Vista - Can I copy Vista games to XP ?

10-10-2006

My wife noticed some of the new games in Vista,
and asked me if she could play them on her XP rig.

I tried to just copy them, via an USB stick, into her HD.

When i tried to start any of the .EXE's from her XP,
I was told the file was not a valid Win32 executable....

Have anyone else tried something like this, and can tell
me how to "fix" it, besides installing Vista on her computer ?

/HC

10-10-2006

The official answer is... No, you can not play those games under XP.

These games are specifically designed for Vista's environment. The only
way she will be able to play the games is to install Vista on that
computer.

-Luke

Harald Andersen wrote:
> My wife noticed some of the new games in Vista,
> and asked me if she could play them on her XP rig.
>
> I tried to just copy them, via an USB stick, into her HD.
>
> When i tried to start any of the .EXE's from her XP,
> I was told the file was not a valid Win32 executable....
>
> Have anyone else tried something like this, and can tell
> me how to "fix" it, besides installing Vista on her computer ?
>
>
> /HC
>
>

10-10-2006

You can. Most of Vista`s games were ported to Windows XP by Rafael from
AeroXP`s forum.

Ready more here:
http://www.aeroxp.org/board/index.ph...opic=1416&st=0

Most - but not chess.

Harald Andersen wrote:
>My wife noticed some of the new games in Vista,
>and asked me if she could play them on her XP rig.
>
>I tried to just copy them, via an USB stick, into her HD.
>
>When i tried to start any of the .EXE's from her XP,
>I was told the file was not a valid Win32 executable....
>
>Have anyone else tried something like this, and can tell
>me how to "fix" it, besides installing Vista on her computer ?
>
>/HC

10-10-2006

"Raiker" <u27711@uwe>
wrote in message news:678de62cd395e@uwe...
> You can.
> Most of Vista`s games were ported to Windows XP
> by Rafael from AeroXP`s forum.
>
> Ready more here:
> http://www.aeroxp.org/board/index.ph...opic=1416&st=0
>
> Most - but not chess.
>

Thanks,
I will poke around to see if I find the needed files :-)

/HC

10-10-2006	#1 (permalink)
Harald Andersen n/a posts	Can I copy Vista games to XP ? My wife noticed some of the new games in Vista, and asked me if she could play them on her XP rig. I tried to just copy them, via an USB stick, into her HD. When i tried to start any of the .EXE's from her XP, I was told the file was not a valid Win32 executable.... Have anyone else tried something like this, and can tell me how to "fix" it, besides installing Vista on her computer ? /HC
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10-10-2006	#2 (permalink)
Luke Fitzwater n/a posts	Re: Can I copy Vista games to XP ? The official answer is... No, you can not play those games under XP. These games are specifically designed for Vista's environment. The only way she will be able to play the games is to install Vista on that computer. -Luke Harald Andersen wrote: > My wife noticed some of the new games in Vista, > and asked me if she could play them on her XP rig. > > I tried to just copy them, via an USB stick, into her HD. > > When i tried to start any of the .EXE's from her XP, > I was told the file was not a valid Win32 executable.... > > Have anyone else tried something like this, and can tell > me how to "fix" it, besides installing Vista on her computer ? > > > /HC > >
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10-10-2006	#3 (permalink)
Raiker n/a posts	Re: Can I copy Vista games to XP ? You can. Most of Vista`s games were ported to Windows XP by Rafael from AeroXP`s forum. Ready more here: http://www.aeroxp.org/board/index.ph...opic=1416&st=0 Most - but not chess. Harald Andersen wrote: >My wife noticed some of the new games in Vista, >and asked me if she could play them on her XP rig. > >I tried to just copy them, via an USB stick, into her HD. > >When i tried to start any of the .EXE's from her XP, >I was told the file was not a valid Win32 executable.... > >Have anyone else tried something like this, and can tell >me how to "fix" it, besides installing Vista on her computer ? > >/HC
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10-10-2006	#4 (permalink)
Harald Andersen n/a posts	Re: Can I copy Vista games to XP ? "Raiker" <u27711@uwe> wrote in message news:678de62cd395e@uwe... > You can. > Most of Vista`s games were ported to Windows XP > by Rafael from AeroXP`s forum. > > Ready more here: > http://www.aeroxp.org/board/index.ph...opic=1416&st=0 > > Most - but not chess. > Thanks, I will poke around to see if I find the needed files :-) /HC
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