Move Win 7 games to Win 8 ? How?

I'd like to move a copy of Win 7 games (card games, Mahjong, chess,
etc) to a Win 8 machine (both are 64 bit ).
Each of the games comes with a file "en-us". The card games use
cards.dll and each of the others has a unique dll.)
I collect all the files for each, in separate folders.
The play fine from a thumb drive on their home computer.
But none will run on the Win 8 machine.
Any ideas? Something I'm overlooking?

On 12/24/2014 09:59 AM, mathedman wrote:
I'd like to move a copy of Win 7 games (card games, Mahjong, chess,
etc) to a Win 8 machine (both are 64 bit ).
Each of the games comes with a file "en-us". The card games use
cards.dll and each of the others has a unique dll.)
I collect all the files for each, in separate folders.
The play fine from a thumb drive on their home computer.
But none will run on the Win 8 machine.
Any ideas? Something I'm overlooking?
'



Found this

https://mega.co.nz/#!N5kVSKYD!rofihG...MnQMYL_C Gaac

philo wrote on 12/24/2014 11:33 AM:
On 12/24/2014 09:59 AM, mathedman wrote:
I'd like to move a copy of Win 7 games (card games, Mahjong, chess,
etc) to a Win 8 machine (both are 64 bit ).
Each of the games comes with a file "en-us". The card games use
cards.dll and each of the others has a unique dll.)
I collect all the files for each, in separate folders.
The play fine from a thumb drive on their home computer.
But none will run on the Win 8 machine.
Any ideas? Something I'm overlooking?
'



Found this

https://mega.co.nz/#!N5kVSKYD!rofihG...MnQMYL_C Gaac

I had this bookmarked as it worked for me, but the links are all gone. I had heard that the patcher I used was banned
by Microsoft, but that might just be propaganda.
http://www.eightforums.com/gaming/57...-versions.html

I can tell you if you have a hex editor, I did a diff on the before and after and the patches to the programs are rather
simple. If you wish I can post them?

On Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:59:18 -0600, mathedman
wrote:

I'd like to move a copy of Win 7 games (card games, Mahjong, chess,
etc) to a Win 8 machine (both are 64 bit ).
Each of the games comes with a file "en-us". The card games use
cards.dll and each of the others has a unique dll.)
I collect all the files for each, in separate folders.
The play fine from a thumb drive on their home computer.
But none will run on the Win 8 machine.
Any ideas? Something I'm overlooking?


See
http://www.howtogeek.com/122145/what...-in-windows-8/

This is mostly off-topic, but speaking of solitaire...

My 8" tablet is perfect for solitaire. Brainium Studios makes an excellent
version for Android and apparently now it's free.

On 12/24/2014 1:50 PM, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
On Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:59:18 -0600, mathedman
wrote:

I'd like to move a copy of Win 7 games (card games, Mahjong, chess,
etc) to a Win 8 machine (both are 64 bit ).
Each of the games comes with a file "en-us". The card games use
cards.dll and each of the others has a unique dll.)
I collect all the files for each, in separate folders.
The play fine from a thumb drive on their home computer.
But none will run on the Win 8 machine.
Any ideas? Something I'm overlooking?


See
http://www.howtogeek.com/122145/what...-in-windows-8/

There is a trick in using the MS Solitaire game for Windows 8 from the
MS Store. Like many other MS products from MS Windows 8 it must check
in before you can play. I have found if I turn off the internet on my
laptop before I start the game, it saves a lot of time during the start up.

On 12/24/2014 12:28 PM, Big_Al wrote:
philo wrote on 12/24/2014 11:33 AM:
On 12/24/2014 09:59 AM, mathedman wrote:
I'd like to move a copy of Win 7 games (card games, Mahjong, chess,
etc) to a Win 8 machine (both are 64 bit ).
Each of the games comes with a file "en-us". The card games use
cards.dll and each of the others has a unique dll.)
I collect all the files for each, in separate folders.
The play fine from a thumb drive on their home computer.
But none will run on the Win 8 machine.
Any ideas? Something I'm overlooking?
'



Found this

https://mega.co.nz/#!N5kVSKYD!rofihG...MnQMYL_C Gaac

I had this bookmarked as it worked for me, but the links are all gone. I had heard that the patcher I used was banned
by Microsoft, but that might just be propaganda.
http://www.eightforums.com/gaming/57...-versions.html

I can tell you if you have a hex editor, I did a diff on the before and after and the patches to the programs are rather
simple. If you wish I can post them?




I used the link I posted to download and test. Worked ok on my Win8
installation. (No other testing done.)

I will more than likely uninstall it as the /only/ game I play on
occasion is the old 16 bit version of Tetris

On Wed, 24 Dec 2014 15:59:32 -0500, Keith Nuttle
wrote:

On 12/24/2014 1:50 PM, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
On Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:59:18 -0600, mathedman
wrote:

I'd like to move a copy of Win 7 games (card games, Mahjong, chess,
etc) to a Win 8 machine (both are 64 bit ).
Each of the games comes with a file "en-us". The card games use
cards.dll and each of the others has a unique dll.)
I collect all the files for each, in separate folders.
The play fine from a thumb drive on their home computer.
But none will run on the Win 8 machine.
Any ideas? Something I'm overlooking?


