Does vista work on old games that dont necessarily say vista?

Question

i bought sim city 4 and it doesnt say vista on the box but i think its just cuz its a little old will it still work????

Answer 1

no, it wont, i know it sucks, i have old games that i bought before i got my vista. but no they wont work.

Answer 2

should work  

just to be sure  right click on  the  short cut go to properties and the to the compatibility  tab  and check  xp compatability it should run just fine then  

Answer 3

yes it should u could also have it run in compatibility mode for windows xp

Answer 4

Some games work automatically and some need a patch for vista. EA is pretty good with patches so it should work fine.

Answer 5

i am useing vist and most of the old stuff doesnt work