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December 4th 08, 03:13 PM
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Running 32 bit games on 64 bit Vista Ultimate
Hi  I am a newby with 64bit OS, how do I get my 32 bit games to run, I have just built a new Intel Quad 9550 / Nvidia 9800GT / 4Gb / 1TB + 400GB HDD machine with Vista 64 bit Ultimate. I have tried HalfLife 2 which is supposed to be compatible, The programme updates and loads from Steam ok, but it just locks up while loading to play and drops a flag in the left upper corner saying "64-bit mode active". Prog Manager, says programme not responding.  -- javelin1946 Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com 
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December 4th 08, 04:05 PM
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Running 32 bit games on 64 bit Vista Ultimate
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Have you tried running anyother games and do they just lock up. Try unintalling HL2 and then reinstalling making sure you've deleted all the local content first. If that doesnt work then try changing tyhe drivers your using. I'm running HL2 in Vista X64 Ultimate and it runs fine. "javelin1946" wrote in message ... Hi I am a newby with 64bit OS, how do I get my 32 bit games to run, I have just built a new Intel Quad 9550 / Nvidia 9800GT / 4Gb / 1TB + 400GB HDD machine with Vista 64 bit Ultimate. I have tried HalfLife 2 which is supposed to be compatible, The programme updates and loads from Steam ok, but it just locks up while loading to play and drops a flag in the left upper corner saying "64-bit mode active". Prog Manager, says programme not responding. -- javelin1946 Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
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December 5th 08, 01:03 AM
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Running 32 bit games on 64 bit Vista Ultimate
"javelin1946" wrote in
message ... Hi I am a newby with 64bit OS, how do I get my 32 bit games to run, I have just built a new Intel Quad 9550 / Nvidia 9800GT / 4Gb / 1TB + 400GB HDD machine with Vista 64 bit Ultimate. I have tried HalfLife 2 which is supposed to be compatible, The programme updates and loads from Steam ok, but it just locks up while loading to play and drops a flag in the left upper corner saying "64-bit mode active". Prog Manager, says programme not responding. Vista64 has a 32bit compatibility layer so you can run both 64bit and 32bit apps/games. A few tips for gaming in Vista in general, do not install games to the default Programs(X86) folder as that is a protected folder and some older games can't write their save games there, install latest version of Directx because Vista shipped with Directx10 and is missing a file some older games need (installing latest version of Directx will put that file and back in place and not mess up DX10), some games need administrator access (right click the game exe and select run as admin). Lack of admin access may be your issue. I have HL2 on Vista64 and it runs fine.
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August 19th 09, 10:07 AM
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Running 32 bit games on 64 bit Vista Ultimate
i too have the same problem guya...i hav a 64 Bit Vista home premium and im unable to play Counterstrike::condition zero in my lappy.. -- jdtaduvai ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jdtaduvai's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/126438.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/windows-v...es/1082451.htm http://forums.techarena.in
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August 19th 09, 10:07 AM
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Running 32 bit games on 64 bit Vista Ultimate
i too have the same problem guya...i hav a 64 Bit Vista home premium and im unable to play Counterstrike::condition zero in my lappy.. -- jdtaduvai ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jdtaduvai's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/126438.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/windows-v...es/1082451.htm http://forums.techarena.in
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