Re: XP games to Vista

01-28-2007

well my names Luis. and i was wondering if farcry can work on vista. iv'e
tried it many times but it won't work. i need solutions. thank you!
-Luis

"Paul Smith" wrote:

> "Rasmus Bertelsen" <rasbert@nowhere.dk> wrote in message
> news:1FF61D29-4B45-4208-B4FD-9B2DCBD0C50C@microsoft.com...
>
> > Which game might that be?
>
>
> Here's my current list:
>
> Zoo Tycoon 2*
> Half-Life 2*
> Civilization 4*
> Battlefield 2
> Rise of Legends
> Quake III Arena***
> Unreal Tournament 2003***
> Oblivion
> Morrowind
> Black and White 2
> Warcraft 3**
> World of Warcraft
> Halo
> Ghost Recon Advanced Warfigher
> Sim City 4*
> Guild Wars
> Call of Duty 2
> FEAR
> Command & Conquer Generals
> Command & Conquer Renegade
> StarCraft
> Final Fantasy XI
> EverQuest 2
> Diablo II
> Star Wars Galaxies
> FIFA 2006*
> Call of Duty
> Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
> DOOM 3
>
> *Problems, on my setup I had to run them into a window first to prevent them
> from crashing, I'm assuming a video driver bug not letting them pick up
> resolution details. Others have mentioned lowering the desktop resolution
> to the same as their default start-up resolution resolves it too.
>
> **Works fine with retail version, but latest patch breaks sound.
>
> ***Mouse acceleration seems to be turned on.
>
> --
> Paul Smith,
> Yeovil, UK.
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>
> *Remove 'nospam.' to reply by e-mail*
>
>

01-28-2007	#1 (permalink)
Luis Guest n/a posts	Re: XP games to Vista well my names Luis. and i was wondering if farcry can work on vista. iv'e tried it many times but it won't work. i need solutions. thank you! -Luis "Paul Smith" wrote: > "Rasmus Bertelsen" <rasbert@nowhere.dk> wrote in message > news:1FF61D29-4B45-4208-B4FD-9B2DCBD0C50C@microsoft.com... > > > Which game might that be? > > > Here's my current list: > > Zoo Tycoon 2* > Half-Life 2* > Civilization 4* > Battlefield 2 > Rise of Legends > Quake III Arena* > Unreal Tournament 2003* > Oblivion > Morrowind > Black and White 2 > Warcraft 3** > World of Warcraft > Halo > Ghost Recon Advanced Warfigher > Sim City 4* > Guild Wars > Call of Duty 2 > FEAR > Command & Conquer Generals > Command & Conquer Renegade > StarCraft > Final Fantasy XI > EverQuest 2 > Diablo II > Star Wars Galaxies > FIFA 2006* > Call of Duty > Grand Theft Auto San Andreas > DOOM 3 > > Problems, on my setup I had to run them into a window first to prevent them > from crashing, I'm assuming a video driver bug not letting them pick up > resolution details. Others have mentioned lowering the desktop resolution > to the same as their default start-up resolution resolves it too. > > Works fine with retail version, but latest patch breaks sound. > > *Mouse acceleration seems to be turned on. > > -- > Paul Smith, > Yeovil, UK. > Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. > http://www.windowsresource.net/ > > Remove 'nospam.' to reply by e-mail* > >
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