Old CD-ROM game on windows 10?

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  • Nil_Skrzypczak
    PCHF Member
    • Dec 2019
    • 40

    #1

    Old CD-ROM game on windows 10?

    I want to play one of my old CD-rom games, trackmania sunrise. I can find any articles or videos that show me how to do this. Is it possible on windows 10?
  • Bruce
    PCHF Moderator
    • Oct 2017
    • 10702

    #2
    when I’ve wanted to play old games, I just plug them in and try to install them.
    that process usually fails if the game is no longer compatible.

    if that happens, I’ll load up a Virtual Machine where I have installed XP onto, that usually does the trick.
    if you have Win10 Pro, it comes with VM software inbuilt, called Hyper-V. if you have Win10 Home, you can use Oracle’s VirtualBox.

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    • Nil_Skrzypczak
      PCHF Member
      • Dec 2019
      • 40

      #3
      thanks ill check it out

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      • Nil_Skrzypczak
        PCHF Member
        • Dec 2019
        • 40

        #4
        What is β€œXP” that i need to install onto the virtual machine? and how do i go about starting up the game through the virtual machine? i have no experience with this kind of software.

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        • Bruce
          PCHF Moderator
          • Oct 2017
          • 10702

          #5
          By XP I mean Windows XP.
          Being a 32bit OS and running older versions of DirectX, the older games tend to run better on XP.
          Or to put it another way, match the age of the game with the Windows version.

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          • Rustys
            PCHF Member
            • Jul 2016
            • 7862

            #6
            Thread closed lack of response from OP

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