All of my old games run improperly and I have selected the compatibility option

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dgmv700

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All of my newer games like Doom, Call of Duty 4, Crysis, Assassin's Creed, and Quake 4 run just fine. But my favorite games like Age of Mythology, Star Craft, Sacrifice, WarCraft 3, and age of empires run like @#$%. They load up fine and they do not crash, but they lag to the point that they are unplayable.

It should have nothing to do with my computers capabilities.

2.4 processor
4gs of ram
Nvidia Geforce 9800
300g hard drive

I have selected the compatability option for all these games and have experienced no improvment.

Between this and the annoying promts vista always gives you. I am about ready to throw my copy in the trash and go back to XP.

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Hello dgmv700, welcome.

The only game I can't get to run is GP4.
Have you tried disable visual themes, disable desktop composition,
on the compatibility tab.
Or run as win 98.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    ME
    CPU
    AMD 64 X2 5200+
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N-E SLI
    Memory
    4 GB CORSAIR CM2X 6400 C5 800MHZ
    Graphics card(s)
    PNY Geforce 980GTX+ 512MB DDR3
    Sound Card
    AUDIGY 2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VA2216w 22" wide screen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 X SAMSUNG SATA 500GB 1 external usb 500GB
    PSU
    650 WATT
    Mouse
    IntellieMouse Optical
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Internet Speed
    2mb
So if I can't conveniently play the majority of my games and vista uses more resources than XP and it batters me with annoying prompts, than what good is vista? What does vista have to offer me that I do not already have with XP? I think I will be ok with only 3gs of ram instead of 4.
 

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Your old games were not designed for Vista. I would suggest getting a old XP computer to play them on.
 

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  • CPU
    pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons
    Motherboard
    Supermicro X7DWA-N server board
    Memory
    16GB DDR667
    Graphics card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card
    Hard Drives
    SAS RAID

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers Trust Graphics Tablet
Shouldn't Vista be designed for both old and new games? Its not like we are changing from tape decks to cds or vcrs to dvds. We are talking about software that is still stored on cds. When we changed to dvds we didnt discard all movies made before 1998. No thats right we transfered that data to the new technology. Microsoft lets not just rename damaged goods, slap a new coat of paint on it, and try to peddle it as new merchandise.
 

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dgmv700 said:
Shouldn't Vista be designed for both old and new games? Its not like we are changing from tape decks to cds or vcrs to dvds. We are talking about software that is still stored on cds. When we changed to dvds we didnt discard all movies made before 1998. No thats right we transfered that data to the new technology. Microsoft lets not just rename damaged goods, slap a new coat of paint on it, and try to peddle it as new merchandise.
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its all down to compatability, its like you trying to play an xbox game in an xbox 360, it has to download an emulator to play the game and not all games work, some games work flawlessly, some games refuse to work altogether, secondly companies that transfer their movies/recordings onto current formats are due to the company investing money into it, i dont think ensemble studios are going to invest money into re-releasing their old games for compatability to please a few nostalgic customers. You cannot just assume that because what you have heard in the media is something you must worship like a religion, i havent had a problem with vista and its useability, seems to be stable and runs all the games i need, if you want to play old games, i suggest you dual boot or get an old machine to play old games. Just ask yourself if you have had any productive problems with vista? EG/ Bluescreening, driver issues, display problems? nope? then vista works properly.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
    Memory
    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA, Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA, WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
    PSU
    Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
    Case
    Antec 900 Gaming Case
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
    Mouse
    Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
    Keyboard
    Logitech generic keyboard
    Internet Speed
    16Mb Sky bb
    Other Info
    Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
Vista is NOT XP. It is bound to be different and have compatibility programs. It can be fixed most of the time with some patience and research, however sometimes you have t let your old stuff go. Wait until the spring and go to Rubbage or Garage sales in your area and by a 15 dollar computer with XP to run your old games :)
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Extensa 5620-6396
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo 5750
    Memory
    4GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT
    Sound Card
    Onboard Sound Card ~ Logitech X-540 5.1 Speaker System
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Laptop 15.4 LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1280*768
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 320GB @5400 RPM
    Cooling
    Rocketfish USB Laptop Cooling Pad
    Mouse
    Logitech G9 Wired Gaming Precision Mouse @ 2000 DPI
    Keyboard
    Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboars
    Internet Speed
    Download: 4500 kb/s Upload: 500 kb/s
Just a quick question is this a laptop or a desktop ?
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell vostro 1500
    CPU
    core duo 1.6
    Memory
    4gb + 1gb turbocache
    Graphics card(s)
    8600m GT 256mb
    Sound Card
    Onboard Sigmatel
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800
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