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re: How is EA Sports allowed to sell a game that will not load

Posted on 5/3/20 at 3:26 pm to
Posted by AU1960
ALABAMA
Member since Oct 2008
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Posted on 5/3/20 at 3:26 pm to
Stay far,far away from POGO.
Posted by keakar
Member since Jan 2017
30118 posts
Posted on 5/3/20 at 4:23 pm to
uninstall game, go into the program files if need be to find the uninstall exe

then delete any files from the game in your documents as well as go to the program files and program files (x86) and delete any leftover files from the game still there. now run a registry cleaner to remove any leftover registry file for the game and reboot the computer.

if the installer finds any game files it thinks the game is already installed so something is there preventing the installation
Posted by td01241
Savannah
Member since Nov 2012
22856 posts
Posted on 5/3/20 at 4:40 pm to
Right click and run as whatever windows application the game was made to run on old man
Posted by whit
Baton Rouge
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10999 posts
Posted on 5/3/20 at 4:48 pm to
This thread made me
Posted by tigercross
Member since Feb 2008
4918 posts
Posted on 5/3/20 at 4:54 pm to
The 2007 version is an oddly specific request. What was his logic?
Posted by USMEagles
Member since Jan 2018
11811 posts
Posted on 5/3/20 at 5:11 pm to
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I get a down vote for calling out someone’s ignorant comment about Downs and he gets upvotes for being a disgusting member of society?


Even setting aside the fact that it might offend people, that "Downs" comment was profoundly stupid.

There has been no change in Windows that breaks compatibility with software written in 2007. Software that is much older than that runs just fine on the latest version of Windows. In fact, Windows 10 itself installs files with timestamps that are around 2007, maybe older.

Anyone with even a passing knowledge of computers should know this. It's called "backwards compatibility" and it's a fundamental tenet of how Microsoft does things. I have no doubt that even a person with Down Syndrome should be able to grasp the concept.
Posted by DownSouthCrawfish
Simcoe Strip - He/Him/Helicopter
Member since Oct 2011
36445 posts
Posted on 5/3/20 at 5:51 pm to
Delete system32 and wait a few minutes. Should work fine after that.


eta: it's a joke. don't actually try this, peej.
This post was edited on 5/3/20 at 5:55 pm
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
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Member since Jan 2005
71361 posts
Posted on 5/3/20 at 6:28 pm to
That's a Microshaft Winblows problem. When the game was made Winblows was a 32-bit operating system. Win10 is a 64-bit and isn't backwards compatible.

You either need an older (XP) computer or a virtual machine on your current computer.
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
71361 posts
Posted on 5/3/20 at 6:31 pm to
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Anyone with even a passing knowledge of computers should know this. It's called "backwards compatibility" and it's a fundamental tenet of how Microsoft does things.


I'm not so sure. I always had to use a VM to run legacy software in Windows 7.

Never had Windows 10. I switched to Linux when they ended support for 7.
Posted by Tigerpride18
Lakewood Colorado
Member since Sep 2017
29551 posts
Posted on 5/3/20 at 6:34 pm to
So is it pj or peej and why is it known anyway? Thanks
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
75703 posts
Posted on 5/3/20 at 6:40 pm to
Rub it on your shirt
Posted by USMEagles
Member since Jan 2018
11811 posts
Posted on 5/3/20 at 6:41 pm to
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I'm not so sure. I always had to use a VM to run legacy software in Windows 7.

Never had Windows 10. I switched to Linux when they ended support for 7.


Yeah, thinking about it more, it may not be seamless to run something that uses Direct3D from 2007 on a newer computer. You may need to install DirectX 7 or something. But the notion that someone who tries to run 2007 software on a 2019 PC "must have Down Syndrome" is pretty stupid.

And FWIW I do avoid Windows like the plague, but it's hard to do so professionally. Microsoft hooks the kiddies with PC gaming, and people just grow up assuming Windows is good, but my God what a piece of crap it is compared to Linux.

.NET and SQL Server both absolutely suck arse, too. I honestly don't know how they manage to sell a single copy of that so-called database.
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
164339 posts
Posted on 5/3/20 at 6:44 pm to
Put some peanut butter on it

Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
38599 posts
Posted on 5/3/20 at 6:49 pm to
I had completely forgotten about that trick that never really worked. That and toothpaste.
This post was edited on 5/3/20 at 7:00 pm
Posted by PiscesTiger
Concrete, WA
Member since Feb 2004
53696 posts
Posted on 5/3/20 at 6:51 pm to
"Listen nephew. Book it! Your game will play just fine!"

-peej last night, 9 pm.
Posted by Janky
Team Primo
Member since Jun 2011
35957 posts
Posted on 5/3/20 at 7:12 pm to
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And play.... makes zero sense. My nephew wanted a 2007 version of Tiger Woods golf. My 2019 PC says that it was installed but won’t play......


Just wanted to pop in and remind you that you are still an idiot.
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
71361 posts
Posted on 5/3/20 at 7:22 pm to
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And FWIW I do avoid Windows like the plague, but it's hard to do so professionally.


Yep. I use 10 at work. But obviously that means I never had to install a game from a CD.

I have High Heat 04 and Civ 2, and Win 7 wouldn't even read the CD.
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