Playing Old Games on an XP

[VOP2288]

I'm looking into getting all the pre-Blood Money releases of Edios' Hitman titles...firstly starting with the original - Codename 47.

Now, it's a game that requires Windows 95/98/ME. Will it work on my Windows XP? I can't ever recall having problems with other non-XP games like Diablo I & II (95/98/NT/2000 for II), Shogun: TW, and the like.

Should I not have any trouble with this non-XP title? If so and there's a special way to run old games on an XP how can I?

[Publius Clodius Pulcher]

Most early games work fine with XP and any that don't usually have patches to help. Also, this new set will land you two of the early titles and a preview of Kane and Lynch.

[Doono]

If it dosen't work you can simply run it in compatability mode for win98/2000 by right clicking on the shortcut, goign to properties and then compatability.

[Legio XX]

If you want to run even older games use a DOS emulator, such as DOSBox. Works brilliant!

[preston]

:O i needed to know this! i wish i had been coming here a long time before now. thanks from me even though i aint the OP

[VOP2288]

Most early games work fine with XP and any that don't usually have patches to help. Also, this new set will land you two of the early titles and a preview of Kane and Lynch.

Yeah I saw that Hitman Trilogy came out...the only thing that's stopping me from buying it though is that I already own Blood Money for the 360. I'm more interested in picking up Codename 47, Silent Assassin, and Contracts - all of which I found for less than 6 bucks online for the PC, I just wanted to make sure that before I buy Codename 47 that I could run it on my XP.