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  1. #1


    Jerry MAY Guest

    Games under 64-bot

    Hi,

    Do standard games work under Vist 64-bit?



    Regards,

    Jerry

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  2. #2


    VRG Scotty Guest

    Re: Games under 64-bot


    "Jerry MAY" <jmay@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:1206879429_6139@xxxxxx

    > Hi,
    >
    > Do standard games work under Vist 64-bit?
    Hi Jerry, in most cases yes.
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  3. #3


    Dustin Harper Guest

    Re: Games under 64-bot

    Yes, they do. And they work very well. Just make sure all your drivers are
    up to date.

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    "Jerry MAY" <jmay@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:1206879429_6139@xxxxxx

    > Hi,
    >
    > Do standard games work under Vist 64-bit?
    >
    > Regards,
    >
    > Jerry

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  4. #4


    Chuck Walbourn [MSFT] Guest

    Re: Games under 64-bot

    >> Do standard games work under Vist 64-bit?

    >
    > Install as Admin.
    > Run as Admin.
    >
    > Most games work.
    While 99% of games require 'install as admin', you really shouldn't need to
    run most things as admin. Some games require it, usually due to
    copy-protection or anti-cheat schemes, but most do not. And neither of these
    has anything to do with using x86 vs x64, but Windows Vista UAC vs. Windows
    XP 'always runing as an admin'.

    Most games do work under Windows Vista x64. The problem games are usally
    caused by one of three things:

    (1) Ancient Windows 3.1 era code in their installer (which stuck around for
    much longer than it should have)

    (2) Copy-protection schemes that do not support 64-bit versions of the OS.
    Most newer games have fixed this already, and you can sometimes find patches
    to upgrade older games.

    (3) Buggy installers that have problems with "C:\Program Files (x86)" as an
    installer path or do hacky things to your registry settings.

    Most any other problem can usually be resolved by turning on one of the
    Compatibility modes to run the installer and/or the game.

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