Convert your Windows Server 2008 to a Workstation!

Windows Server 2008 to Workstation Manual

1. Sou1forged May 19, 2009 at 12:47 pm

   If you’re referring to the DS2 fix, I’ve already done that, and DS2 works for me. However, DS & DS:LoA still won’t work. It keeps giving me error messages, and then a prompt to input the game CD, but that same disc is already inputted.
2. Jake May 21, 2009 at 9:07 am

   Warhammer: Dawn of War II worked just fine for me. I had to deal with running it through Steam, but I had no issues with it other than a single crash one time and that’s pretty much to be expected with any Windows app…
3. Lone_Foxx May 28, 2009 at 3:14 pm

   Working:

   Damnation

   Terminator Salvation
4. Favero June 5, 2009 at 10:30 pm

   Battlefield Hereos works… though it does lock up sometimes. Could be my video drivers.
5. Anonymous June 6, 2009 at 5:20 pm

   wxmsw262u_vc80 dll
6. Lone_Foxx June 12, 2009 at 11:53 am

   Working:

   Prototype
7. Jeieli July 1, 2009 at 2:27 pm

   And the need for speed undercover is compatible with server 2008?
8. Jeieli July 1, 2009 at 2:28 pm

   Fifa 09 is compatible with server 2008?

   Arris: I expect it is, but you can try/report it!
9. Lone_Foxx July 3, 2009 at 9:52 am

   Working:

   Call of Juarez 2 – Bound In Blood

   FUEL

   Street Fighter IV (needed XP compatibility mode)
10. Leandro N. Hoshiko July 6, 2009 at 4:17 pm

    The Sims 3 is working without problems.
11. Spyros V July 9, 2009 at 4:40 pm

    I needed to install Games For Windows Live in order to play Street Fighter IV (which return “failed to locate xlive.dll”), but the installer located HERE , failed constantly, returning “Error something.. xLiveRedist.msi something”.
    Somebody commented somewhere that one should use universal extractor (google it) and get the files from the archive but did not include further instructions.
    So:

    Download games for windows live redistributable
    Download universal extractor
    Using universal extractor on the executable of games for windows live, extract it somewhere
    go there (!) and open the pkg folder
    use universal extractor and extract the file named “xLiveRedist.msi” and go into the newly created directory xLiveRedist
    in there, just double click and instal xLiveRedist.msi (this one is different from the one mentioned in the previous step!!)
    Especially for Street Fighter 4 as mentioned here before, use Compatibility mode for windows XP SP2

    Arris: Thanks for this good explanation!
12. Istap July 20, 2009 at 10:50 pm

    Does anyone know if Aion is supported? It is still in the Beta, and will be released in September. Thanks!

    (Full name is “Aion: The Tower of Eternity”)
13. Lone_Foxx July 21, 2009 at 1:34 am

    Working:

    ARMA 2

    Trine
14. sam July 21, 2009 at 3:34 pm

    PES 2009 works just fine
15. kevin July 24, 2009 at 3:25 pm

    has anyone tried guitar hero world tour on server 2k8 (64 bit vers)?

    every time i try to install it, the progress bar gets right to the end then rolls everything back and says “the installation was interrupted before it could be completed”

    thanks!
16. Lone_Foxx July 28, 2009 at 2:04 am

    Working:

    Bionic Commando
17. joe August 1, 2009 at 1:30 am

    Can’t get Blood Bowl to play. Game released by Cyanide –> http://www.bloodbowl-game.com/, unknown error & doesn’t appear to have a compatibility option.

    Thanks.
18. joe August 1, 2009 at 1:54 am

    found compatibility mode but running in windows xp sp 2 does nothing. game doc. suggests running it as administrator for Vista/ win 7, still nothing.
19. Convert your Windows Server 2008 R2 to a Workstation! - Games - pingback on August 9, 2009 at 10:50 pm
20. Lone_Foxx August 21, 2009 at 7:58 am

    Working:

    Wolfenstein (2009)
21. zóing August 22, 2009 at 1:02 pm

    Starcraft works just fine. Installed the latest patch, and it works, very, but very well. How can a game so old, run so well in a modern OS?
    I’m playing it in Windows Server 2008 Standard x64 version.
22. Shaun August 26, 2009 at 12:36 pm

    I got Age of empires working, by just installing the right vista 64 bit nvidia drivers on my windows 2008 Enterprise server install. No problems.
23. Shaun August 26, 2009 at 12:38 pm

    I was suppose to mention Age Of Empires 3 on Win 2008 Server 64 bit.
24. Lone_Foxx September 10, 2009 at 1:42 am

    Working:

    FEAR 2: Reborn DLC

    Section 8
25. thomas September 15, 2009 at 3:20 pm

    Hello,

    I’m not able to run either NFS Underground or Underground 2.
    I have Windows 2008 Server R2. Is there any special trick that i need to do. Please advise

    System: Inter Core 2 Duo 7500, 2 GB Ram, 128 MB Nvidia NVS 140M

    Arris: What exactly is the error message you get when trying to start the game? Telling this will allow people to help you better.
26. Lone_Foxx September 19, 2009 at 3:02 pm

    Working:

    Batman: Arkham Asylum

    Red Faction Guerrilla

    Resident Evil 5
27. davidude September 21, 2009 at 4:21 pm

    Working:

