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#2903271 - 11/18/09 12:36 AM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: speedbump]
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Sorry, didn't think to just click on your name to find your site. Found it and the correct file. DLing now, Thanks!

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#2903280 - 11/18/09 01:09 AM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: tahoman]
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Just tried Crimson Skies again after installing the fix, and it works great now. Thanks speedbump! I'm ready for some CS goodness...

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#2908199 - 11/25/09 05:03 PM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: speedbump]
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Win 7 x64 seems to run Janes F/A-18 just fine -- certainly not worse than XP did. Haven't flown it more than a few minutes, however, so can't comment much on that yet.

Hell, I might break out Flight Anthology just to see what happens. I seriously doubt it but if you can run USAF then maybe it will work in some kind of compatibility mode?

Ripcord

EDIT: I did install FA OK in win95 compatibility mode, and I could run it and play it in that same compat mode. Look like crap, though, just couldn't bear to look at it. But it was flyable, and that in itself is really pretty amazing.


Edited by Ripcord (11/25/09 08:47 PM)
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#2908566 - 11/26/09 08:26 AM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: Ripcord]
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Yeah, there are some games that just look so bad, I can't stand it, even though they will run in 7. I have JSF running. It runs absolutely perfect. Everything works. It's just so bad looking though. Kind of fun going back in time and seeing how much games have improved. I would put up a video of JSF, but Fraps records nothing when JSF is running.
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#2908864 - 11/26/09 10:01 PM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: speedbump]
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Just installed Flanker 2.51 and it runs perfectly.
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#2910101 - 11/29/09 01:05 PM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: speedbump]
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Jane's Attack Squadron runs perfectly. What a stinker.
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#2910612 - 11/30/09 10:58 AM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: speedbump]
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EAW runs beautifully.

Combat Flight Simulator 2 and a few little additions to it runs great.

FS2000 and FS2002 run perfect but they are really not up to snuff as far as graphics anymore.

I tried the first and second version of Extreme Air Racing and no matter what I tried, they would crash at start up.

Janes WW II Fighters runs well as can be expected for such an old game.

Il2-1946 runs beautifully as ever.

Wing Over Europe - Cold War Gone Hot, Wings Over Vietnam, Wings Over Israel and First Eagles all run perfectly.
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#2918837 - 12/12/09 01:18 PM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: speedbump]
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Janes ATF gold works like a charm. Win95 / all compat. options. Gonna look if I find my USNF disc.

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#2919269 - 12/13/09 09:29 AM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: Thrawn]
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Tried Combat Flight Simulator, the original. It runs and looks OK, just does not recognize my MS USB Sidewinder joystick so it's probably something to do with my mobo.
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#2919294 - 12/13/09 10:02 AM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: speedbump]
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Would one of you gents try Janes F-15 and report back?

Thanks.

Jaeger.


Edited by jaegermeister (12/13/09 10:05 AM)

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