How can I run old PC games on windows 7?

Question

How can I run old PC games on windows 7?

Answer 1

You will need to get a patch that allows you to use the game in your operative system. Older games are not made for new operative systems which causes them to fail when trying to do stuff in a certain way.



If its a really old game you might not find a patch for it, and the only way to play the game then is to get an older windows operative system or Linux.



You could als try to do this: Right click the game icon, select properties, compatibility, cross the "Run this game in compatibility mode as:" and select an older operative version.

Answer 2

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As to the asker's question, if you right click the exe for the file, go to properties, compatability, tell it to use Windows 98 or Windows XP. That MAY make it run a little more stable, but compatability isn't perfect with windows 7.



Your other option would be to install a virtual machine client, install windows XP or windows 98 into the virtual machine and then isntall your games into the VM

Answer 3

Use "XP Mode" for Windows 7. It is designed to allow you to run games in a native Windows XP environment right from your Windows 7 desktop.



http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx

Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Answer 8

One of the key features of Windows 7 is its ability to run an ‘XP Mode’ for older games like Starcraft that can’t cope with a 64-bit environment. It means booting into a Win XP desktop without leaving Win 7 host, and there are just two problems: to install it you need to a copy of the very expensive Ultimate edition of Win 7, and it can’t use the 3D acceleration of your graphics card.

Since most of us have a copy of XP kicking around, there is a way around this. There are two other major virtualisation applications, VMWare www.vmware.com and VirtualBox www.virtualbox.org. Both are free and, once installed, come with simple instructions for installing XP over the top of Win 7 without needing to dual boot.

What’s more, they both support 3D acceleration of virtual machines, although it’s not a completely reliable feature yet.

My personal preference is VirtualBox: it’s much simpler to manage thanks to a straightforward control panel interface. VMWare uses a clever web-based system which is great if you’re a sysadmin but overkill for single desktops and harder to learn all the technical details of. I’ve also found VirtualBox generally a bit quicker and more reliable.

Answer 9

it is based on the NT structure (same as xp), yes, all games designed for windows from year1994-2010 should run perfectly, unless you have 64 bit, but has does backward compatibility for 32!!!

Answer 10

Do not install those games (especially old games) in the 'Program Files' folder. Vista and Windows 7 has put restrictions on access to the 'Program Files' folder which may cause incompatibilities with older games. I personally install old games in the 'C:\Games' folder. Also, try running the game as an administrator (right-click the game's .EXE file to do this). If it fails, run as administrator and try running in Windows XP compatibility mode, if that fails, try Windows 98 compatibility mode.



Also, make sure you are using the latest version of the game you are playing as newer updates might include performance and compatibility improvements on newer OSes asides from game bug fixes.

I search for game updates at this website: http://patches-scrolls.de/



I have both a computer with Windows XP 32 bit installed and another one with Windows 7 64 bit. I play lots of 90's-early 2000's games in both without any problems. In fact I haven't experienced an old Windows/DOS game not running properly.



More info on compatibility modes for Windows 7:http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/316-compatibility-mode.html

http://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22Windows+7%22+compatibility+mode&v=

Run a program as an administrator on Windows 7:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/11841-run-administrator.html