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    xp mode in winows 7 pro

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by FLYINGHIGH-2, Nov 2, 2010.

  1. FLYINGHIGH-2

    FLYINGHIGH-2 Newbie

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    hi i have alot of simulator games like dirt track racing and sprint car racing
    and dirt tack racing -2 and alot of flight sim games will these games play
    on windows 7 pro in xp mode?
    thank you for your time
     
    FLYINGHIGH-2, Nov 2, 2010
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  2. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    Windows 7 XP mode, does not support games, I know it`s an shame :(
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Nov 2, 2010
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  3. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    those games don,t run in window 7 natively?
     
    granyte, Nov 2, 2010
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  4. ettornio

    ettornio Notebook Deity

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    All 3D/DirectX functionality is completely disabled in Windows XP Mode in Windows 7.
     
    ettornio, Nov 2, 2010
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  5. Texanman

    Texanman Master of all things Cake

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    you could try vmware player... i know vmware has great directx tools built in for playing games.... Virtualbox should be able to also but at a lower framerate
     
    Texanman, Nov 3, 2010
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  6. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    seriously why run them in a vm they don't run natively?
     
    granyte, Nov 3, 2010
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  7. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    A lot of flight sim games from the 90's don't play well with Windows Vista or 7, heck many never even played well with XP. VirtualBox is your best bet, but you will need an XP license in order to play that way.
     
    HTWingNut, Nov 4, 2010
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