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Old 10-14-2006   #1 (permalink)
Jr.


 
 

Re: XP games to Vista



"Paul Smith" wrote:

> "AshT93" <Notts Ash@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:33FF581E-8858-4E06-B10A-F5EBD4399E10@microsoft.com...
> > Will any of the games that are released for Windows XP editions be able to
> > be
> > played on the new Windows Vista editions (like The Sims 2)?

>
> Yes, the bulk of games will work on Vista. I've tried a couple of dozen and
> have only found one that doesn't at the moment.
>
> --
> Paul Smith,
> Yeovil, UK.
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>
> *Remove 'nospam.' to reply by e-mail*
>***Got a question, how do u get FFXI to work on vista cause I cant, is there another way besides the whole having a 2nd hd with xp and ff alrdy installed on it way?


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Old 10-14-2006   #2 (permalink)
Helltrum


 
 

Re: XP games to Vista

hey i have a list of games/stuff i wanna know if theyll work; i cant get win.
vista yet
Rakion
Gunbound
Gunz online
macromedia flash maker 8/anything flash
Tibia
GTA Vice City
GTA III
Lego Racers
Lego Racers 2
WoW
warcraft 3 <with expansion>
Diablo Hellfire
Diablo II: LOD
Fable: The Lost Chapters
multi theft auto<a mod for vice city; san andreas; and gta3>

oh and can u get on the internet on win. vista? i havent heard any info on
that
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Old 10-21-2006   #3 (permalink)
dpickle


 
 

Re: XP games to Vista

Diablo 2 LOD works fine as long as you dont install the latest
patch.otherwise you loose sound when upgrading to patches after 1.07.....had
to create all new characters as my saved games were all saved from the latest
patch (1.11).

"Helltrum" wrote:

> hey i have a list of games/stuff i wanna know if theyll work; i cant get win.
> vista yet
> Rakion
> Gunbound
> Gunz online
> macromedia flash maker 8/anything flash
> Tibia
> GTA Vice City
> GTA III
> Lego Racers
> Lego Racers 2
> WoW
> warcraft 3 <with expansion>
> Diablo Hellfire
> Diablo II: LOD
> Fable: The Lost Chapters
> multi theft auto<a mod for vice city; san andreas; and gta3>
>
> oh and can u get on the internet on win. vista? i havent heard any info on
> that

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