can i play Windows XP games On Windows Vista?

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i got a new laptop about a month ago. its an HP 120gb hard drive and 2gb of
RAM. i wanted to do some gaming with it but i was looking for some older
games like Halo CAll of Duty 1 and CAll of Duty 2. i've been hearing things
that you cant play windows XP games on windows Vista is this true or not
Thanxs
 
lbooth330 said:
i got a new laptop about a month ago. its an HP 120gb hard drive and 2gb of
RAM. i wanted to do some gaming with it but i was looking for some older
games like Halo CAll of Duty 1 and CAll of Duty 2. i've been hearing
things
that you cant play windows XP games on windows Vista is this true or not
Thanxs
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Halo for PC plays on Vista. I don't know about the others..
 
u shouldnt have a prob,but if u do try following these steps :

1. go into the folder the game is installed in & find the ".exe" application
file for the game(most likely will have the game name).
2. right-klik on the file & select "properties"
3. u should see a tab that says "compatibility" - u can set the application
to run in Windows XP mode if u choose.

i do a lot of gaming & cant remember an instant where it was necessary,but i
do it on occasion just to check out if the game runs any better in xp mode.

good luck
 
lbooth330 said:
i got a new laptop about a month ago. its an HP 120gb hard drive and 2gb of
RAM. i wanted to do some gaming with it but i was looking for some older
games like Halo CAll of Duty 1 and CAll of Duty 2. i've been hearing things
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I am using 64-bit Vi$ta and have the following games working:

Colin Mcrae Rally 2.0
Colin Mcrae Dirt
Starcraft
Half Life 2 and Counter-strike: Source
Unreal Tournament 1
America's Army 2.8.2
Flight Simulator X: Acceleration
Battlefield 2 Deluxe
Command & Conquer: The First Decade
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
World In Conflict

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