Will XP games work in Win 7??

[HiThere]

I currently have Xp and I am thinking of upgrading to Win7. However,
will games I installed in XP work with Win 7? I hate to lost all of my
games.

Also, I am not experiencing any problems with XP. Is Win 7 worth
getting or does it not offer enough extra to warrant the purchase and
installation?

Thanks,
Mark

My XP games work just fine, and only one had to be installed with the XP
compatability feature. Even though I like Win7, I only ended up with it
because I bought a new computer. If you're fine with XP, stay with it until
you need a new computer. I can't see any benefit to switching. (I felt
I'd never owned a computer for the first couple of days until I got used to
it.)
H

 

[KCB]

I currently have Xp and I am thinking of upgrading to Win7. However,
will games I installed in XP work with Win 7? I hate to lost all of my
games.

Also, I am not experiencing any problems with XP. Is Win 7 worth
getting or does it not offer enough extra to warrant the purchase and
installation?

Thanks,
Mark

I wouldn't switch to Win7 just to switch. Wait 'til you need a new
computer.

 

[FERRANTE]

I currently have Xp and I am thinking of upgrading to Win7. However,
will games I installed in XP work with Win 7? I hate to lost all of my
games.

Also, I am not experiencing any problems with XP. Is Win 7 worth
getting or does it not offer enough extra to warrant the purchase and
installation?

Thanks,
Mark

 

[Grenou]

I currently have Xp and I am thinking of upgrading to Win7. However,
will games I installed in XP work with Win 7? I hate to lost all of my
games.

Also, I am not experiencing any problems with XP. Is Win 7 worth
getting or does it not offer enough extra to warrant the purchase and
installation?

Thanks,
Mark

Don't switch just for the sake of it.
I only had card games installed in XP, some (fairly ancient) of those no
longer work in Windows 7, which is a shame, but there are worse things in
life

Grenou

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I currently have Xp and I am thinking of upgrading to Win7. However,
will games I installed in XP work with Win 7? I hate to lost all of my
games.

Nobody can answer such a question accurately. Just as with other types
of programs, some might run, and others might not.

However, bear in mind that the great majority of programs that work
under Windows XP will also work under Windows 7.

Also, I am not experiencing any problems with XP. Is Win 7 worth
getting or does it not offer enough extra to warrant the purchase and
installation?

Here's my standard answer to questions like this:

My view is that you're going about this backward. A change of
operating system should be driven by need, not just because there is a
new version available. Are you having a problem with Windows XP that
you expect Windows 7 to solve? Do you have or expect to get new
hardware or software that is supported in Windows 7, but not in XP? Is
there some new feature in Windows 7 that you need or yearn for? Does
your job require you have skills in Windows 7? Are you a computer
hobbyist who enjoys playing with whatever is newest?

If the answer to one or more of those questions is yes (and your
hardware is adequate for Windows 7), then you should get Windows 7.
Otherwise most people should stick with what they have. There is
*always* a learning curve and a potential for problems when you take a
step as big as this one, regardless of how wonderful whatever you're
contemplating moving to is. Sooner or later you'll have to upgrade (to
Windows 7 or its successor) because you'll want support for hardware
or software that you can't get in XP, but don't rush it.

I say all the above despite the fact that I'm a big Windows 7 fan. I
think it's the best and most stable of all versions of Windows.

 

[Bill Yanaire, ESQ]

Don't switch just for the sake of it.
I only had card games installed in XP, some (fairly ancient) of those no
longer work in Windows 7, which is a shame, but there are worse things in
life

Grenou

Like my ex-wife !

 

[Grenou]

Like my ex-wife !

Tsk tsk ;-)

 

[Thip]

I currently have Xp and I am thinking of upgrading to Win7. However,
will games I installed in XP work with Win 7? I hate to lost all of my
games.

Also, I am not experiencing any problems with XP. Is Win 7 worth
getting or does it not offer enough extra to warrant the purchase and
installation?

Thanks,
Mark

Like others said, don't switch just for the sake of switching. The only
games I can't get to run are the really old ones (like the original Tetris)
but I'm also running the x64 version of W7. Everything else is just fine,
and IMO W7's Compatibility Mode is far superior to XP's.

 

[Dick Mahar]

My XP games work just fine, and only one had to be installed with the XP
compatability feature. Even though I like Win7, I only ended up with it
because I bought a new computer. If you're fine with XP, stay with it
until
you need a new computer. I can't see any benefit to switching. (I felt
I'd never owned a computer for the first couple of days until I got used
to
it.)
Ditto............Dick M. It takes a while to get accustomed to,
like new women and new OS's, but I am getting comfortable with it after 2
months.

