Vista - XP Games on Vista systems

My daughter is getting ready to deploy to Iraq. She is looking for a laptop
to take with her. We are having a problem deciding on what operating system
to get. She is taking the laptop to play her games on in her down time.
Will her XP games that she has now work on the Vista system?

"Uwmom" <Uwmom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> My daughter is getting ready to deploy to Iraq. She is looking for a
> laptop
> to take with her. We are having a problem deciding on what operating
> system
> to get. She is taking the laptop to play her games on in her down time.
> Will her XP games that she has now work on the Vista system?

Yes, personally I've not come across a game that doesn't run on Windows
Vista. There are of course some exceptions and the machines hardware will
also play a roll in how well things run.

What games does she have specifically?

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Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
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"Paul Smith" <Paul@nospam.windowsresource.net> wrote in
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> "Uwmom" <Uwmom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:179CB766-425D-46E1-A42D-3B2F7CA667BE@microsoft.com...
>> My daughter is getting ready to deploy to Iraq. She is looking
>> for a laptop
>> to take with her. We are having a problem deciding on what
>> operating system
>> to get. She is taking the laptop to play her games on in her
>> down time. Will her XP games that she has now work on the Vista
>> system?


First off, I want to thank your daughter for keeping family safe. I
will keep her in my prayers to come home to you safe.

Even though I haven't had any real troubles installing 99% of my XP
games on Vista, I'd say get a laptop with XP on it at this time
especially since she will be out of the country and more then likely
be surrounded by more people who know XP and can help her if she
needs it.

yes, sir, XP all the way.

Even though I am Vista all the way I would have to agree with others to run
xp at this time...There are a few games that are not compatible with Vista
(depending on what she plays)..By the time she gets back and Let us pray
that is soon Vista will be waiting and will be as she Faster stronger and
better prepared for all...Best of luck to her.....
"Uwmom" <Uwmom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:179CB766-425D-46E1-A42D-3B2F7CA667BE@microsoft.com...
> My daughter is getting ready to deploy to Iraq. She is looking for a
> laptop
> to take with her. We are having a problem deciding on what operating
> system
> to get. She is taking the laptop to play her games on in her down time.
> Will her XP games that she has now work on the Vista system?

Drew wrote:
> Even though I am Vista all the way I would have to agree with others to
> run xp at this time...There are a few games that are not compatible with
> Vista (depending on what she plays)..By the time she gets back and Let
> us pray that is soon Vista will be waiting and will be as she Faster
> stronger and better prepared for all...Best of luck to her.....
> "Uwmom" <Uwmom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:179CB766-425D-46E1-A42D-3B2F7CA667BE@microsoft.com...
>> My daughter is getting ready to deploy to Iraq. She is looking for a
>> laptop
>> to take with her. We are having a problem deciding on what operating
>> system
>> to get. She is taking the laptop to play her games on in her down time.
>> Will her XP games that she has now work on the Vista system?
>

Install XP and all updates before deployment, there will be no advantage
in using Vista but numerous possible issues that will be harder to
resolve with limited networking, which may well be the case in Iraq.

Start soon if you have games on the "Steam" system as downloading may
take some time. Good luck.

Charlie

I am in the same dilema, I have all my games collection in XP and I am not
sure if I have to spend againg a fortune updating to Vista. How can be sure
my games will work with Vista 64?

wrote:

> My daughter is getting ready to deploy to Iraq. She is looking for a laptop
> to take with her. We are having a problem deciding on what operating system
> to get. She is taking the laptop to play her games on in her down time.
> Will her XP games that she has now work on the Vista system?

"Uwmom" wrote:

> My daughter is getting ready to deploy to Iraq. She is looking for a laptop
> to take with her. We are having a problem deciding on what operating system
> to get. She is taking the laptop to play her games on in her down time.
> Will her XP games that she has now work on the Vista system?

Personally, I don't recommend using Vista until MS gets the bugs worked out
more, and judging from the messages here, there are ALOT. Some people have
them, some don't, but if you have to get her a new computer, get XP installed
on it instead. It is still possible at the computer places I checked at.

I am currently having a problem running games on Vista that it seems I am
the only one having this problem (seems to happen to alot of people with
their problem with Vista). There are supposedly ways to run any
non-specifically-Vista programs on Vista, but they seem to have their own
problems as well.

Again, I recommend, DON'T GET VISTA.

If it is true what you say then what is with all these people gushing over
Vista "I'm vista all the way" BS. It seems they are running their xp games
just fine or are they lieing ( maybe microsoft employees ). I just paid what
I consider an exorbitant amount of money for something I have to "wait until
they get the bugs worked out" before I can expect it to run properly. I've
done everything suggested to do by EA and microsoft and still can't get
battlefield 2142 to work.

"Wulf-359" wrote:

> "Uwmom" wrote:
>
> > My daughter is getting ready to deploy to Iraq. She is looking for a laptop
> > to take with her. We are having a problem deciding on what operating system
> > to get. She is taking the laptop to play her games on in her down time.
> > Will her XP games that she has now work on the Vista system?
>
> Personally, I don't recommend using Vista until MS gets the bugs worked out
> more, and judging from the messages here, there are ALOT. Some people have
> them, some don't, but if you have to get her a new computer, get XP installed
> on it instead. It is still possible at the computer places I checked at.
>
> I am currently having a problem running games on Vista that it seems I am
> the only one having this problem (seems to happen to alot of people with
> their problem with Vista). There are supposedly ways to run any
> non-specifically-Vista programs on Vista, but they seem to have their own
> problems as well.
>
> Again, I recommend, DON'T GET VISTA.