Running games on vista

[joevh09]

If I were to get vista on my computer would I still be able to play older video games that were made before vista came out? (ex. Medal of Honor, Rome Total War, and any of the Battlefield games.)

[computeruler]

yes

[Doghouse]

I've never had any problems running older games on Vista (Ultimate), including Rome: Total War, Diablo II, Warcraft III, the earliest Command and Conquer games, the earliest Age of Empires games, etc.

[BC_Programmer]

additionally- a lot of the older games that don't work with Vista have patches available from enthusiasts that get them working- Like need for speed:high stakes, for example.

[Regice 1123]

For starters, if an older game doesn't work on your Windows Vista computer, you can use a virtual partition. Most, if not all Vista computers come with a Windows XP (SP 2) virtual partition that you can use for compatibility. All you do is right click on a shortcut to the program, click 'Properties,' go to the 'Compatibility' tab, and check off "Run the program in compatibility mode for:" then select 'Windows XP (Service Pack 2)'. That should allow the game to run freely.

[computeruler]

Its not a virtual partition.  Its just compatibility mode.

[BC_Programmer]

LOL


virtual partition...

That's a good one.

[computeruler]

Very just like when I was helping this guy and he called his computer a mainframe.  I was trying to explain that he cant play Left 4 Dead on integrated graphics and he thought I ment the moniter cord XD

[Soviet_Genius]

Or like that time I had an open case standing nearby and my friend pointed at the hard drive and said "thats the motherboard, right?" 

[computeruler]

ROFL!

[BC_Programmer]

That happened here,  Iwas taking apart my computer, and the easter bunny jumped in through the window, pointed at the sound card I had taken out, and Exclaimed, "IS THAT LINUX?". I promptly punched him in the face. And I told him he was only supposed to come into my room on sundays when everybody else was asleep. Otherwise I wouldn't be sleeping naked for him... hey wait a second, what was I talking about?


that was a pretty good one... geez, I'm a freaking comedic genius.

[computeruler]

It was good becideds the is that linux part