Thanks for the response. The only thing you mentioned that I have not tried
is running the setup executible it's self in compatibility mode. I will try
that and see what happens.

As far as THQ is concerned, they have absolutely nothing as far as support
goes on their website for this game. The email I got back from their support
team suggests the stuff we are trying here with the compatibility wizard, etc.

Thanks Again!

Greg

"Chris H." wrote:

> 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
> news:0DF9F3BE-CADC-45F4-9292-B0E837AD6771@microsoft.com...
> > 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]
> >>
>
>
>