XP Games on 7

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A friend asked if his XP games (Solitaire, Spider Solitaire, Hearts, Freecell, Minesweeper & 3D Pinball) run fine on 7? I know I just need to copy the files from his comfuser (XP Pro) to mine (7 Pro), but can anyone tell me which (besides the .exe's) I need?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built comfuser
OS
10 Pro. 64Bit
CPU
AMD FX 4100, 4-Core Black Edition. Socket AM3+ ~ 3.60GHz
Motherboard
ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0
Memory
2x 4GB Kingston HyperX DDR3-1866 (PC3-14900) - 8GB Total
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS Radeon HD 6670-2GD3
Sound Card
Onboard High Definition Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 2009m LCD
Screen Resolution
1600x900, True Color (32bit), 60Hertz
Hard Drives
WD Blue - 1TB, 3D NAND - SATA SSD
PSU
XFX Pro 450W Core Edition - Fully Wired
Case
Antec Super Lanboy
Cooling
Stock CPU fan + 2 (1 front, 1 back) 120mm Antec fans
Keyboard
Logitech MK700/MK710
Mouse
Logitech M705
Internet Speed
Frontier FiOS 50/50
Antivirus
Windows Security
Browser
Vivaldi
Other Info
1x ASUS DRW-24B1ST Multi-DVD Rewriter
1x RocketFish AIO Media Card Reader
1x WD 1TB Passport USB External Drive
You already have all these games (and some more) on your Windows 7 system :) Just go to Control Panel, then Programs and Features, then click on Turn Windows features on or off and then tick the checkbox next to Games. Click OK and there you go!
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom-built
OS
Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz
Motherboard
Asus PL5D2
Memory
4GB DDR2-667 (4x1GB in dual-channel config)
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GeForce 9800 GT
Sound Card
Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer P236H
Screen Resolution
1920x1200 (DVI)
Hard Drives
OCZ SSD Vertex Plus 60GB SATA (Firmware 3.55), 64MB cache
Hitachi HD321KJ SATA, 320GB, 7200rpm, 16MB cache
PSU
Antec TruePower 2.0
Case
Cooler Master Centurion
Cooling
Too many fans
Keyboard
Standard
Mouse
Microsoft wireless optical mouse
Internet Speed
AT&T U-verse (18mbit/sec)
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Other devices:
Compaq CQ-60 laptop
Google Nexus 7 (2012) tablet
Nvidia SHIELD tablet (US/LTE)
Hardkernel ODROID-XU single-board computer (Samsung Exynos 5420)
I remember just copying pinball's exe from XP mode and playing in 7 but that was a long time ago :p
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
7 ultimate x64
CPU
i7 920 @ 3.5ghz
Motherboard
P6t Deluxe
Memory
6gb corsair dominator
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte Geforce GTX 460 1GB SLI
Sound Card
onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
samsung BX2450
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Seagate 7200.11 1Tb; WD green EADS 1TB
PSU
corsair tx750
Case
CM HAF 922
Cooling
coolermaster V8 + standard case fans
Keyboard
Logitech Classic Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech G500
Internet Speed
256k :P
I know I have these on my comfuser (except 3D Pinball), but he wants to know how to copy over the XP versions to play on 7, some play/look just a bit different & he likes them.

I did copy over Solitaire, Spider Solitaire, Hearts, Freecell, Minesweeper, 3D Pinball (whole folder) & cards.dll; all play w/o problems. Thanks for responing.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built comfuser
OS
10 Pro. 64Bit
CPU
AMD FX 4100, 4-Core Black Edition. Socket AM3+ ~ 3.60GHz
Motherboard
ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0
Memory
2x 4GB Kingston HyperX DDR3-1866 (PC3-14900) - 8GB Total
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS Radeon HD 6670-2GD3
Sound Card
Onboard High Definition Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 2009m LCD
Screen Resolution
1600x900, True Color (32bit), 60Hertz
Hard Drives
WD Blue - 1TB, 3D NAND - SATA SSD
PSU
XFX Pro 450W Core Edition - Fully Wired
Case
Antec Super Lanboy
Cooling
Stock CPU fan + 2 (1 front, 1 back) 120mm Antec fans
Keyboard
Logitech MK700/MK710
Mouse
Logitech M705
Internet Speed
Frontier FiOS 50/50
Antivirus
Windows Security
Browser
Vivaldi
Other Info
1x ASUS DRW-24B1ST Multi-DVD Rewriter
1x RocketFish AIO Media Card Reader
1x WD 1TB Passport USB External Drive
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