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#2919435 - 12/13/09 02:26 PM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: jaegermeister]
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Yeah, I'll give it a try. Jeez, I have the original box somewhere.
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#2919594 - 12/13/09 09:08 PM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: speedbump]
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Originally Posted By: speedbump
Yeah, I'll give it a try. Jeez, I have the original box somewhere.


Thanks speedbump

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#2920938 - 12/15/09 09:56 PM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: jaegermeister]
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You might want to check the JF-15 forum. There's an ongoing issue with the menus not working since Vista. Makes it pretty unplayable, but if you click around randomly enough you can get in-game.

Someone found a neat little trick where if you Alt-tab(IIRC) enough the menus will just magically start working. Someone else confirmed it worked, but he had to do it several, several times to get it working each time.

Another guy found a different workaround by installing XP graphics drivers.
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#2920940 - 12/15/09 09:59 PM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: Phoenix]
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As long as I'm here, anyone got Fighter's Anthology to run successfully? Not interested in the gameplay so much as the disc 2 library. Failed in Win7 RC frown Maybe it will run on the full version
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#2921082 - 12/16/09 06:23 AM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: Phoenix]
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I'm going to check the F-15E game today, but I don't have Fighters Anthology.
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#2921282 - 12/16/09 11:23 AM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: Phoenix]
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Originally Posted By: Phoenix


Another guy found a different workaround by installing XP graphics drivers.


That was me way back in 2007, on vista home premium 32bit.

http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2205332/F_15_Vista_how_to_install_it_M.html#Post2205332

I haven't bought win-7 yet, which is why i asked Speedbump to check it out.

thanks for the responses guys.

Bucanneer aka Jaegermeister.


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#2921481 - 12/16/09 05:12 PM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: jaegermeister]
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Well, I'm dual booting with XP on the C drive and 7 on the D drive and no matter what I do, the blasted game installs on C which is really weird and it will actually launch running from the C drive. But I can't really do anything with it. So someone with 7 installed on the C drive is going to have to test it I guess. So it's a no go for Jane's F-15 on my setup anyway.
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#2921528 - 12/16/09 07:29 PM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: speedbump]
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Originally Posted By: speedbump
Well, I'm dual booting with XP on the C drive and 7 on the D drive and no matter what I do, the blasted game installs on C which is really weird and it will actually launch running from the C drive. But I can't really do anything with it. So someone with 7 installed on the C drive is going to have to test it I guess. So it's a no go for Jane's F-15 on my setup anyway.


Thanks for the response. I'll be buying win-7 a in few weeks. I'll check it out then. I quit using vista about four months after i first installed it. I am gonna check out win-7 due to the positive feedback of you and others.

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#2930751 - 01/01/10 03:26 AM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: jaegermeister]
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Did anyone get xwing alliance workin?
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#2930786 - 01/01/10 06:01 AM Re: Win 7 can run some old games that XP can't [Re: Donk]
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Sorry have not tried it. I have it somewhere.
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