Vista Games on WindowsXP.......NOT

[skippee]

I'm trying to play Windows Vista games on my machine that has WindowsXP but I keep getting a critical error message that says "Unable to find a DirectX 3D Device to render to". I did some research which brought me to upgrade my DirectX and my monitors drivers. Nothing is helping. Is it not possible to play these games on XP?

DXdiag gives me a message that says this: Hardware accelerated Direct3D 9+ is not available because the display driver does not support it. You may be able to get a newer driver from the hardware manufacturer. Could this be the problem?

[setarip_old]

Hi!

Although the lack of an appropriate driver MAY prove to be the problem, I'd speculate that the reason a game is identified specifcally, as a "Windows Vista" game is because it's not downwardly compatible with prior operating systems...

[skippee]

That could be but the debate is on. A patch is supposedly out there somewere and I've read, from doing online searches, that it is possible to play Vista games on XP.

[setarip_old]

Happy Hunting!

[skippee]

Well..........that's nice. Thank you.

[The Scientist]

You can hardly moan that VISTA games are not working on XP.

Get the XP versions or get VISTA (or wait for VISTA).

[skippee]

I am hardly moaning. LOL I'm just trying to find a way to play Vista games on my XP machine. I do have Vista and I have installed it once. Too many incompatibles, i.e., no sound, no printer or scanner. Too many upgrades to worry about but while I had it on there I did enjoy the graphics of Vista games. So.........no moaning. I'll get it when I get it and if anyone could help that will be a plus.

[The Scientist]

What Vista games are you refering to?

Strange about the Vista, I never had any probs whatsoever with sound, printer e.t.c.

[skippee]

I'm talking about the Microsoft games. Solitaire, Spider, Hearts, Shanghai, Minesweeper. Could be your machine is newer than mine........I don't know but I did have those problems.

[Waleska]

Kind of pointless cosidering XP comes with all those games but Shanghai, which can be freeley downloaded almost anywhere.

[skippee]

I'm thinking you haven't played Vista games Waleska.

[Waleska]

Those you mentioned aren't vista-exclusive and I can tell they're probably just the same thing with shinier graphics by just looking at the screenshots. Am I wrong?.

[skippee]

No........you are not wrong.........but I like those "shinier graphics" compared to XP's games. That is the main reason for this thread. :)

[skippee]

For all of you nay sayers and doubting Thomas', I finally found a way to play Vista Games (Solitaire, Spider, Hearts, Shanghai, Minesweeper) on XP. Found it with this OS.

XP Black Edition USA Retail Final DVD, RELEASED JAN 15 2007

[JohnnyMalaria]

warez

[Inventive Software]

Or it could be that all the Vista games are actually DirectX 10.... and DirectX 10 will not run on XP!

[Didée]

DirectX 10 will not run on XP!
I suspect it wouldn't be a hard task to make it run on XP.
But not letting it run is a surefire way to make XP disappear more quickly ...