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    Old Game Play?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by flyshot, Sep 5, 2012.

  1. flyshot

    flyshot Notebook Enthusiast

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    Since I'm new to gaming.. can I play Call of Duty MW 2 on windows 7? I found it at the store for 15.00. It only listed XP & Vista. I just bought a M 17 R4 with 7970. I get it on Friday..I'm really looking forward to it.
    Should I buy only games that state "win 7" ?
    Thanks again for the help
     
    flyshot, Sep 5, 2012
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  2. mikecacho

    mikecacho Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes, your PC will have a compatibility mode, which will enable for that game and all older games.
     
    mikecacho, Sep 5, 2012
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  3. Alienware-Luis_Pardo

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    I'm pretty sure COD MW2 will run on your computer.

    If you run into any trouble, set it to compatibility mode.
     
    Alienware-Luis_Pardo, Sep 5, 2012
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  4. flyshot

    flyshot Notebook Enthusiast

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    Good- I'm going to buy it then since I'm new to gaming the older games are "new" to me & cheaper.
    Thanks again for the help.
     
    flyshot, Sep 5, 2012
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    CryoBolt Notebook Consultant

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    Does buying the games off Steam matter at all, because Half-Life ran flawlessly?
     
    CryoBolt, Sep 5, 2012
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  6. Kastulu

    Kastulu Notebook Geek

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    check out gog.com (good old games) they have tons of older games at great prices and they are all fixed/altered and optimized to run on new windows systems.
     
    Kastulu, Sep 5, 2012
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  7. CptXabaras

    CptXabaras Overclocked, Overvolted, Liquid Cooled

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    It will run, i have played it my self on my R2 when i had 5870's. You won't even need to run it in compatibility mode.
     
    CptXabaras, Sep 6, 2012
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