To add to mombodog's post.

 

Here is a website of games that were tested on VIStA and found to be compatible.

 

http://www.thinktechno.com/2007/03/13/list-of-vista-compatible-games/

 

FYI:  Battlefield 2 works perfectly fine if you run as Admin.   It shows that it's incomplete on the page, but my son has been playing it for over 10 horus and hasn't had a problem.

 

 

ok tyvm

 

 

 

Some do, some don't.

 

 

Here is some good advice when installing programs in Vista, # 4 is good advice even if the program was designed for Vista.

Here is how to install software or drivers on Vista that are for XP,2000,NT4,98,95

1. Right click on the setup.exe file for the software/driver you are trying to install and select properties, if there is an "Unblock" button on the General Tab, click it, then go to the compatibility Tab

2. Tick the "run this file in compatibility mode" box and then select XP, or whatever OS the software was designed for, in the drop down box, Tick "run as Administrator" if it is available, hit OK

3. Now double click this setup.exe file to execute the install process, hopefully all will go well and install the drivers/Software you need.

4. If the exe installs software for the device, or you have installed software only, you need to navigate to the program folder where it installed, then do the compatibility thing (1 & 2) again for the program executable(s). If the program was designed for Vista skip compatibility mode, just tick "run as administrator"

I do not guarantee all drivers or software to work in Vista, but a large percentage do..

Good luck.

If the Software/ installer (exe file) is on CD, copy the entire contents of the CD to a folder in Vista, then start at #1

There is no compatibility mode for .msi installers
16 bit programs will not run on Vista x64

If Drivers are in INF form, go to Device manager, find the hardware you want to install a driver for and right click select "Update Driver Software", select "Browse My Computer for Driver Software", Hit the Browse button, navigate to the folder with the driver and then hit next. Follow the prompts.

Having a problem with getting Age of Empires to run on Vista.  Tried all of the above and also went to that link and AOE3 is listed as compatible.  It will install "successfully" and play all the graphic intros, then it just crashes and displays a weird contrasted colour screen.  What on earth is going on?!!

 

Pulling my hair out with it. I'm not exactly computer literate

And you already right mouse clicked on the icon, went to properties, compatibility and click run as admin....try clicking run in Windows XP compatibility....or have you already done that also?