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Post 1 \| New	Posted March 28th, 2007
Bryan Spence Cranky old Bastard Joined: Sep '05 Posts: 111	Hello people, Need a little help here, my new computer has Vista on it but doesn't seem to like running a few games, namely Half Life, Settlers 3 and GTR. Is anyone else having problems like this? Are there any solutions (other than installing XP) that could be recommended? ------------------ Bring back the old days! Go forth and make 2D cars, enjoy the simplicity, the beauty and the triumph. Bring back "The One" / "Car of the Week" / "Smashed Headlight"

Posted March 28th, 2007

Bryan Spence
Cranky old Bastard

Joined: Sep '05
Posts: 111

Hello people,

Need a little help here, my new computer has Vista on it but doesn't seem to like running a few games, namely Half Life, Settlers 3 and GTR. Is anyone else having problems like this? Are there any solutions (other than installing XP) that could be recommended?

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Bring back the old days! Go forth and make 2D cars, enjoy the simplicity, the beauty and the triumph.

Bring back "The One" / "Car of the Week" / "Smashed Headlight"

Post 2 \| New	Posted March 28th, 2007
DaDa123 Joined: Aug '03 Posts: 963	Try setting it to compatibility mode for windows XP.

Post 3 \| New	Posted March 28th, 2007
Dan Wei Joined: Jan '05 Posts: 303	Because Vista is for gays.

Post 4 \| New	Posted April 2nd, 2007
Mademan Certified University Drop-out Joined: Feb '03 Posts: 473	Odd, they all work fine for me. The only game that won't work in Vista is Railroad Tycoon 3 (it's a conspiracy!). Try running in the "admin" account, right click on the exe file for the game, and select "run as administrator" (fixes the Punkbuster crash people experiance in BF2142, might be worth a try). Also, make sure you have all the latest Vista drivers for your devices, especially your graphics card. And seek tech help from the publishers if all else fails. Valve should have help for Vista users at any rate.

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Posted April 2nd, 2007

Mademan
Certified University Drop-out

Joined: Feb '03
Posts: 473

Odd, they all work fine for me. The only game that won't work in Vista is Railroad Tycoon 3 (it's a conspiracy!). Try running in the "admin" account, right click on the exe file for the game, and select "run as administrator" (fixes the Punkbuster crash people experiance in BF2142, might be worth a try). Also, make sure you have all the latest Vista drivers for your devices, especially your graphics card. And seek tech help from the publishers if all else fails. Valve should have help for Vista users at any rate.

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