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Posted May 09, 2012
Hello,

I remember that when Win7 was released, some Win XP video games could only be run under win 7 with a compatibility process or something approaching, which was only available with the ultimate edition of Win 7.

Is it still the case? Is it difficult to play older games under Win7 Family edition? 64bits?

Thanks
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Posted May 09, 2012
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Gilou: Is it still the case? Is it difficult to play older games under Win7 Family edition? 64bits?
Varies case by case, but I have personally not yet encountered a game I would not be able to run on 64bit W7 (eventually). The compatibility is pretty good, all things considered.
Posted May 09, 2012
I think a general rule of thumb is not to install the games in Programme Files (x86), Other than that you should be good to go, maybe adjust Compatibility and maybe run as Admin. make sure the game is patched as fully as possible.
Posted May 09, 2012
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F1ach: I think a general rule of thumb is not to install the games in Programme Files (x86)
Or if you do so, turn off UAC. Yes, that's a good point.
Posted May 09, 2012
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Gilou: Hello,

I remember that when Win7 was released, some Win XP video games could only be run under win 7 with a compatibility process or something approaching, which was only available with the ultimate edition of Win 7.

Is it still the case? Is it difficult to play older games under Win7 Family edition? 64bits?

Thanks
The compatibility mode will usually give very good results, especially if used "as an administrator"

There are issues with pre-xp games, certainly when they rely on 16 bits ( thus not supported anymore ) installers.

There are issues with some DRM schemes as well. The game would run perfectly well if it was DRM free, but the DRM itself is not compatible.
Posted May 09, 2012
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Phc7006: There are issues with pre-xp games, certainly when they rely on 16 bits ( thus not supported anymore ) installers.
there are 2 ways around that:
1) install the game in XP Mode (W7 Pro) and copy it back to W7. Works with No One Lives Forever, for example.
2) use a user-made 32-bit installer. Works for Need for Speed 3, for example.
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Phc7006: There are issues with some DRM schemes as well. The game would run perfectly well if it was DRM free, but the DRM itself is not compatible.
the only instance of that known to me is StarForce. you can get around the compatibility issue by not installing StarForce in the first place and using a cracked .exe. StarForce apparently did offer to upgrade outdated versions of StarForce copy protection for free, but it seems like publishers didn't bother to take them up on the offer.
Posted May 09, 2012
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Phc7006: There are issues with pre-xp games, certainly when they rely on 16 bits ( thus not supported anymore ) installers.
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Fred_DM: there are 2 ways around that:
1) install the game in XP Mode (W7 Pro) and copy it back to W7. Works with No One Lives Forever, for example.
2) use a user-made 32-bit installer. Works for Need for Speed 3, for example.
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Phc7006: There are issues with some DRM schemes as well. The game would run perfectly well if it was DRM free, but the DRM itself is not compatible.
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Fred_DM: the only instance of that known to me is StarForce. you can get around the compatibility issue by not installing StarForce in the first place and using a cracked .exe. StarForce apparently did offer to upgrade outdated versions of StarForce copy protection for free, but it seems like publishers didn't bother to take them up on the offer.
a) Thnks for the info regarding "No one lives foverer".
b) Indeed, or the WIN 95 version of XWing and TIE fighter
c) It's true that securom released a fix that will solve the issue
Posted May 09, 2012
Thank you all for your replies
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