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Running Games under VISTA
Anymore suggestions before the game goes flying through the window? "Dustin Harper" wrote: Make sure you have the newest drivers for your video card. AoE3 should work out of the box with no patches (but patches do fix the other things!). I've got it running on several Vista machines. Since it is happening with both

Should I use 64 bit Windows XP?
Jon Email_Addr...@SomewhereOrOther.com microsoft public windows vista general "Lana" <L...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2E153B3E-AAFC-44FA-BFEF-50835895F7DF@microsoft.com... When try to run a game I get this message "Please insert the original disc intead of a backup (4001)." Then the game

The Bard's Tale - the game
Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin] andre...@hotmail.com microsoft public windows vista general Take a look at the following page: When try to run a game I get this message "Please insert the original disc intead of a backup (4001)." Then the game doesn't play. these games are not backups or pirated copies.

Problem running games
LynetteHanson LynetteHan...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista games We bought a new computer and it has Vista on it. We triesd to install Diabloand Heros V but neither of them will play on our computer. Does anyone have any advice on what we can do to run these games.

Running Games Designed for XP
Not comp sys ibm pc games action comp sys ibm pc games rpg comp sys ibm pc games adventure Re: trying to run games under VISTA ..a full clean install. with a now very humble Radeon 9800 Pro .& all proper Vista Drivers. I found a lot of current DX9 games refused to start with an Error Msg. "File d3dx9_29.dll not

Vista will require that you rape your grandma (was: Vista will ...
At least once a week I fling a fit and swear I'm going to put XP back on my Vista box. Concluding: you are mixing game parts with utility parts which cripple the Otherwise, I've been running a 2xHDD, 2xOptical configuration for years in much less ventilated cases with the usual 3-4 case fan configuration and

Commit Charge under Vista
EA Games are notorious for not letting you skip all the logos, and a lot of games force you to watch them all the first time you run the game. Thanks for the reply Paul. Do you mean they tailor it differently within the code for Vista compared to XP? The same exact game running under XP allows the ESC - its only in

2002 preseason capsules
benedito78 cr...@logwash.com microsoft public windows vista security "Microsoft and paranoid types will tell you that disabling UAC is a bad idea, how will turning off UAC theoretically reduce the security level of your computer? but if you're running antivirus and anti-spyware software like a good PC citizen,

Vista with CRT monitor and garbled graphics
MariaV Mar...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista games My Pc is on a domain but there is no policy about Inbox Games. settings to enhance security, and many users in those environments will always be running as standard users without the ability to even choose to run as Administrator.

Running DOS Games under Vista
Mark L. Ferguson MarkLFergu...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista general start/run, type: DXDIAG You may get info after running a game. -- Was this helpful? Then click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web interface. http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales/help/help_en-us.htm#RateAPost Mark

general gaming problems
Rick Rogers r...@mvps.org microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Hi, The location of the game files under XP is immaterial. Once Vista is installed, No part of XP will be active when Vista is running, and vice versa. The version of DirectX installed in each will have no bearing on the other.

Running Games under VISTA
Most PCs will do a reasonable job of running some sort of linux setup, but getting it onto the PC and getting everything to work with it is a non-trivial task. Forgotten Futures - The Scientific Romance Role Playing Game Diana: Warrior Princess & Elvis: The Legendary Tours The Original Flatland Role Playing Game.

The Bard's Tale - the game
Dave d...@beepbeep.com microsoft public windows vista games Yes! It still works. -- http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview "RobinDiscus!" <RobinDiscus! I installed VPC07 on my Home Premium, and said "You are not running a suitable OS." This did not happen when installing VPC07 with Win2K on my old XP.

My computer came with Windows Vista and now I can't play my ...
... uses any (even slightly) graphics intensive task (such as Microsoft Hold'em game, Media Center, playing a Media Player, trying to run Windows System Assesment Tool etc..). I'm using a GeForce Go 7600 and Vista Home Premium... help? What version of the nVidia drivers are you running? If they are the latest,

Running Games under VISTA
I have just bought a new system, an intel core 2 extreme 3 GHz, an nvidia GeForce 8800 Ultra and 4 gig of RAM and am running windows vista ultimate 32bit. I have problems with all games inlcuding Medieval 2, company of heroes, and Call of duty 4 which has been released since Vista came on the scene.

Problems running games on Vista
I play alot of video games on my laptop, but with Vista I have to turn the graphic settings on its lowest just to get an acceptable frame rate. People would always tell me that my hardware just sux, even though im running AMD Duel core processor with 2 gigs of memory, and a damn decent video card for a laptop.

Windows Vista Business vs Home Games
Nonymous nos...@bucket.of.bits.com microsoft public windows vista games =?Utf-8?B?THluZXR0ZUhhbnNvbg==?= <LynetteHan...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in news:7A4B4BFA-9C32-4403-B295-C60B42BEC36C@microsoft.com: neither of them will play on our computer. What exactly does that mean? Do they start but then crash?

My first impressions of Vista Ultimate 64 bit
Ken Blake, MVP kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain microsoft public windows vista general On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:02:00 -0800, Lana <L...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: When try to run a game I get this message "Please insert the original disc intead of a backup (4001)." Then the game doesn't play. these games are

My first impressions of Vista Ultimate 64 bit
Don d.burne...@clothes.hotmail.com alt games microsoft flight-sim Hey gang, Thought I would share my thoughts so far, on running Vista Ultimate 64 bit. Vista, is the first OS by MS, that I did not run out and get when it was released ( being the geek that I am ). The more I kept reading about it, the more I decided

Not always joking, it seems
Susan Bradley sbrad...@pacbell.net microsoft public windows vista security So my security advice should come from a guy who started the web site Filmcritic.com? Turning off UAC will theoretically reduce the security level of your computer, but if you're running antivirus and anti-spyware software like a good PC