# How Can I Run Old PC Games In XP?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 29, 2005, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-run-old-pc-games-in-xp/305972 "2005-05-29T10:35:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Saranga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Saranga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saranga)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2005, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-run-old-pc-games-in-xp/305972/41 "2005-06-01T08:58:52Z")

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Final Fantasy VII didn’t even run well on Windows 98! It’s extremely touchy, and a very poor port IMHO. I wouldn’t even try an emulator for it. There is, however, an XP patch. I believe it requires the Platinum edition of the game, but there may be a patch for the installer for the original PC version.

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**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2005, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-run-old-pc-games-in-xp/305972/42 "2005-06-01T13:48:51Z")

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> [@carnivorousplant](#):
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> Are you playing on a network, Terminus?

Nope, sorry. Single player only.

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