Windows 7: Chips Challenge on window 7???

hi, ive searched this site for a couple days, and havent found a thread that points to where i could get chips challenge for Windows 7....ive searched google as well, and all their downloads wont install on my laptop...i can download the game, but when i try to install it, it wont install......


any help would be great...thanks

Hello Ineedchip, welcome to the Seven Forums.

Chips wont run on a 64-bit Windows. However, if your Windows 7 is a 32-bit version, it runs well. There's nothing to install, just download the zip-archive, extract the files to a folder, and run the game.

I tested it on a 32-bit virtual Windows 7 just now, I had no problems to get it running.

Kari

thanks for the reply.....one question lol....how do i find out if im runnin 32bit or 64bit??

edit: nvm i found it....guess im runnin 64bit....any idea how to get it runnin on 64 bit??? or should i get another laptop from craigslist and put 32bit on it??

Right click on your My Computer icon and select properties.. it will bring up a screen that will tell you ...

That old game so important to you?

If you are running Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate, you could install Virtual PC and XP Mode, and run the game on XP Mode virtual machine. I tested it, works perfectly.

If you are running Windows 7 Home, Basic or Premium, you could use another virtualization application. Both VirtualBox and VMWare Player are free.

XP Mode includes a full free licence to XP Professional SP3. If you choose one of the two other alternatives I mentioned, you need a licensed 32-bit Windows (XP, Vista or Seven) install media.

The screenshots showing Chip's Challenge running on a 32-bit Windows 7 and XP Mode.

Kari

Windows 7:




Windows XP:

Kari even with the programs you mentioned chips challenge will not run on the windows 7 64 bit computer? and there is no way around this?

Yes, there is a way around this. My last post told what that way is: you can install virtualization software on your 64-bit system, then install a 32-bit operating system on a virtual machine, and run the game on it.

More about virtualization and Virtual PC (VMWare and VirtualBox are based on the same principle, working as VirtualPC does):

• Windows Virtual PC: Get Started
• Windows Virtual PC: Documentation and Videos
• Windows Virtual PC: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Virtual machine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Virtualization - Windows 7 Forums

This screenshot shows a 32-bit Windows 7 virtual machine (guest), running on a 64-bit computer (host). Click the image to see it bigger.



Kari

Nvm. I got it now. Thanks for the tip about Virtual PC. Works like a charm. Glad I went with Professional.

Ok I downloaded the VMware but now I can't get the game to load & play. What am I doing wrong?