Hi Kelby, This issue has been discussed many times on the list, but rather than ask you to go through the list archives I'll just give you the basic rundown on games and Windows 7.
As many games were written in an older language called Visual Basic 6, which no longer ships with Windows 7, one way to get the required dependencies you need is to go to http:///www.kitchensinc.net and download his Winkit setup. This will install a working Visual Basic 6 runtime and the missing DirectX 8 libraries required for many older games. Second, as many older games are not UAC compatible you may need to disable it. To do this do control+escape, typ UAC, into the search bar and press enter. Set it to 0, and restart. This will allow the games to save games in c:\Program Files and other restricted areas of the OS that were not restricted in XP. Cheers! On 4/16/13, Kelby Carlson <[email protected]> wrote: > I would like to get back into audio gaming after a long hyatus. > Does anyone knowa gdresource to figure ouhow to get old games to > interfacewith Windows 7? (If something has been written on this > before, I'm happy to be pointed to it; no need for anyone to > rehash information if its inconvenient.) > > Kelby S. Carlson > > Vanderbilt University > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
