I think it's not your vista, but the hardware. Try to monitor CPU and GPU temperatures. It might be bad thermo contact. You should try to reinstall windows, or install a good antivirus.
Yes.
Yes they should be able to.
Yes if you right click on the game file and click troubleshoot compatibility then set it to windows vista
Yes. Home Basic is just as capable of playing games as the other editions of Vista.
I basically live on ROBLOX, and I have Windows Vista. So you should be able to play games. AND ON MY VISTA ITS ALL WAYS SAYS UPDATING SO IT BECAUSE the 455.4546.3 game card port hardrive divice elit.com /micro
Vista: Control Panel -> Security -> Allow a Program Through Windows Firewall
All current sims 2 games are vista compatible. as for sims 1, I am not sure but I do know it will play in compatibility mode if you have any problems
I can play SimGold on Windows Vista perfectly fine, i don't see why it would not.
No, it's compatible with Windows XP, or Vista/Vista64.
Yes.
Yes.
Windows Vista comes with a selection of programs. Since I Have windows vista, I searched around my computer for anything it came with. The programs are:Windows Office ( A program that lets you make your own presentations, type documents, and in some sord of way, code.Windows Media Player ( This program lets you play music files up to 256 Kbps. Works with Mp3, M4a, ACC, and OGG )Windows Accessories ( This is a folder named accessories which is is broken down to Calculator, Command Prompt, Notepad, Paint, Run, and Wordpad. )Windows Defender ( This is the antivirus software windows vista comes with. )Games ( Windows Vista will come with a selection of games. )Internet Explorer ( Every windows computer comes with windows explorer. )