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Windows 7: OLD School games. why cant i play them.
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16 Feb 2012
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OLD School games. why cant i play them.
trying to play some of my old games like trackmania original, lemmings, dungeon keeper
when I install them they install OK but then they don't work in any way.
is there anything i can do to be able to play these games i love? :-)
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number me
OS windows 7 64
CPU AMD Phenom II X3 720 processor 2.80 ghz
Motherboard asus M3N78-VM
Memory 4 gb
Graphics Card GeForce GTX 260
Monitor(s) Displays 22inch dawod
PSU cost £80 from scan cant remeber what it is was in rush.
Case coolmaster
Cooling fans and fans and fans nad oh more fans.
Hard Drives lots :-)
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16 Feb 2012
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#2 | |
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center x64 Southern California, USA |
Hello Rob, Welcome to Sevenforums!
Try this tutorial out: Compatibility Mode (by Brink)
Failing that, perhaps the games are just too old for Windows 7. You might consider buying some newer games.
Hope I've helped | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Inspiron M5040
OS Windows 8 Pro with Media Center x64
CPU AMD E-450 APU 1.65 GHz
Memory 4GB
Graphics Card Built-in Radeon HD 6320 Graphics
Screen Resolution 1366 x 768
Mouse Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500
Cooling fan
Hard Drives 500GB
Internet Speed 2.86Mbps Download Speed, 2.85Mbps Upload Speed & 26ms Ping
Antivirus Defender
Browser IE10
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16 Feb 2012
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#3 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate World 1-1 |
If compatibly mode doesn't work, you can just virtualize windows xp. unless that's the same thing as compatibility mode. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number The Vampire
OS Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU Intel i5 2500k @ 3.30
Motherboard P8Z68 V-Pro
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws 1600 2x4 Gb
Graphics Card BFG GTX 260 MAXCORE 55 OC 896MB GDDR3
Sound Card Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays 50'' Sony Display Panel
Screen Resolution 1360 x 768
Keyboard LX710 Logitech Wireless Keyboard
Mouse Logitech Wireless Mouse
PSU OCZ 750 Watts ZT Series Fully Modular PSU 80 Plus Bronze
Case NZXT Red Phantom
Cooling 120mm x2 Intake, 120mm x 1 and 200mm x2 Exhaust
Hard Drives Seagate 750 GB
WD 160 GB
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16 Feb 2012
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#4 | |
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center x64 Southern California, USA |
no, virtualized xp won't play games well at all. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Inspiron M5040
OS Windows 8 Pro with Media Center x64
CPU AMD E-450 APU 1.65 GHz
Memory 4GB
Graphics Card Built-in Radeon HD 6320 Graphics
Screen Resolution 1366 x 768
Mouse Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500
Cooling fan
Hard Drives 500GB
Internet Speed 2.86Mbps Download Speed, 2.85Mbps Upload Speed & 26ms Ping
Antivirus Defender
Browser IE10
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16 Feb 2012
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#5 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate World 1-1 |
Im pretty sure it can, if he gives the virtual machine the right amount of resources he can. Hell i virtualized xp to play starcraft 1 and that worked. not the best example, but i also successfully virtualized vista (or it could have also been xp) to play fallout 3 (cus it has awe full bugs when playing on Windows 7) and that worked. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number The Vampire
OS Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU Intel i5 2500k @ 3.30
Motherboard P8Z68 V-Pro
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws 1600 2x4 Gb
Graphics Card BFG GTX 260 MAXCORE 55 OC 896MB GDDR3
Sound Card Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays 50'' Sony Display Panel
Screen Resolution 1360 x 768
Keyboard LX710 Logitech Wireless Keyboard
Mouse Logitech Wireless Mouse
PSU OCZ 750 Watts ZT Series Fully Modular PSU 80 Plus Bronze
Case NZXT Red Phantom
Cooling 120mm x2 Intake, 120mm x 1 and 200mm x2 Exhaust
Hard Drives Seagate 750 GB
WD 160 GB
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16 Feb 2012
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#6 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 build 7600 (XP, 98SE, 95, 3.11, DOS 7.10 on VM) + Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx Chennai, India |
The CPU's nowadays are far more faster than the ones that were available when those games came out. The games just can't keep up with the speed 
You need to use DOSBox to run these games. DOSBox, an x86 emulator with DOS
AFAIK, Dungeon Keeper and Lemmings are supported by DOSBox (Full Compatibility). Not sure about Trackmania, but you can try. It should work. DOSBox, an x86 emulator with DOS - Lemmings DOSBox, an x86 emulator with DOS - Dungeon Keeper
There is also a front end GUI for DOSBox called D'Fend Reloaded, which makes it all quite easy. D'Fend Reloaded | | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP EliteBook 8530w Mobile Workstation
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x86 build 7600 (XP, 98SE, 95, 3.11, DOS 7.10 on VM) + Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.40 GHz, 3 MB L2 cache)
Motherboard Mobile Intel PM45 Express Chipset ICH9M-Enhanced
Memory 2GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Graphics Card ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 with 256 MB
Sound Card SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 15.4-inch WXGA anti-glare (1280 x 800 resolution)
Screen Resolution 1280 x 800
Mouse Synaptics PS/2 Port Touchpad, USB Mouse
Hard Drives 250GB Fujitsu MJA2250BH G2 ATA Device (IDE),
120GB in External Casing
Internet Speed 2 Mbps
Antivirus MSE
Browser Firefox, Chrome, IE
Other Info Authentec AES2810 Fingerprint Reader,
Optiarc DVD RW AD-7561S LightScribe
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