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I want the old, classic solitaire back from Windows XP!

Anonymous
2010-07-04T20:26:17+00:00

I migrated to Windows 7 from XP. I don't like windows 7 version of solitaire. How can I get the old, classic solitaire that I had with windows xp?

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-07-08T17:21:10+00:00

    Thanks for responding, Bruce. But, I found a very simple answer in a reply to a similar question in this forum. Since I still have an XP Pro PC, I was able to copy the appropriate files from the Windows XP System 32 folder onto a thumb drive and then put the files in a new folder on my Win 7 PC.

    Here are the file names:

    cards.dll, freecell.exe, sol.exe, mshearts.exe, spider.chm, spider.exe, spider.hlp, and winimine.exe.

    Actually, I think cards.dll and sol.exe would have been sufficient, as the other files pertain to other games.

    Thanks again.

    Martin

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-04-16T06:38:23+00:00

    why the **** should this be such a god-awful sweet jesus project - all I want is a simple solitaire program that used to be on my desktop and came with the windows package - What the f--- - aside from the fact that I a total ludite - am I doing wrong, and where the **** do I find this simple user-friendly dinosaur of a program ... and I suppose I'm quite insane to ever expect any realistic let alone helpful sort of reply - indeed, any relevant reply at all! Clint m Hendry, ******@gmail.com

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-04-16T15:53:33+00:00

    ROFL! Your whole world must be upside down. Such priority in your life.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-04-29T15:50:39+00:00

    i want the old game on xp put onto my new window7 pc.i think the new game on window 7 is a load of rubbish.the old solitair was much better

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-07-04T21:26:29+00:00

    martinb14127 wrote:

    > I migrated to Windows 7 from XP. I don't like windows 7 version of solitaire.

    > How can I get the old, classic solitaire that I had with windows xp?

    Upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate, install WinXP Mode, and play Solitaire

    within the Virtual machine.

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