How to solve the WIN8 system is not compatible with old games

First, modify the compatibility

1, first you need to find the game lock in the directory, and then right-click the icon to run the game, in the Properties tab found Compatibility options, choose compatible with XP mode, and then quit the rerun game.

Second, the use of software tools

Download the virtual machine, virtual into windows95/98 and other systems to run.

Download the simulator and turn the game platform into a software run that is now a Windows platform.

Third, DX compatibility issues

Download Dx9,dx9 is a version of the XP system version of the period, the period of a large number of classic game works, most of your choice of nostalgic games in this generation. DX9 all of the compatible files installed, may be able to solve many of your problems.

Four, Game flower screen & color abnormality

1. The Huati phenomenon is more common in Windows 7/8 operating systems, mainly because Windows 7/8 systems are incompatible with DirectDraw of these games.

In this case you can generally modify the game itself to solve the compatibility problem with the Windows version, such as the color of the game from 8bit to 16bit, and so on, the other is through the DirectDraw compatibility Tool generates a registry entry into Windows to support DirectDraw compatibility for this game. It can make your Windows easier to accept the games you want to play, of course it is not omnipotent, and it is impossible to fit every game.

If you find that the WIN8 system is not compatible with the old game, first of all, we should refer to the above methods to eliminate the reasons for troubleshooting, so that the problem can be easily solved.