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  1. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 10 Windows 7 Games for Windows 10!!!

    Hi This is a battle that I've fought for years trying to keep the old Windows games running on the later versions of Windows. I've use registry hacks etc. to keep them working. When I updated to Windows 10 Anniversary they all quit working again and my old hacks don't work. I was upset...
    • MikeHawthorne
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    • anniversary update entertainment freecell game compatibility game installation game performance game solutions games gaming graphics legacy games memory old games pc gaming registry hacks user experience windows 10 windows 7 windows gaming windows hacks
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
  2. H

    Windows 7 I have Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit and want to...

    I want to install Oregon Trail II. I have tried mounting the game using daemon tools and get this. Link RemovedLink Removed Then I tried copying the files to a folder on my desktop, and then opening the setup file that way and got this Link Removed Then I tried right clicking the main .exe...
    • HIMDarling
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    • 64bit compatibility daemon tools error messages game issues gaming home premium installation legacy games oregon trail setup file troubleshooting windows 7 windows xp
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  3. P

    Is downloading Windows 98SE via torrent legal?

    I wish to obtain a copy of Windows 98SE so I can play my older games that don't work on Windows 7. Most notably Jane's Combat Simulations USAF. Microsoft is no longer allowed to distribute Windows 98 because of some deal they made with Sun Microsystems (apparently you can get OSes like MS-DOS...
    • Phillip Bromley
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    • copyright law downloading emulation fbi file sharing game compatibility gaming legacy games legacy software legal issues licensing microsoft old games operating systems os history piracy software distribution sun microsystems torrent windows 98se
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: General Computing
  4. kemical

    Windows 7 ATI already won next gen Xbox deal

    ATI already won next gen Xbox deal Link Removed due to 404 Error Link Removed due to 404 Error Written by Link Removed due to 404 Error Tuesday, 13 October 2009 12:59 Game over We've learned from industry sources that AMD / ATI has already won the GPU deal for the next generation XboX...
    • kemical
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    • amd ati compatibility console development gaming gpu hardware industry news innovation legacy games microsoft next gen playstation recession refresh technology xbox
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  5. mogiman

    Windows 7 any help please BF2 ,tigerwoods 2005

    started with fresh install win 7 ,tried to install bf2 gets to last 10 sec of install and stops wont install anyone had this prob as it seems people are running bf2 on win 7 Also tiger 2005 installed but wont run have tried compat mode gets to start screen then drops out,so seems TW2005 doesnt...
    • mogiman
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    • 64-bit amd bf2 compatibility directx error game issues game performance games gaming hardware installation legacy games microstar patches phenom support tiger woods troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Games
  6. N

    Windows 7 Microsoft Game: Age of Empire Gold Edition

    Hello folks. I installed the MS game Age of Empire Gold Edition but it's slow and also shows an error: VIDS:1V41'DECOMPRESSOR NOT FOUND. The game itself works but sometimes it stucks (it also happens on any video). Audio is a mess, it gets stuck sometimes!!! Any suggestions?? :( ---- MY...
    • Nuke
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    • age of empires audio issues celeron processor error message game compatibility game installation gameplay graphics driver hp pavilion legacy games performance issues ram limitations slow performance system specs tech support troubleshooting user help video playback windows gaming
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Games
  7. L

    Windows 7 Games with 8-bit color modes - palette issues

    It seems any game that runs in 256 colors (Diablo II, Starcraft, Worms: Armageddon, Eternal Fighter Zero, etc) have difficulty rendering their palette properly, resulting in garbled graphics or even unplayable situations. The only workaround I can find so far is to actually kill explorer.exe and...
    • Lazure
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    • 8-bit games aero settings color depth compatibility mode display problems explorer issues game workaround gaming performance garbled graphics graphics rendering legacy games minimization problems nvidia palette issues ram issues system processes taskbar problems video settings windows 7
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Games
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