Windows XP mode in old games

[dawgtuff]

Win7 Pro and up has a XP mode so you can play the old games. Is this like a virtual software or a dual boot XP/ Win7?

 

[Puppies04]

Is this like a virtual software or a dual boot XP/ Win7?

Neither as far as I know, it just tries to emulate XP by changing a few settings. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

 

[dawgtuff]

Hmmm...Is there anything that does work besides loading Win7 and XP and use it as a dual boot?

 

[KillerBee]

There is always the "Run in Compatibility" mode
(install game into Win7 and right click on icon -> Properties -> Compatibility)

 

[dawgtuff]

Right click on the desktop icon?

 

[KillerBee]

yes if there already is one on the desktop

or you can create your own shortcut on the desktop
right click on desktop > new > shortcut > browse to the startup file

Like this: http://uis.georgetown.edu/win7/win7.addshortcut.html
then go to the compatibility tab

 

[Dahak]

Neither as far as I know, it just tries to emulate XP by changing a few settings. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

Actually what you are thinking of is compatibility mode.

XP mode is a virtual XP install that runs a full blown xp virtual machine. Once setup the programs run in a seamless window that makes it seem like its running natively.
I have used this for some legacy apps that run under xp but not windows 7

For gaming, it depends. If they run fine under xp without 3d acceleration you might be able to use it, if not the only option would be to dual boot, but you cannot use the xp mode do to that you would have to have a valid license for xp

 

[bigi]

Win7 Pro and up has a XP mode so you can play the old games. Is this like a virtual software or a dual boot XP/ Win7?

Use dosbox

/thread.

 

[dawgtuff]

Thanks all! I got the games ( Tachyon, IW Edge of Chaos, and Starcraft) to work fine using compatibility mode XP sp2.