This page is for Windows Vista and 7 version. For XP version, see Solitaire (XP). For Windows App version for 8.1 and later, see Microsoft Solitaire Collection.
Key points
- Also known as Microsoft Solitaire, not to be confused with Microsoft Solitaire Collection.
- Game name, paths and executable names may vary for different localizations of Windows. Simply replace Solitaire with localized counterpart.
- Requires a workaround on Windows 8 and later (see Run on Windows 8 and later).
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Retail |
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Bundled with Windows Vista and Windows 7. |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Microsoft Games\Solitaire\ |
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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On/off only. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Everything is text-based. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
- Language depents on OS language.
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Finnish |
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Issues fixed
Run on Windows 8 and later
- Solitaire and other bundled games are unavailable after upgrading to Windows 8.
- The steps below make the Windows 7 version run on Windows 8 (there is no fix for the Vista version yet).
Disable windows version check[citation needed]
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- Recover the Solitaire files.
- If you did an upgrade install: look in
C:\windows.old\Program Files\Microsoft Games\
- If you did a clean install: go to
sources on the Windows 7 DVD and open install.wim using 7-Zip.
- Copy the recovered
Solitaire folder somewhere convenient.
- Recover
cardgames.dll file.
- For upgrade install look from
C:\windows.old\Windows\System32\ and for clean open install.wim by same method as in last step.
- Open
Solitaire.exe with a hex editor such as HxD.
- If Windows 7 was 64-bit:
- Search for the hex values
3b c6 0f 4c ce 3b
- Change to
39 c0 0f 4c ce 3b
- Move the
Solitaire folder to its default location (it will only work with this location):
- If Windows 7 was 64-bit:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games
- If Windows 7 was 32-bit:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games
- Move
cardgames.dll inside the solitaire folder next to Solitaire.exe .
- Solitaire will now run on Windows 8 and later.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Depends on OS version. |
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) |
1 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
30 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
Aero-capable WDDM 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible Shader model 2.0 support |
References