Most of the "older" games will run perfectly well on Windows XP. Some need
to use Compatibility Mode (details are in Help and Support), and this
TechNet article will help you:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../lgcyapps.mspx

Basically, what Compatibility Mode does is allow the older program to
"think" it is being installed on the operating system for which it was
designed. You also need to pay attention to the game's requirements, and
some need to be installed using Compatibility starting with the installation
itself by going to Start/Run/Browse and locating the install.exe or
setup.exe file on the root of the CD. You can right-click that file, follow
the pattern to use Compatibility Mode and have it install.

After the install, make sure to update the program from the web site of the
creator, then right-click the icon you'll use to launch the game and make
sure the proper Compatibility settings are ready. You also need to make
sure the proper display and color settings are selected.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone



"Greg" <Greg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Has anyone had any luck getting "Tetris Worlds" to work? I purchased the
> game from Circuity City for my wife as a stocking stuffer. The website
> for
> CC says that it is XP compatible, but when I received the game, it did not
> list XP as a compatible OS. I installed and ran it and I get the THQ logo
> and the sound cuts out and the game freezes on the logo. I can get my
> mouse
> pointer back, but ctrl-alt-del does not work. I have to reboot.
>
> I emailed THQ and they basically told me the same stuff this article
> mentions. I tried the compatiblilty wizard with various combos of each OS
> and I get the same result.
>
> THQ's website has a support link for Tetris Worlds, but it is broken. So
> are all the support links for the other versions "XBox, Gamecube, etc."
>
> This game came out in 2001 or 2002. It seems like we should be able to
> get
> it working?
>
> I am running XP SP2 on a AMD Athlon 64 with 1 gig of RAM. I have a eVGA
> 6600gt 128 meg video card and RealTek 97 on board 7 channel audio.
>
> Thanks for any help in advance!
>
> Greg
>
> "Kathie Werner" wrote:
>
>> New Column: Gaming writer Joel Durham describes how to use the Program
>> Compatibility Wizard, search for user-created fixes, find product updates
>> and
>> patches, and introduces a couple of tools that can help improve your
>> gaming
>> experience.
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...durham_og.mspx
>>
>> Ask questions or post comments about the article here.
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>> --
>> Kathie Werner
>> Tech editor, vendor [MS]
>>