Any ideas? I can't install XP again because my audio drivers exist only for Windows 7.
Help please with running an old game
June 10, 2012 11:50 AM
Hi, im trying to run Re-Volt (year 1999) on Win7 x64, turning on Windows 98, Windows XP compatibility, but it shows this:
Any ideas? I can't install XP again because my audio drivers exist only for Windows 7.
Any ideas? I can't install XP again because my audio drivers exist only for Windows 7.
7,644
June 10, 2012 12:24 PM
install the latest unoffical patch.
http://rv12.zackattackgames.com/
http://rv12.zackattackgames.com/
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648
June 10, 2012 03:10 PM
For games without patches, Windows 7 pro and up has the "XP mode": a built-in virtual machine running XP.
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June 10, 2012 03:35 PM
Thanks SimonForsman! I installed patch and It worked.
13,181
June 11, 2012 05:49 AM
For games without patches, Windows 7 pro and up has the "XP mode": a built-in virtual machine running XP.
If this is true then the XP virtual machine isn't very advanced, because compatibility mode has never worked for me when I needed it. Ever.
“If I understand the standard right it is legal and safe to do this but the resulting value could be anything.”
7,644
June 11, 2012 05:58 AM
[quote name='Don Carnage' timestamp='1339341030' post='4947927']
For games without patches, Windows 7 pro and up has the "XP mode": a built-in virtual machine running XP.
If this is true then the XP virtual machine isn't very advanced, because compatibility mode has never worked for me when I needed it. Ever.
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7 pro and up (professional, enterprise and ultimate), has (or lets you download from microsoft.com) a proper virtual machine (through Microsoft Virtual PC) with a complete XP install. those versions aren't all that common among consumers though, (Ultimate is really overpriced and rarely bundled with hardware and pro/enterprise are targeted at business users)
[size="1"]I don't suffer from insanity, I'm enjoying every minute of it.
The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!
The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!
13,181
June 11, 2012 06:08 AM
Ah, I see. I received Ultimate x64 as a gift, perhaps I actually need to download the VM as it might not have been bundled with the OS. But I have a VirtualBox XP VM up and running already anyway so it's all good 
I agree that Ultimate is stupidly overpriced, I'm not even using most of the features in the OS. But heh.
I agree that Ultimate is stupidly overpriced, I'm not even using most of the features in the OS. But heh.
“If I understand the standard right it is legal and safe to do this but the resulting value could be anything.”
648
June 12, 2012 07:43 PM
Yes Simon I was not being precise. It would be silly to have it install by default, but it is built-in as in bundled as a "web installer". You'd typically come by these versions on student license programs, action packs for small companies, business laptops, gaming rigs, custom made developer PC's , etc.
Edit: also the built-in virtual pc with XP seems not to be specified optimally for running games with fast graphics, as it only runs an emulated S3 Trio card. But still a cool feature.
, etc.Edit: also the built-in virtual pc with XP seems not to be specified optimally for running games with fast graphics, as it only runs an emulated S3 Trio card. But still a cool feature.
It is I, the spectaculous Don Karnage! My bloodthirsty horde is on an intercept course with you. We will be shooting you and looting you in precisely... Ten minutes. Felicitations!
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