games won't work on WIndows 7???

i recently installed WIndows 7 on my laptop and before that i backed up all my install files of my PC games so i can play them later. So after Windows 7 was installed, i tried running Left 4 Dead 2 and it doesn't even open, run, play, watever, it just won;t work.

so i thought maybe its just L4D2, so i tried Borderlands which again didn't start up...it starts up with the small BORDERLANDS box art rectangle thing and then an error message comes up saying that Borderlands has stopped working....

i don't get it, is it because these games were installed on Vista first? what do i have to do to fix this?

thanks

so installing a theme would make games work? :\ExtremeMagnion2

i upgraded from windows vista using the home version of Windows 7, you know, the CD

i upgraded from windows vista using the home version of Windows 7, you know, the CD

ExtremeMagnion2

Every game I own works properly in Windows 7...and I have a LOT of games.

From the sounds of it, you "backed up" your games, which means you did not actually reinstall them..you just copied them. That does not work for most games.I always try it too, but I only have a handful of games that will actually run when I do that. Most of them require a completely new install. The reason for this is, typically, registry entries. Additionally, many games have some files in places other than the game install directory, which you probably missed.

Reinstall your games, they will work then.

You would probably require re-installing the games again.Cdscottie

If you want to work all games , try Windows XP and if u like Windows 7 that much i suggest you to install a theme (Windows 7 is not that good for games)No_Acces

[QUOTE="Cdscottie"]You would probably require re-installing the games again.ExtremeMagnion2

[QUOTE="Cdscottie"]You would probably require re-installing the games again.ExtremeMagnion2

Saving it on an external hard drive won't make a difference. As I said previously, installing the game involves more than just putting files in the installation directory. There are registry settings and, in some cases, files that go someplace other than the installation directory.

What you want to do does work for SOME games...it just doesn't work for most of them. Of all of the games I own, it only works for 4 of them.

If you want to work all games , try Windows XP and if u like Windows 7 that much i suggest you to install a theme (Windows 7 is not that good for games)No_Acces

I'm sure - reinstall the games will fix the problem. They lost registry settings since you uprgade ur OS

[QUOTE="No_Acces"]If you want to work all games , try Windows XP and if u like Windows 7 that much i suggest you to install a theme (Windows 7 is not that good for games)zomglolcats

ahh post messed up. Anyway, you get what I mean, I agree. Windows 7 is great for PC games.

ok ok, I think from what I can tell your main concern is your save games. You want to be able to play your games on the new OS AND want to be using the same save game locations, so you don't lose any progress. All you have to do is copy the save game files, those are the only things worth backing up. Once the game is installed you can copy those save files over and you are right back where you want to be.

Almost all games just can't be completely backed up in the way you are describing, it's not just a Window 7 issue, it will happen with any switch you do. If you get a laptop, install the games on it like you normally would, then copy the save game files over, and you will be in playing the game where you left off.

Yes. If you have more than one OS on the computer or you installed the game on an external drive using another computer, you need to install the game again for every OS on that PC.