Vista - Will these games work on windows vista?

Hi. I am a major trekkie and was wondering if these games would work on
windows vista home premium edition:
Starfleet Command 3
Star Trek Legacy
Star wars galactic battlegrounds
Midtown madness 2
The sims makin' magic.

Thanks.

"Paul Smith" wrote:

> "AshT93" <Notts Ash@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> > 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/
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yes they do i have thm all!! command 3 needs compatiblity enabled
"Trekkie" <Trekkie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E3D3BFE6-6325-4DC9-B5C0-1A07FA17D01B@microsoft.com...
> Hi. I am a major trekkie and was wondering if these games would work on
> windows vista home premium edition:
> Starfleet Command 3
> Star Trek Legacy
> Star wars galactic battlegrounds
> Midtown madness 2
> The sims makin' magic.
>
> Thanks.
>
> "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*
>>

Thanks thomas.

What is compatiblity enabled and how do I get it? Is it a download?

"thomas" wrote:

> yes they do i have thm all!! command 3 needs compatiblity enabled
> "Trekkie" <Trekkie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E3D3BFE6-6325-4DC9-B5C0-1A07FA17D01B@microsoft.com...
> > Hi. I am a major trekkie and was wondering if these games would work on
> > windows vista home premium edition:
> > Starfleet Command 3
> > Star Trek Legacy
> > Star wars galactic battlegrounds
> > Midtown madness 2
> > The sims makin' magic.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > "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*
> >>
>

find the icon right click and on the compatiblity tab run it in xp sp2
compatiblityand visual theme disabled


"Trekkie" <Trekkie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:24F0DDC3-EA20-44E4-9A87-5A167B16417C@microsoft.com...
> Thanks thomas.
>
> What is compatiblity enabled and how do I get it? Is it a download?
>
> "thomas" wrote:
>
>> yes they do i have thm all!! command 3 needs compatiblity enabled
>> "Trekkie" <Trekkie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:E3D3BFE6-6325-4DC9-B5C0-1A07FA17D01B@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi. I am a major trekkie and was wondering if these games would work on
>> > windows vista home premium edition:
>> > Starfleet Command 3
>> > Star Trek Legacy
>> > Star wars galactic battlegrounds
>> > Midtown madness 2
>> > The sims makin' magic.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> > "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*
>> >>
>>

Thanks again.

Just a couple more questions. Does Pirates of the Carribean (game) work on
vista? And does Vista run games withou the use of disks? If not, how do I get
games to run without the use of disks?

Thanks.

"thomas" wrote:

> find the icon right click and on the compatiblity tab run it in xp sp2
> compatiblityand visual theme disabled
>
>
> "Trekkie" <Trekkie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:24F0DDC3-EA20-44E4-9A87-5A167B16417C@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks thomas.
> >
> > What is compatiblity enabled and how do I get it? Is it a download?
> >
> > "thomas" wrote:
> >
> >> yes they do i have thm all!! command 3 needs compatiblity enabled
> >> "Trekkie" <Trekkie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:E3D3BFE6-6325-4DC9-B5C0-1A07FA17D01B@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi. I am a major trekkie and was wondering if these games would work on
> >> > windows vista home premium edition:
> >> > Starfleet Command 3
> >> > Star Trek Legacy
> >> > Star wars galactic battlegrounds
> >> > Midtown madness 2
> >> > The sims makin' magic.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks.
> >> >
> >> > "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*
> >> >>
> >>
>

Have you seen today's Windows Update deling with compatibility issues
on a long line of programs including games?

no. where is it? maybe you can awnser my qusetion. Do games run without disks
on vista? if not, how do you get them to do so?

"Hugh Wyn Griffith" wrote:

> Have you seen today's Windows Update deling with compatibility issues
> on a long line of programs including games?
>
>

I found the updates when I ran Windows Update manually and when I got
the list, double clicking on one to see the details.

I don't do games so can't help you about your other question. I know
that MS Streets & Trips gives the option of keeping the maps on the CD
or transferring them to the hard drive but I don't know what games do
-- I would think it would affect speed to much to run from a CD or DVD.