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Vista & Games
amethystlady amethystl...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista general I don't have as complex an issue as this previous poster, but I cannot install certain software. For one, a tax program would not install and gave me some large reason. Same thing with a game I am trying to install.

Mafia game
Msj ingilizce bu 1.msj Thank you for contacting Vivendi Games Technical Support. Unfortunately the game is not certified under Windows Vista as it was released Some components required for the game to run are not present on Windows Vista. Microsoft is responsible for those changes. buda 2.msj Thank you for

Games in Vista inevitably crash
Mark L. Ferguson MarkLFergu...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista general Install your games to the C:\ProgramData folders. The rename problem is probably caused by you setup image. Contact the maker of your system for a fix. -- Was this helpful? Then click the "Yes" Ratings button.

The simple answer: will 32 bit games run on Vista 64 bit?
cherokeeblade cherokeebl...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista games Hi Now that I have vista and muti processor and Ati card. Most of the same equipment that in your Xbox and Xbox360. I would like to play some of the games for those two systems on my computer. I was hoping Vista would come

XP Games on Vista systems
Humberto Pèrez catxl...@hotmail.com microsoft public windowsxp games Can we make a list for games and apps that actually work on win vista, to see if someone has run into trouble using them, i could start it listing my games and apps But where to upload it? Does any one thinks this could be useful too.

Halo 2 for Vista
MariaV Mar...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista games My Pc is on a domain but there is no policy about Inbox Games. I still cannot download the Games from "Turn Windows Features On or OFF". My notebook has WIndows Vista Business. Can you help me please? "Chuck Walbourn [MSFT]" wrote: There

Windows Vista Business vs Home Games
On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:56:03 -0500, katy <katysa...@netscape.com> wrote: I'm wondering how much it has to do with the general dissatisfaction with VISTA...I don't think as many people as they thought switched right away and there has been such a hue and crty about the problems so a game that is based on it would

Problems running games on Vista
Chuck Walbourn [MSFT] chu...@online.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista games The key issue here is that "D3DX9" is not part of DirectX 9 or 10. Windows Vista includes a DirectX runtime that supports DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 APIs, just like Windows XP SP 2 included a DirectX runtime that supports the

general gaming problems
Guy G...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista games Actually this answers all my questions, let me restate my new found understanding: Microsoft did its usual sorry job of rushing something to market without enough testing so that as long as the moon is not full and Mars is on the far side of the

What kind of moron puts out a game in 2008 that doesn't run on ...
aj a...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista games I have windows vista on a brand new gateway computer and can not install any of my games that were xp compatible, the cd drive does not even read the games, any idea what is going on thanks for your help, AJ "Dustin Harper" wrote: You should be

XP "All Programs" "Games" not available on Vista
Brian Br...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista games "MASS_KiLleR57" wrote: hi there, i was jus wonderin if a game i have would play on windows vista, i believe it is from 2005 but im not sure, it's called Guild Wars. If someone could help me out it would be greatly appreciated.

XP games to Vista
sesama ses...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista games The games I play on my Vista laptop work very smooth and fast, but when I pause the game it freezes for about 10 seconds and then the paused game menu comes on. The same thing happens when I resume the game, I have to wait 10 sec for the

What kind of moron puts out a game in 2008 that doesn't run on ...
moscow.com> wrote: Crysis won't run in Vista at full settings. Locks up. Gothic 3 needs serious Vista patches because Vista video steps all over game video. FPS in all tests give XP 20 to 40% advantage over Vista. All OpenGL games fail in Vista without serious patching .. which is flawed. None of the top cards have

Why Can'tI Play old dos games in vista?
Then half an hour after the original post, we get this: "Let's see, on my Vista machine now I have the following games, unmodified that still work I mean, if Vista can run a DirectX 4 game, 6 major DirectX versions later, that can't be bad. All power to wine if it can do it too, but to suggest Vista is awful

Halo 2 for Vista
Chris H. winxpn...@hotmail.com microsoft public windowsxp games Back on January 30 a "Windows Vista Application Compatibility Update" via Windows/Microsoft Update: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929427/en-us was released by Microsoft. Included were numerous games. If you are having a specific issue with a game,

The simple answer: will 32 bit games run on Vista 64 bit?
How hard can it be to make his games run on Vista? Even freewware developers know how to get their progs running on Vista now that wouldn't before. Oh well, that's just one less game to waste my money on. Get with the program TK!!! well jeeze; whos calling whom a moron ? you bought vista right ? even though

Vista & Games
Backspace m...@here.invalid comp sys ibm pc games flight-sim raam...@gmail.com wrote: well jeeze; whos calling whom a moron ? you bought vista right ? even though ultimate was like $500 or so; or less if you wanted to invalidate your xp key; and despite all the negitive reviews that came out about vista and the fact

More rumour and innuendo
Benjamin Gawert bgaw...@gmx.de comp sys ibm pc games action * noman: * Performance parity with XP in DX9 on all the recent games I have tried (STALKER, Bioshock, Crysis, Guild Wars, Titan Quest etc) Sorry, but that's nonsense. Even when the performance difference between Windowsxp and Vista regarding games isn't

What kind of moron puts out a game in 2008 that doesn't run on ...
Ma...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista games Thanks, this is one feature that is not well documented. In addition to the missing games, many other valuable components can be installed. Marsh. Jenkins "Lena S. Sten" wrote: "By default Windows Vista Business does not install the GAMES

Online games with Vista?
Katy Pluta katypl...@hotmail.com microsoft public windows vista games Im trying to get Jedi Knight Jedi Academy (jka) to work but i get a openGL error i have the windows vista home prem 32-bit edition of vista Do you know what your video card is? You will have to update its drivers from its manufacturer's web site,