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#2892482 - 11/01/09 05:31 PM Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't
speedbump Hotshot Registered: 11/23/05 Posts: 6265 Loc: Edgewood TX	I've been installing some old games that won't run on XP anymore due to Nvidia drivers that just don't work with them anymore. One of them is Crimson Skies that has been broken for a while now and runs beautifully on Win 7. Another is USAF, which works perfectly. Also Starlancer. So far, that's all I've had time to test. I had given up on them in XP. I'm running the 32bit version of Win 7 pro. Edited by speedbump (11/06/09 08:17 AM) _________________________ MSI P55-GD65 with i5-750 @ 4.0Ghz vcore 1.370 Xigmatek Balder HS/2 120mm fans, Antec EW PSU EA750 750W GSKILL Ripjaws 2x4Gb DDR3 1333 One 1Tb Seagate 12 32Mb, two 1.5Tb LP Seagates Gigabyte GTX 460 1Gb OC to within an inch of it's life Lite-On 24X DVD burner, LG 12X Blu-Ray burner COOLER MASTER Storm Scout Win 7 Pro 64 Lots of fans spinning with little LED lights blinking www.razzledazzleart.com http://texascbx.blogspot.com/
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#2893680 - 11/03/09 09:25 AM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: speedbump]
Kodiak Senior Member Registered: 06/02/01 Posts: 2648 Loc: Behind a window in the redligh...	USAF works perfect with Windows 7??? HAVE TO INSTALL NOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!! Man, I loved that game, pitty it only worked like half in Windows XP. I have Windows 7, but not installed it yet. Gonna make work of that then! Thanks for the tip. Best regards, Kodiak. _________________________ MoBo: ASUS P5K/EPU PSU: Antec TruePower Quattro 850W CPU: Intel C2D E6850 OC'd ->3.8GHz RAM: 3Gb Kingston PC8400 DDR2 GPU: TwinTech GTX 560Ti OX and Zotac GTX 260 for Physics Display: Acer 22" P223w OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit/WinXP 32bit w/SP3 Audio: Soundblaster X-Fi XTreme Audio Storage: Seagate 250Gb + Samsung 300Gb, both SATA Input: Logitech MX518 mouse; Saitek X45; Ferrari F430 Wheel
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#2894078 - 11/03/09 09:13 PM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: Kodiak]
Raw Kryptonite Beat the Kobayashi Maru Hotshot Registered: 04/04/08 Posts: 6566 Loc: MS	Ooh, this is interesting. Wouldn't happen to be able to test with Mechwarrior 2 would you? I don't have Win7 installed anymore. _________________________ Xbox 360 & a PC currently undergoing mitosis •AMD Athlon 64 X2 DC 6000, 3GHz •3GB PC2 5300 DDR2 •Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 2 GB •Creative SB X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro / Logitech Z-5500 •Logitech G27, Nixim mod
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#2894208 - 11/04/09 05:56 AM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: Raw Kryptonite]
UnderTheRadar Hotshot Registered: 01/16/03 Posts: 6238 Loc: Austin, TX	I am REALLY hoping I can get X-Wing Alliance running!!! Gonna take a crack tonight. _________________________ I have gaming PCs that run everything from MS-DOS 6.22 to Windows 7 64-bit Win7 Home Prem 64 i5-750 MSI P55-GD80 XFX Radeon HD 6950 2 Gig 8 Gigs Corsair DDR3 1600 2 x 1 TB WD Black SATA II HD Plextor 24x DVD-RW ViewSonic VA2702w 1920x1080 Antec Gamer case and 650w PS Warthog 1663 w/ CH Pro Pedals TIR4 w/ Clip Logitech G110 KB
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#2894341 - 11/04/09 09:15 AM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: UnderTheRadar]
Allen Senior Member Registered: 10/13/99 Posts: 4592 Loc: Ohio USA	Originally Posted By: UnderTheRadar I am REALLY hoping I can get X-Wing Alliance running!!! Gonna take a crack tonight. Tell us how it turns out. Its one I might try again. I remember having "controller" issues. I was not getting the precision I wanted -- even when it was new. So, I didn't finish it back then. _________________________ ATI Crossfire Sapphire 2x HD5870 - Eyefinity 5760x1200 24", 1xDell-U2410 H-IPS + 2xHP-ZR24w S-IPS, Phenom II X6 1100T@4.0GHz w/Swiftech Water Cooling, 16GB GSKILL PC3 1866@1333, ASUS Sabertooth 990FX, WDigital + 3x Seagate + Hitachi + 2x WD Ext = 10.0TB, Sony DVD, OCZ ZX 850W PSU, CoolerMaster HAF922, TM Warthog HOTAS, TM T-Flight Stick X, TM Cougar+FSSB & CH Pedals, Saitek X52 Pro & Pro Combat Pedals, TrackIR5 w/TC Pro, Windows 7 HP 64b
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#2894371 - 11/04/09 09:54 AM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: Allen]
oldgrognard Hotshot Registered: 11/15/01 Posts: 7969 Loc: USA	I'm hoping it runs EAW. _________________________ Good people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. Someday your life will flash in front of your eyes. Make sure it is worth watching.