    Mini Ninjas
28. White Glint September 24, 2009 at 4:20 am

    Majesty 2 (Paradox interactive) Installed and works fine
29. MAFRI October 31, 2009 at 10:43 am

    working

    stalker soc
    stalker cs
    command & conquer tiberum wars 3
    operation flashpoint dr
    all steam apps
30. gridreaper November 4, 2009 at 11:46 am

    Arcanum works fine.
31. Indred November 26, 2009 at 4:22 pm

    working:

    Dragon Age: Origins
    Aquanox 2: Revelation
    Stronghold Deluxe
    Capitalism 2

    not working (at least for me):

    Worms Armageddon
32. Karl January 8, 2010 at 4:17 am

    I’m currently using Windows Server 2008 R2 RC (haven’t gotten around to installing RTM version yet, although I have a key from DreamSpark ready to go). I’ve not had many problems so far, although DiRT doesn’t work properly for me, my specs are as follows:

    * Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 3.7Ghz
    * Nvidia GTX 275
    * 4GB RAM

    I think you’ll agree it should work 100% fine. This game was working completely at max settings in Windows 7, but in this OS, it lags along ridiculously. You might want to add it to the non compatible list as it isn’t playable. I have been able to play plenty of other games with no lag and I do NOT have Hyper V installed. I’ve tried compatibility mode, but it still doesn’t want to work properly and no amount of changing settings up or down solves the issue. It even lags at the intro video. Obviously caused by a program issue, rather than a graphics related problem.

    PS: I also posted this on the other games list. If anyone has a solution (ie, to stop the lag, as the game launches and runs fine apart from that) please do tell me.
33. IDNoise January 20, 2010 at 9:01 pm

    Dark Void works
34. Blondu February 10, 2010 at 8:57 pm

    C’mon you use a Server OS for gaming? why whould you do that?

    Arris: That question makes sense. Read this page for the answer!
35. mohmed February 17, 2010 at 1:25 pm

    i need rogram file haker or scamar in conqueronline sind in my yahoo
36. That's it, I'm buying a console - HEXUS.community discussion forums - pingback on March 26, 2010 at 8:49 am
37. White-Fang October 13, 2010 at 4:46 am

    working:

    (all of this list i run as admin, Disable DEP install, gameux.dll and install directx from DirectX Software Development Kit)

    Krush kill ‘n Destroy 2 : Krossfire (Thai edition)
    Special Force (http://sf-web.gg.in.th/Landing/) (thai edition of soldier front online fps game)
    Heroes of Might and Magic V
    Heroes of Might and Magic V : Hammers of Fate
    Heroes of Might and Magic V : Tribes of the East
38. defence games October 22, 2010 at 8:48 pm

    I like Heroes Of Might and Magic V myself!
39. Noi October 31, 2010 at 2:19 am

    Minecraft, (http://minecraft.net) is confirmed for working via it’s alpha .exe file.
40. S1Niz7el2 November 14, 2010 at 1:11 pm

    I received the “Operating System not supported” error when trying to install quake 3 onto win 2008 64 bit server on Intel Dual Xeon Server Board. Quake 3 does not have an msi so orca was not an option. Quake installed fine on Win 2008 32 bit version but not on 64 bit. I was able to fix the problem by right clicking the setup.exe….and in the properties….in “compatability”…i chose “run as windows xp service pack 2″. Everything installed fine. Hope this helps.

    Arris: Thanks for your comment, I’m sure this will help people who want to play Quake 3 on Windows Server
41. ssen February 24, 2011 at 10:52 pm

    Crysis and Crysis warhead both work, smoothly as well.
    Team fortress 2 is functional and smooth,
    The entire overlord series runs beautifully,
    Minecraft is a dream to play,
    and Audiosurf and Defense Grid: The Awakening work.
42. Sukuremu April 26, 2011 at 8:09 am

    Age of Empires On-line works, but you need to run it as Administrator, other case it will show blank explorer.exe error. Just in case, i instaled all game fix’s except Xbox controllers.
43. Guest August 2, 2011 at 12:05 pm

    Fate/Stay night, Fate/Hollow Ataraxia and Tsukihime (maybe, also Plus+Disk) are working like under Vista/7.
44. Anonymous September 26, 2011 at 4:13 pm

    I have a problem with lineage 2 on winserv 2008. It starts fine, it’s just that I don’t see the characters written on the buttons. Works fine though, on my dualboot winxp.
45. Lunatik September 26, 2011 at 4:14 pm

    I have a problem with lineage 2 on winserv 2008. It starts fine, it’s just that I don’t see the characters written on the buttons. Works fine though, on my dualboot winxp.

    please send me a solution at lunatik__angel@hotmail.com !
46. Anonymous October 26, 2011 at 12:25 pm

    Hey, I receive a 504 Gateway Timeout error when I view this website. This sometimes means the host did not receive a response. I figured yuo may like to know. Regards Brian

    Arris: Thanks for notifying, I’ll keep an eye on it.
47. Al November 10, 2011 at 6:07 pm

    Dekaron is one game that is not loading. Get a crash right away. Tried Disable DEP but did not fix.
48. Saku December 4, 2011 at 12:05 am

    Does LoL work?

    Arris: According to this comment it works on Window Server 2008 R2 so I assume it will also work without any problems on the non-R2 Server version.

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