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    Jun 14, 2008, 08:16 AM
    Changing Graphics on Vista
    I'm new to Vista. I'm attempting to install some of my old XP simulations on my new computer. I have been advised to change my graphics from 8 bit to 16 bit. I knew how to do this on XP but Vista is a harder to navigate around. How do I do this? Also, is there any way to upgrade my old games and simulations to be compatible with Vista? Thanks, tom
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    Jun 14, 2008, 08:11 PM
    I'm sure you already are set to 16 or 32 bit display, right click on desktop and click Personalize - now click display settings - You should see what you have your colors set to here, make appropriate changes


    Install your old games, try these options to see if they will work or not

    1 - right click on the game icon that plays the game, now choose 'run as admin'
    See if this works

    2 - right click on the game icon and choose properties, now click on the compatibility tab
    Check the box to "Run this program in compatitblity mode for:"
    And in the drop down box, choose windows XP and click apply

    Hope this gets you going
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