"SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote in message
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> "Grenou" <Iamhere@someofthetime.com> wrote in message
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>> "Bert Coules" <mal@bertcoules.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>> Thip wrote:
>>>
>>>> Like others said, don't switch just for the sake of switching. The
>>>> only games I can't get to run are the really old ones (like the
>>>> original Tetris) but I'm also running the x64 version of W7.
>>>> Everything else is just fine, and IMO W7's Compatibility Mode is far
>>>> superior to XP's.
>>>
>>> Is it possible then to import the XP built-in games such as Solitaire,
>>> Freecell and Hearts into Windows 7? There are versions of them in the
>>> new OS but I much prefer the clean and classical look of the XP ones.
>>>
>> Haven't tried that, but I don't think the 'new and improved (?)' W7
>> versions are as nice as they are in XP.
>> They're slower too.
>
> I'm curious, what do you mean "They're slower too"? Solitaire, Spider
> Solitaire, and FreeCell are only as fast as you moving the cards from what
> I can see. Or do you mean dealing them? If that's the case, once the new
> game starts, click in the game somewhere and the cards are dealt without
> waiting for them to deal out.
Heh...I suspect they aren't at all slower. Prolly just looking for
something to complain about, eh?
I can't claim to know either way....about the only game I've been playing
for a while now, is WoW. Got a gnome mage going, and I'm really loving
playing him. He's only level 8, so far, but I play for fun, not to see how
fast I can level up.