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#2894372 - 11/04/09 09:55 AM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: oldgrognard]
speedbump Hotshot Registered: 11/23/05 Posts: 6265 Loc: Edgewood TX	I'm thinking if it runs USAF and Crimson Skies so well, it's going to run a lot of older games. _________________________ MSI P55-GD65 with i5-750 @ 4.0Ghz vcore 1.370 Xigmatek Balder HS/2 120mm fans, Antec EW PSU EA750 750W GSKILL Ripjaws 2x4Gb DDR3 1333 One 1Tb Seagate 12 32Mb, two 1.5Tb LP Seagates Gigabyte GTX 460 1Gb OC to within an inch of it's life Lite-On 24X DVD burner, LG 12X Blu-Ray burner COOLER MASTER Storm Scout Win 7 Pro 64 Lots of fans spinning with little LED lights blinking www.razzledazzleart.com http://texascbx.blogspot.com/
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#2895605 - 11/06/09 03:50 AM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: speedbump]
Walt Watson Junior Member Registered: 01/06/01 Posts: 80	Here is what I tried so far: I was amazed how easy it was to run Longbow 2 in Windows7, I posted how I installed it over in the Longbow2 forum. No memory issues like XP. Mig Alley fails to install, there was an execution problem during the install with one of the programs. BoB2 runs fine. Falcon 4 Allied force started working after I turned of T&L in the video settings. Pretty nice, but I wished Mig Alley would have worked. - Walt Watson
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#2896054 - 11/06/09 01:36 PM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: speedbump]
Soffball Junior Member Registered: 10/20/09 Posts: 7	I wonder if it wont run on 64 bit. It installed completely but when I try to run it I get a "USAF has stopped working" box. Im running Win 7 Home 64 bit.
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#2896079 - 11/06/09 02:04 PM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: Soffball]
speedbump Hotshot Registered: 11/23/05 Posts: 6265 Loc: Edgewood TX	You need to patch it and install the XP GUI patch too. You will need version 102 patch and the aforementioned patch. Just google for it and it's out there. I have them if you can't find them. But it still might not run on 64bit anyway. There is a couple of useful files on Mcfly's site. http://www.bobsyouruncle.net/mcflyhome.htm _________________________ MSI P55-GD65 with i5-750 @ 4.0Ghz vcore 1.370 Xigmatek Balder HS/2 120mm fans, Antec EW PSU EA750 750W GSKILL Ripjaws 2x4Gb DDR3 1333 One 1Tb Seagate 12 32Mb, two 1.5Tb LP Seagates Gigabyte GTX 460 1Gb OC to within an inch of it's life Lite-On 24X DVD burner, LG 12X Blu-Ray burner COOLER MASTER Storm Scout Win 7 Pro 64 Lots of fans spinning with little LED lights blinking www.razzledazzleart.com http://texascbx.blogspot.com/
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