I recently ordered a laptop with Windows Vista on it. Will my computer games that run on Windows 95,98 or XP run on Windows Vista?? I sure hope so otherwise I will really regret getting Windows Vista
2007-02-07 09:18:26 · 5 answers · asked by Nicky 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
There's a good chance they will not work on Vista, it has a totally different File System, OS Integration... You have a 40/60 chance that they will. Good luck
2007-02-07 09:22:32 · answer #1 · answered by Devil Dog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe. Many applications have problems running with vista, and major games have features missing (for instance, in call of duty 2, only stereo is now supported) and itunes doesn't work. I would boot XP off of the system for a year or 2, wait untill the bugs are worked out, then switch to vista (you can install both at the same time)
2007-02-07 17:23:25 · answer #2 · answered by firstkipchak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you can, just not with 95 and 98. Besides, Windows Vista is a direct rip-off of Mac OS X. Just get a Mac and enjoy what millions of Mac users have been enjoying for years.
2007-02-07 17:22:27 · answer #3 · answered by Lucifer Sam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chances are they WON'T work...
1) Third party drivers are not allowed unless "approved" by Microsoft. This means that the digital camera you just bought from Walmart won't connect unless the drivers for it has been "approved" by Microsoft.
2) ANY media that is copied thru Vista is seriously degraded. Any of YOUR CDs that you paid good money for that you want to back up, you won't get the same sound from it as the original CD. Same with DVDs.
2007-02-07 17:28:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most games will.It's called backwards compatibility.Any PC game for an older version of Windows always works for a later one.eg.W95 games will run on W98,W200 and WXP.
2007-02-07 17:25:57 · answer #5 · answered by hellion_7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