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Why doesn't Windows Vista run older Computer games?
I have a new Vista laptop and have tried to run some old school games Chessmaster 5000 Turbo and Panzer & Pacific General and these games won't work on Vista but did work on my Windows XP 995mhz, Go Figure. Does anyone know why? When I have tried to load them I get a message below.
"The version of of this file is not compatible with the version of Windows you are running. Check your computers system information to see whether you need an X86(32bit) or X64(64bit) version of this program and contact the software publisher. The publishers of these games are most likely not existent any more. Is there anything I can do?
Plus does anyone know why Micosoft wouldn't make Vista run older games or even programs.
7 Answers
- 1 decade ago
Like Anna said, Vista sucks. Well, to be honest, I run Vista too and I'm pretty disappointed with the way it works. I'm sorry my friend but hopefully, the Windows XP compatibility mode of Windows 7 will do the work. As you might noticed, I said "hopefully" and not "definitely" because we're never sure when we get to deal with Microsoft products. Hope that helps.
Best wishes,
TSG
- 1 decade ago
The games can be run, but they need to be installed using Vista Compatability Mode. Using this install method, programs as old as Windows 95 should work as well.
Here are some instructions on how to do that:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/using...
FYI, Windows 7 is expected to have the same Compatibility Mode feature.
Source(s): HowToGeek.com, Microsoft.com, and personal experience :) - Anonymous1 decade ago
You could using the backwards compatibility functions to try to get it to work, but they don't always work.
As for why.
Technology is all ways evolving. Often old software and hardward gets to be obuslate and unsupported, and gets replaced by newer and (often) better programs.
Microsoft has been slowly dropping 16-bit program support, and is showing signs of droping 32-bit with their 64-bit operating systems.
These problems are not exclusive to Microsoft windows, even Apple's MAC OSX has dropped all support for pre-MAC OSX programs.
- Dawn LLv 51 decade ago
I don't get it, either. The guy in the store looked at me like I had 2 heads when I expressed this concern and said there wouldn't be any problem. I want to play the original Sims but I heard of too many instances of computers crashing permanently when people tried playing.
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- ?Lv 45 years ago
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- Harley DriveLv 71 decade ago
try them in compatibility mode its sometimes the processor that is too fast for the instruction cycle in the game
- 1 decade ago
Why? Because Vista sucks. I know how you feel. Get over it, and try to see it positive: This way you won't become a game-addict.
