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Running Windows on your Mac
Want to run games, should I get XP or 7?
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<blockquote data-quote="nightfire" data-source="post: 938692" data-attributes="member: 105903"><p>Well I just installed windows 7 Home on my mac and things are running great. However after installing Left 4 Dead and installing the updates I tried to open the .exe file for the game and it says "Preparing to Launch Left 4 Dead"... and then nothing happens. The box disappears after a second or two and that's it. The screen blinks black then back to normal for a fraction of a second the first time I try to fire up the game and after that I just get the same box coming up and then disappearing. I tried running compatibility mode as an administrator in Vista with service pack 2 and 3 and also in XP service pack 2 and 3 and none of those worked either. Any ideas of how I can get this up and running? As a side note it's not just Left 4 Dead. I also downloaded the Left 4 Dead 2 demo and that does the same thing. Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nightfire, post: 938692, member: 105903"] Well I just installed windows 7 Home on my mac and things are running great. However after installing Left 4 Dead and installing the updates I tried to open the .exe file for the game and it says "Preparing to Launch Left 4 Dead"... and then nothing happens. The box disappears after a second or two and that's it. The screen blinks black then back to normal for a fraction of a second the first time I try to fire up the game and after that I just get the same box coming up and then disappearing. I tried running compatibility mode as an administrator in Vista with service pack 2 and 3 and also in XP service pack 2 and 3 and none of those worked either. Any ideas of how I can get this up and running? As a side note it's not just Left 4 Dead. I also downloaded the Left 4 Dead 2 demo and that does the same thing. Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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