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Original Message
Name: bmeek
Date: July 3, 2006 at 13:24:55 Pacific
Subject: vista games
OS: XP Home
CPU/Ram: 3.2 ghz / 2 gig ram
Model/Manufacturer: Home built
Comment:

Is there a way for me to update my xp version of freecell to vista's version without installing vista?


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Response Number 1
Name: Sabertooth
Date: July 3, 2006 at 15:28:01 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

There's a hack for an earlier build of Vista at the URL below. Goodluck

http://tacobell.iexbeta.com/vista.html

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Response Number 2
Name: bmeek
Date: July 4, 2006 at 07:19:59 Pacific
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I downloaded freecell from your URL but it still looks like the same old original freecell. I want the version that comes with vista.


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Response Number 3
Name: Sabertooth
Date: July 4, 2006 at 07:59:33 Pacific
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Getting the version from Vista is no problem, as a matter of fact I can email the freecell executable from Vista to you - the problem is getting it to work in XP without a hack.


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Response Number 4
Name: bmeek
Date: July 4, 2006 at 08:54:52 Pacific
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Please email it to me. What do I need to make it work in xp?


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Response Number 5
Name: Sabertooth
Date: July 4, 2006 at 15:12:50 Pacific
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You've got mail!

If you are versed in coding & can create a patch for it, maybe you'll get in working. Otherwise, you'll have to installing Vista.

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Response Number 6
Name: bmeek
Date: July 4, 2006 at 23:07:53 Pacific
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xp didn't like replacing freecell.exe with a new version. xp kept changing back to the original. I did manage to get it replaced and got a pop up saying to instert my xp cd to replace changed or missing system files but I cancled it. Now I can not get past the "not valid win32 application" error. I have no idea how to create a patch for it.

Thanks for trying to help but I guess i'm stuck with the old original one. I have been thinking about installing vista on one of my other hard drives but I really don't want to get into that right now. Too affraid of it messing up my system and don't want to reformat and re-install xp.


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