If you right-click the icon you use to play the game, go to Properties at the bottom, then tab over to Compatibility. The first thing to try is to run it as admin in compatibility mode. Glitchy graphics is a common issue on Windows 7 and possibly Vista as well. Can you help me get Petz working on Windows? The graphics look really glitchy!
That’s my dose of pessimism, but if you’re determined then knowing how to partition hard drives and such is a useful skill anyway, go forth and Google! (And feel free to drop me a line about any success.) I’ve never done it and can’t help you much, but honestly, Petz is already buggy on modern Windows systems, so I suspect it would be extremely buggy being run on a Mac.
Essentially, you simulate Windows and then run Windows programs.
If you know what you’re doing, there are ways to run Windows programs on a Mac OS - primarily by partitioning your hard drive and installing Windows alongside Mac or by running some sort of virtual Windows client. The company never released a Mac version of Petz games because the market back then was mostly Windows for gaming. I have yet to hear of an example of Petz running on a Mac OS yet. I don’t believe they’re being manufactured anymore, but the games go up for sale as people clean closets or whatever. If they’re all overpriced, wait two weeks and check again. If you check, you can regularly find used games for under $15 or $10 if you’re lucky. Honestly, I recommend buying the games instead.
For that, I can help troubleshoot (try running as admin in compatibility mode first). Graphics issues are probably Petz 5 the game having issues, though, and not these specific installs. I might be able to help you do some troubleshooting if things aren’t working, but if it’s really buggy, you’re going to be on your own.
: more involved install but sounds like the full game. : sounds like a watered down version of the game? However, if you want to try downloading the Petz game, there are two options: And there’s always the chance it’ll be even buggier on the new Windows than the CD version. The second requires you to edit your registry. However, I haven’t tried them myself, and I can’t guarantee they’re safe for your computer. These files are from, a reputable site in the Petz world. In my journey through old Petz fansites, I’ve found one possible download. Q: I want to play Petz again, do you know where I can buy or download the games? Enjoy! Head over to the "adopt" page or any of the "apply" pages, let me know you're new and I'll shower you with petz.Feel free to send asks for clarification or more details! I just wanted a place to direct people instead of assorted past posts in the event of basic questions.
STEP 2: Patch the game with "PetzA" from Sherlock Software to make it the full version of the game (there seems to be some issues with newer computers when installing into program files and this prevents many issues) STEP 1: Download the petz demo here and save into " My Documents" (NOT program files) Otherwise, it sounds like Petz is working with Windows 10 (and all older versions).
I will update this later if I find out a wayto make PetzA profiles compatible with older versions of windows. NOTE: If playing on Windows 10, do NOT "enable PetzA profiles" in the "PetzA options" or you will have to reinstall. Save into "My Documents" in order to save some trouble with issues about where petz are saved and maintaining your game's data. I personally don't know how to make that work. Should work on all "Windows" computers, but if you want to play on a Mac. Even those who own Petz 3 can adopt petz from Petz 4. Since most users on the web use Petz 4, I would advise this one simply because if you want to adopt petz out to other players, you will be able to reach a larger audience by making them available to all people. Petz 5 also seems to be a bit glitchy and is not backwards compatible. So I probably would stick with this version if you decide to play. Note: Unlike Petz 4, there does not seem to be any legal way to download Petz 5 for free. I have not uploaded the files myself, but am simply pointing you in the right direction of where to find them. Ubisoft no longer sells the game, and when it was around they even had a patch & demo available where it could be obtained for free, so there should be no issue with me including it here. I'm serious.) In addition, since the game is so old it's very hard to obtain. My hope is that by sharing where to install the game here, that more people will find the game and join the "petz community" of petz players both old and young (there are people in their 30's and older that still play the game. Since Petz is such an old game, it is difficult to get new people to play.