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 win7....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 Win7 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 Win7 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 ...

ineedchip said:

or should i get another laptop from craigslist and put 32bit on it??

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That old game so important to you?

If you are running Win7 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 Win7 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?

fyrefoxxy said:

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?

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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?