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Afraid to buy more games, they wont work anyway
  1. #1


    ullull Guest

    Afraid to buy more games, they wont work anyway

    Plz someone help me, some of my games will work but others wont. I can
    install them, But when i play them, vista just exits the game, leaving me
    back to the desktop. Wtf? i mean heres a little list of all my games that
    will work and not work:
    desperate housewives: not working
    morrowind: not workin
    The thing: not working
    trhe movies: yes
    csi: Not working
    Warcraft 3: yes



    because of vista i wont dare to buy any more games, cause im afraid they
    wont work


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  2. #2


    Jupiter Jones [MVP] Guest

    Re: Afraid to buy more games, they wont work anyway

    Have you tried Compatibility Mode?
    Right click the icon
    Click Properties
    Click Compatibility tab
    Adjust settings.

    Check with the manufacturer of the game to see what they say about
    Windows Vista compatibility.
    Some may need a patch from the manufacturer.

    Does your computer have the latest drivers, particularly video and
    sound?

    --
    Jupiter Jones [MVP]
    http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
    http://www.dts-l.org


    "ullull" <Von_ulrich@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    news8E20424-59D6-4EA1-A6B9-1394E54BDCBB@microsoft.com...
    > Plz someone help me, some of my games will work but others wont. I
    > can
    > install them, But when i play them, vista just exits the game,
    > leaving me
    > back to the desktop. Wtf? i mean heres a little list of all my games
    > that
    > will work and not work:
    > desperate housewives: not working
    > morrowind: not workin
    > The thing: not working
    > trhe movies: yes
    > csi: Not working
    > Warcraft 3: yes
    >
    > because of vista i wont dare to buy any more games, cause im afraid
    > they
    > wont work



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  3. #3


    a@b.com Guest

    Re: Afraid to buy more games, they wont work anyway

    On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 11:16:06 -0700, ullull <Von_ulrich@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    >Plz someone help me, some of my games will work but others wont. I can
    >install them, But when i play them, vista just exits the game, leaving me
    >back to the desktop. Wtf? i mean heres a little list of all my games that
    >will work and not work:
    >desperate housewives: not working
    >morrowind: not workin
    >The thing: not working
    >trhe movies: yes
    >csi: Not working
    >Warcraft 3: yes
    >
    >because of vista i wont dare to buy any more games, cause im afraid they
    >wont work


    The Thing works fine on Vista here. Must be a problem with your PC.

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  4. #4


    Noddy Guest

    Re: Afraid to buy more games, they wont work anyway

    "ullull" <Von_ulrich@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    news8E20424-59D6-4EA1-A6B9-1394E54BDCBB@microsoft.com...
    > Plz someone help me, some of my games will work but others wont. I can
    > install them, But when i play them, vista just exits the game, leaving me
    > back to the desktop. Wtf? i mean heres a little list of all my games that
    > will work and not work:
    > desperate housewives: not working
    > morrowind: not workin
    > The thing: not working
    > trhe movies: yes
    > csi: Not working
    > Warcraft 3: yes
    >
    > because of vista i wont dare to buy any more games, cause im afraid they
    > wont work
    >


    Some games may need admin rights. Right click the game shortcut and select
    run as administrator. Also the compatibility modes may fix them as the MVP
    said.


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  5. #5


    ullull Guest

    Re: Afraid to buy more games, they wont work anyway


    --
    123


    "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:

    > Have you tried Compatibility Mode?
    > Right click the icon
    > Click Properties
    > Click Compatibility tab
    > Adjust settings.
    >
    > Check with the manufacturer of the game to see what they say about
    > Windows Vista compatibility.
    > Some may need a patch from the manufacturer.
    >
    > Does your computer have the latest drivers, particularly video and
    > sound?
    >
    > --
    > Jupiter Jones [MVP]
    > http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
    > http://www.dts-l.org
    >
    >
    > "ullull" <Von_ulrich@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    > news8E20424-59D6-4EA1-A6B9-1394E54BDCBB@microsoft.com...
    > > Plz someone help me, some of my games will work but others wont. I
    > > can
    > > install them, But when i play them, vista just exits the game,
    > > leaving me
    > > back to the desktop. Wtf? i mean heres a little list of all my games
    > > that
    > > will work and not work:
    > > desperate housewives: not working
    > > morrowind: not workin
    > > The thing: not working
    > > trhe movies: yes
    > > csi: Not working
    > > Warcraft 3: yes
    > >
    > > because of vista i wont dare to buy any more games, cause im afraid
    > > they
    > > wont work

    >
    > UR mY HERO! IT works!


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