can i play Windows XP games On Windows Vista?

i got a new laptop about a month ago. its an HP 120gb hard drive and 2gb of
RAM. i wanted to do some gaming with it but i was looking for some older
games like Halo CAll of Duty 1 and CAll of Duty 2. i've been hearing things
that you cant play windows XP games on windows Vista is this true or not
Thanxs

"lbooth330" <lbooth330@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>i got a new laptop about a month ago. its an HP 120gb hard drive and 2gb of
> RAM. i wanted to do some gaming with it but i was looking for some older
> games like Halo CAll of Duty 1 and CAll of Duty 2. i've been hearing
> things
> that you cant play windows XP games on windows Vista is this true or not
> Thanxs


Halo for PC plays on Vista. I don't know about the others..


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it depends on the game, I have heard the same thing. The only advice I
can give you is to research the game beforehand. Some xp games will
work.


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I have Vista Ultimate X64 and Call of Duty 2 works fine on the machine

"lbooth330" wrote:

> i got a new laptop about a month ago. its an HP 120gb hard drive and 2gb of
> RAM. i wanted to do some gaming with it but i was looking for some older
> games like Halo CAll of Duty 1 and CAll of Duty 2. i've been hearing things
> that you cant play windows XP games on windows Vista is this true or not
> Thanxs

Yeah most games I have tested work well on vista, some need the latest
DirectX Redistributable for 9.0c (November 2007).


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dmex

u shouldnt have a prob,but if u do try following these steps :

1. go into the folder the game is installed in & find the ".exe" application
file for the game(most likely will have the game name).
2. right-klik on the file & select "properties"
3. u should see a tab that says "compatibility" - u can set the application
to run in Windows XP mode if u choose.

i do a lot of gaming & cant remember an instant where it was necessary,but i
do it on occasion just to check out if the game runs any better in xp mode.

good luck

"lbooth330" <lbooth330@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news643FB79-99C5-402B-B33C-E497DA551C67@microsoft.com...
>i got a new laptop about a month ago. its an HP 120gb hard drive and 2gb of
> RAM. i wanted to do some gaming with it but i was looking for some older
> games like Halo CAll of Duty 1 and CAll of Duty 2. i've been hearing
> things
> that you cant play windows XP games on windows Vista is this true or not
> Thanxs

lbooth330 wrote:
> i got a new laptop about a month ago. its an HP 120gb hard drive and 2gb of
> RAM. i wanted to do some gaming with it but i was looking for some older
> games like Halo CAll of Duty 1 and CAll of Duty 2. i've been hearing things

I am using 64-bit Vi$ta and have the following games working:

Colin Mcrae Rally 2.0
Colin Mcrae Dirt
Starcraft
Half Life 2 and Counter-strike: Source
Unreal Tournament 1
America's Army 2.8.2
Flight Simulator X: Acceleration
Battlefield 2 Deluxe
Command & Conquer: The First Decade
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
World In Conflict

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