 

[FERRANTE]

Thanks, everyone for your comments. I have no real need for W7 except
that I just wanted the latest OS. XP really works fine with me and I
will probably just keep things as is until I get a new computer a few
years down the road. Who knows what the OS will be by then?

Again, thanks!
Mark

 

[Bert Coules]

Like others said, don't switch just for the sake of switching. The only
games I can't get to run are the really old ones (like the original
Tetris) but I'm also running the x64 version of W7. Everything else is
just fine, and IMO W7's Compatibility Mode is far superior to XP's.

Is it possible then to import the XP built-in games such as Solitaire,
Freecell and Hearts into Windows 7? There are versions of them in the new
OS but I much prefer the clean and classical look of the XP ones.

Bert

 

[Dave-UK]

Is it possible then to import the XP built-in games such as Solitaire, Freecell and Hearts into
Windows 7? There are versions of them in the new OS but I much prefer the clean and classical
look of the XP ones.

Bert

I too prefer the Xp-style of graphics on the playing cards.
You can copy your XP versions of Sol.exe, Freecell.exe etc. to your Win7 machine
and you will also need 'cards.dll' from your XP Windows folder.
The cards.dll needs to be in the same folder as the games exe files.

 

[Bert Coules]

I too prefer the Xp-style of graphics on the playing cards.
You can copy your XP versions...

Excellent, thanks very much for that. Another Win7 annoyance eradicated!

Bert

 

[Grenou]

Is it possible then to import the XP built-in games such as Solitaire,
Freecell and Hearts into Windows 7? There are versions of them in the new
OS but I much prefer the clean and classical look of the XP ones.

Bert

Haven't tried that, but I don't think the 'new and improved (?)' W7 versions
are as nice as they are in XP.
They're slower too.

Grenou

 

[Tecknomage]

I currently have Xp and I am thinking of upgrading to Win7. However,
will games I installed in XP work with Win 7? I hate to lost all of my
games.

Also, I am not experiencing any problems with XP. Is Win 7 worth
getting or does it not offer enough extra to warrant the purchase and
installation?

Thanks,
Mark

WARNING - From you phrasing you may think a WinXP-to-Win7 upgrade is
easy.

Please see...
http://magepages.blogspot.com/2009/10/winxp-winxp-to-win7-migration.html

Especially note link #1 which is to a Microsoft page, suggest you
watch the video.


The upshot is you'll have to reinstall ALL apps, including games,
anyway.

But I've been told that Win7 has WinXP Compatibility setting for
running problematic WinXP software.

 

[Bert Coules]

Haven't tried that, but I don't think the 'new and improved (?)' W7
versions are as nice as they are in XP. They're slower too.

I'm happy to report that Hearts, Freecell, Solitaire and Spider are now all
runing perfectly on my Windows 7 machine. Many thanks to Dave-UK for the
advice.

Now if only Outlook Express would import with the same success...

Bert

 

[SC Tom]

Excellent, thanks very much for that. Another Win7 annoyance eradicated!

Bert

I was hoping for a way to copy my Win7 games to my XP box. I like the fact
that in Solitaire, the amounts you win/lose are saved for the next time you
play. I like that in full screen mode, the cards are larger instead of just
the same tiny cards spread wider apart like in XP. I think the Mahjong game
is way better than any I had in XP. All in all, I much prefer the Win7 games
over the XP versions. Another XP annoyance eradicated ;-)

 

[Grenou]

I'm happy to report that Hearts, Freecell, Solitaire and Spider are now
all runing perfectly on my Windows 7 machine. Many thanks to Dave-UK for
the advice.

Now if only Outlook Express would import with the same success...

Bert

Oooh, how encouraging, thanks for reporting back

Grenou

 

[SC Tom]

Haven't tried that, but I don't think the 'new and improved (?)' W7
versions are as nice as they are in XP.
They're slower too.

Grenou

I'm curious, what do you mean "They're slower too"? Solitaire, Spider
Solitaire, and FreeCell are only as fast as you moving the cards from what I
can see. Or do you mean dealing them? If that's the case, once the new game
starts, click in the game somewhere and the cards are dealt without waiting
for them to deal out.

 

[Lord Vetinari]

I'm curious, what do you mean "They're slower too"? Solitaire, Spider
Solitaire, and FreeCell are only as fast as you moving the cards from what
I can see. Or do you mean dealing them? If that's the case, once the new
game starts, click in the game somewhere and the cards are dealt without
waiting for them to deal out.

Heh...I suspect they aren't at all slower. Prolly just looking for
something to complain about, eh?

I can't claim to know either way....about the only game I've been playing
for a while now, is WoW. Got a gnome mage going, and I'm really loving
playing him. He's only level 8, so far, but I play for fun, not to see how
fast I can level up.