See
http://www.howtogeek.com/122145/what...-in-windows-8/

There is a trick in using the MS Solitaire game for Windows 8 from the
MS Store. Like many other MS products from MS Windows 8 it must check
in before you can play. I have found if I turn off the internet on my
laptop before I start the game, it saves a lot of time during the start up.


OK, but the question and my reply was about using the Windows 7 games
in Windows 8, not about the Windows 8 ones.

Ken Blake, MVP wrote on 12/24/2014 4:57 PM:
On Wed, 24 Dec 2014 15:59:32 -0500, Keith Nuttle
wrote:

On 12/24/2014 1:50 PM, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
On Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:59:18 -0600, mathedman
wrote:

I'd like to move a copy of Win 7 games (card games, Mahjong, chess,
etc) to a Win 8 machine (both are 64 bit ).
Each of the games comes with a file "en-us". The card games use
cards.dll and each of the others has a unique dll.)
I collect all the files for each, in separate folders.
The play fine from a thumb drive on their home computer.
But none will run on the Win 8 machine.
Any ideas? Something I'm overlooking?


See
http://www.howtogeek.com/122145/what...-in-windows-8/

There is a trick in using the MS Solitaire game for Windows 8 from the
MS Store. Like many other MS products from MS Windows 8 it must check
in before you can play. I have found if I turn off the internet on my
laptop before I start the game, it saves a lot of time during the start up.


OK, but the question and my reply was about using the Windows 7 games
in Windows 8, not about the Windows 8 ones.


If memory serves, you copy the Microsoft Games folder from a Win 7
machine, and you copy cardgames.dll to System32

On Wed, 24 Dec 2014 19:34:43 -0500, Cy Burnot
wrote:

Ken Blake, MVP wrote on 12/24/2014 4:57 PM:
On Wed, 24 Dec 2014 15:59:32 -0500, Keith Nuttle
wrote:

On 12/24/2014 1:50 PM, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
On Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:59:18 -0600, mathedman
wrote:

I'd like to move a copy of Win 7 games (card games, Mahjong, chess,
etc) to a Win 8 machine (both are 64 bit ).
Each of the games comes with a file "en-us". The card games use
cards.dll and each of the others has a unique dll.)
I collect all the files for each, in separate folders.
The play fine from a thumb drive on their home computer.
But none will run on the Win 8 machine.
Any ideas? Something I'm overlooking?


See
http://www.howtogeek.com/122145/what...-in-windows-8/

There is a trick in using the MS Solitaire game for Windows 8 from the
MS Store. Like many other MS products from MS Windows 8 it must check
in before you can play. I have found if I turn off the internet on my
laptop before I start the game, it saves a lot of time during the start up.


OK, but the question and my reply was about using the Windows 7 games
in Windows 8, not about the Windows 8 ones.


If memory serves, you copy the Microsoft Games folder from a Win 7
machine, and you copy cardgames.dll to System32


Not quite that simple. See the link I sent.

On Wed, 24 Dec 2014 19:34:43 -0500, Cy Burnot
wrote:

Ken Blake, MVP wrote on 12/24/2014 4:57 PM:
On Wed, 24 Dec 2014 15:59:32 -0500, Keith Nuttle
wrote:

On 12/24/2014 1:50 PM, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
On Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:59:18 -0600, mathedman
wrote:

I'd like to move a copy of Win 7 games (card games, Mahjong, chess,
etc) to a Win 8 machine (both are 64 bit ).
Each of the games comes with a file "en-us". The card games use
cards.dll and each of the others has a unique dll.)
I collect all the files for each, in separate folders.
The play fine from a thumb drive on their home computer.
But none will run on the Win 8 machine.
Any ideas? Something I'm overlooking?


See
http://www.howtogeek.com/122145/what...-in-windows-8/

There is a trick in using the MS Solitaire game for Windows 8 from the
MS Store. Like many other MS products from MS Windows 8 it must check
in before you can play. I have found if I turn off the internet on my
laptop before I start the game, it saves a lot of time during the start up.


OK, but the question and my reply was about using the Windows 7 games
in Windows 8, not about the Windows 8 ones.


If memory serves, you copy the Microsoft Games folder from a Win 7
machine, and you copy cardgames.dll to System32


Not quite that simple. See the link I sent.

On Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:59:18 -0600, mathedman wrote:

I'd like to move a copy of Win 7 games (card games, Mahjong,
chess, etc) to a Win 8 machine (both are 64 bit ). Each of the
games comes with a file "en-us". The card games use cards.dll and
each of the others has a unique dll.) I collect all the files for
each, in separate folders. The play fine from a thumb drive on
their home computer. But none will run on the Win 8 machine. Any
ideas? Something I'm overlooking?

I realise this is for XP versions but might help:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/mineswe...-in-windows-8/

"mathedman" wrote in message
...
I'd like to move a copy of Win 7 games (card games, Mahjong, chess, etc)
to a Win 8 machine (both are 64 bit ).
Each of the games comes with a file "en-us". The card games use cards.dll
and each of the others has a unique dll.)
I collect all the files for each, in separate folders.
The play fine from a thumb drive on their home computer.
But none will run on the Win 8 machine.
Any ideas? Something I'm overlooking?

This worked for me:
http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/33214-How-to-use-Microsoft-Games-from-Windows-7-in-Windows-8

The link for the game patcher also works (easier than a hex editor). And the
method also works for Win10TP, if you're so inclined :-)
--
SC Tom