[speedball1]

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

[seahwk83]

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