Solved old games in Winxp mode - windows 7 pro

scripttron75

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i have a bunch of old games that i would like to play on my windows 7 machine will Win xp mode handle the sound and graphics i have a pretty hefty pc. MSI graphics card gtx 660 and 16gb of ram. plenty of hard drive space. 4.2ghz amd Quad core processor. sometimes running compatibility mode doesnt work like running in Winxp sp2 mode.
 

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Windows 7 pro 64 bitAMD FX 8370G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 SD...MSI Geforce GTx 66ti
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 pro 64 bit
CPU
AMD FX 8370
Motherboard
MSI Gaming board 970 series
Memory
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 SDRAM DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
MSI Geforce GTx 66ti
Sound Card
onboard real tek
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 22in
Screen Resolution
2048 tops
Hard Drives
SSD 120gig hyper X kingston - 4 other hard drives for storage
PSU
800watt
Case
Lepra
Cooling
standard fan came with amd processor.
Keyboard
Light up Dragon blue keyboard
Mouse
MS optical mouse
Internet Speed
300MB Timewarner Spectrum
Antivirus
AVG and Spyhunter4
Browser
FF, IE and chrome
Other Info
External USB 2.0 hard drive 1tb
Depends on the game usually, you should google each game in question as some might have community patches to make them work on Win 7 or some special configuration. You can also check Good Old Games (www.gog.com) for the occasional must have game.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1AMD Phenom 2 1090T2x8GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black 1600Mhz Unga...MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
AMD Phenom 2 1090T
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5
Memory
2x8GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black 1600Mhz Unganged
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G
Sound Card
Realtek On-Board HD 7.1 Audio / Logitech G35
Monitor(s) Displays
3xAcer GD245HQ
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB SSD - OS /
WD Caviar Black SATA 3 - 1 TBx2 - Dynamic RAID 0 /
WD Caviar Green SATA 2 - 640GBx2 - Dynamic RAID 0 /
WD Caviar Green SATA 2 - 640GB - Internal Backup /
Seagate Barracude SATA 3 - 3TB - External Backup/ Sync
PSU
HighPower 1000W
Case
Cooler Master HAF 932
Cooling
Noctua NH-D14
Keyboard
Logitech G19
Mouse
Logitech G500
Internet Speed
100/4 Mbit Cable (100GB quota)
Antivirus
ZoneAlarm Extreme Security / MBAM Pro / MBAE Free / SAS Free
Browser
IE 11 - Firefox - Chrome
Other Info
Logitech F710/ G27/ G940/ Z5500 // TrackIR 5 // Nvidia 3D Surround Vision
what about running Vmlite for xp ?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 pro 64 bitAMD FX 8370G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 SD...MSI Geforce GTx 66ti
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 pro 64 bit
CPU
AMD FX 8370
Motherboard
MSI Gaming board 970 series
Memory
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 SDRAM DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
MSI Geforce GTx 66ti
Sound Card
onboard real tek
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 22in
Screen Resolution
2048 tops
Hard Drives
SSD 120gig hyper X kingston - 4 other hard drives for storage
PSU
800watt
Case
Lepra
Cooling
standard fan came with amd processor.
Keyboard
Light up Dragon blue keyboard
Mouse
MS optical mouse
Internet Speed
300MB Timewarner Spectrum
Antivirus
AVG and Spyhunter4
Browser
FF, IE and chrome
Other Info
External USB 2.0 hard drive 1tb
You could try I guess, I can't see any pricing for it. Is it free or paid?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1AMD Phenom 2 1090T2x8GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black 1600Mhz Unga...MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
AMD Phenom 2 1090T
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5
Memory
2x8GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black 1600Mhz Unganged
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G
Sound Card
Realtek On-Board HD 7.1 Audio / Logitech G35
Monitor(s) Displays
3xAcer GD245HQ
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB SSD - OS /
WD Caviar Black SATA 3 - 1 TBx2 - Dynamic RAID 0 /
WD Caviar Green SATA 2 - 640GBx2 - Dynamic RAID 0 /
WD Caviar Green SATA 2 - 640GB - Internal Backup /
Seagate Barracude SATA 3 - 3TB - External Backup/ Sync
PSU
HighPower 1000W
Case
Cooler Master HAF 932
Cooling
Noctua NH-D14
Keyboard
Logitech G19
Mouse
Logitech G500
Internet Speed
100/4 Mbit Cable (100GB quota)
Antivirus
ZoneAlarm Extreme Security / MBAM Pro / MBAE Free / SAS Free
Browser
IE 11 - Firefox - Chrome
Other Info
Logitech F710/ G27/ G940/ Z5500 // TrackIR 5 // Nvidia 3D Surround Vision
looks like its paid!
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 pro 64 bitAMD FX 8370G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 SD...MSI Geforce GTx 66ti
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 pro 64 bit
CPU
AMD FX 8370
Motherboard
MSI Gaming board 970 series
Memory
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 SDRAM DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
MSI Geforce GTx 66ti
Sound Card
onboard real tek
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 22in
Screen Resolution
2048 tops
Hard Drives
SSD 120gig hyper X kingston - 4 other hard drives for storage
PSU
800watt
Case
Lepra
Cooling
standard fan came with amd processor.
Keyboard
Light up Dragon blue keyboard
Mouse
MS optical mouse
Internet Speed
300MB Timewarner Spectrum
Antivirus
AVG and Spyhunter4
Browser
FF, IE and chrome
Other Info
External USB 2.0 hard drive 1tb
I have Need for speed II (NFS II) it doesn not run properly in windows 7 poffessiona. I tried to configure the compatibillity settings and run the ".bat" file which i downloaded on the internet as i was insructed in this forum, but still it does not play with proper graphics, i mean it runs but the graphics are too bad what do i have to do in order to play the game clearly. i really love this game please healpme!

My PC specs are:

CPU: Intel Duo Core 2.20GHz

RAM: 2GB

HDD: 150GB

32-Bit Operating System

VGA: 358 MB ( 64MB-video memory & 294-system memory )



Thank you!
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

windows 7 proffessional
Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
windows 7 proffessional
You can try DosBox for NFS 2. Google DosBox NFS 2
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1AMD Phenom 2 1090T2x8GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black 1600Mhz Unga...MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
AMD Phenom 2 1090T
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5
Memory
2x8GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black 1600Mhz Unganged
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G
Sound Card
Realtek On-Board HD 7.1 Audio / Logitech G35
Monitor(s) Displays
3xAcer GD245HQ
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB SSD - OS /
WD Caviar Black SATA 3 - 1 TBx2 - Dynamic RAID 0 /
WD Caviar Green SATA 2 - 640GBx2 - Dynamic RAID 0 /
WD Caviar Green SATA 2 - 640GB - Internal Backup /
Seagate Barracude SATA 3 - 3TB - External Backup/ Sync
PSU
HighPower 1000W
Case
Cooler Master HAF 932
Cooling
Noctua NH-D14
Keyboard
Logitech G19
Mouse
Logitech G500
Internet Speed
100/4 Mbit Cable (100GB quota)
Antivirus
ZoneAlarm Extreme Security / MBAM Pro / MBAE Free / SAS Free
Browser
IE 11 - Firefox - Chrome
Other Info
Logitech F710/ G27/ G940/ Z5500 // TrackIR 5 // Nvidia 3D Surround Vision
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