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Windows Vista and 7 Incompatibilities

Chip's Challenge is a 16-bit program, which means it can run on 16-bit and 32-bit operating systems, but it will not run on 64-bit ones. However, many Windows Vista computers and most Windows 7 computers sold today are 64-bit. Unfortunately, this means Chip's Challenge will not run on them.

If you have a 32-bit version of Windows Vista or Windows 7, CC will run fine. But if you don't, here are a few solutions to the problem:

  1. If you have Windows 7 Professional or higher, download Windows Virtual PC and XP Mode, a free download from Microsoft's website. This will allow you to run a 32-bit version of Windows XP on your Windows 7 computer, which will allow you to run CC while running the virtual PC. However, CC doesn't seem to play as smoothly as usual when using this. (Update: December 19, 2010 — Using VMware instead of Windows Virtual PC to run Windows XP Mode seems to run CC better (turning off CC's sounds helps too). Here is an article on how to set this up. Note that you will still need at least Windows 7 Professional to do this, since Windows XP Mode is still required.
  2. Download Tile World, a free emulation of Chip's Challenge. This can be found on my main page under "Chip's Challenge Clones".
  3. If all else fails, you might just have to keep your old 32-bit computer around for a little while...
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