Vista premium?

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Old 04-22-2009   #2 (permalink)


Vista Ultimate X64 SP2
 
 

Re: Can you play Windows 95/98 games on Vista?

Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by GreatNate View Post
My son wants to play 102 dalmations Puppies to the rescue. Will it play on Vista premium?
Try this
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Old 04-22-2009   #3 (permalink)


Vista Home Premium 32-bit & Vista Ultimate 64-bit both Service Pack 2 W7 Pro RTM 7600 32 & 64
 
 

Re: Can you play Windows 95/98 games on Vista?

Hi GreatNate,

In addition to what Chris has said, you might only be able to play these games (if you can) on the 32-bit version of Vista. This is because many old programs used a 16-bit installer routine, and such routines cannot be used on 64-bit systems, although they work perfectly OK on 32-bit ones.
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Old 04-22-2009   #4 (permalink)


Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 : Seven Ultimate x64
 
 

Re: Can you play Windows 95/98 games on Vista?

The only way to know is to try. Some may work fine, some may work with errors and some may not work at all
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Old 04-22-2009   #5 (permalink)


Vista Ultimate 32bit
 
 

Re: Can you play Windows 95/98 games on Vista?

If at all it does not work - Install Virtual PC and install what ever Operating system you what that works as if you have to operating system - Working in the system

Here is some more information about the same ---
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...c/default.mspx
Check the Out the Demo.

Now your son can enjoy the same game in Vista also.
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Old 04-23-2009   #6 (permalink)


Vista x64 + Windows 7 x64 (Ultimate)
 
 

Re: Can you play Windows 95/98 games on Vista?

Thanks Jerin, I will test this out as I have been jonesing to try some old games with my new build but I have Vista Ultimate x64 and I thought against it because of the reason that dwarf posted.
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