# 3D pinball for Windows-Space Cadet

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-pinball-for-windows-space-cadet/563859>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [December 12, 2010, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-pinball-for-windows-space-cadet/563859 "2010-12-12T05:23:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-pinball-for-windows-space-cadet/563859/1 "2010-12-12T05:23:29Z")

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Ok, so I’ve become addicted to this game. I recently bought a new computer with the Windows 7 OS. It did not come with the pinball game installed.

I’m having the devil of a time finding somewhere to download a version of this game that is compatible with Windows 7!

Comments, suggestions or instructions will be appreciated. In other words, HELP!

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-pinball-for-windows-space-cadet/563859/2 "2010-12-12T05:28:33Z")

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Here are [two](http://www.winvistaclub.com/t218.html) [places](http://www.mydigitallife.info/2010/02/01/3d-pinball-space-cadet-from-xp-for-windows-7-or-vista-free-download/)with instructions.

I have no idea if these work or are Microsoft approved.  
I might give these a try tomorrow.

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**Author:** ![Palooka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/palooka/32/2902_2.png) [@Palooka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palooka)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-pinball-for-windows-space-cadet/563859/3 "2010-12-12T05:32:55Z")

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You can pull it off of any XP machine in about 10 seconds if you have a USB drive. Just do a search on an XP machine for pinball.exe and then copy the folder over. [No problem.](http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/7630/pinball.jpg)

Bah. That’s what I get for actually doing it.

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**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-pinball-for-windows-space-cadet/563859/4 "2010-12-12T19:57:28Z")

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Thanks for the info!

**Runner Pat** , that link had been disabled “due to copyright infringement”. Apparently it worked at one time.

**Palooka** , I’ll take a USB with me somewhere and try pulling it off.

I don’t really want to violate a copyright but I did buy the game when I bought my other computer, so I wouldn’t have a conscience attack about downloading it.

Anybody else?

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**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-pinball-for-windows-space-cadet/563859/5 "2010-12-12T20:10:46Z")

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**Wait-Wait-Wait!!!** Upon further review and more messin’ around, that first link that **Runner Pat** put up there works. Sometimes it helps to read the entire page.

The SDMB never fails! Thanks again.