I've played Grim Fandango on my XP laptop, but I had to restart many times after losing audio or after having other issues. I've read all the suggestions about disabling hyperthreading and using compatibility modes, but in the end it was a fairly choppy gaming experience. The game itself is one of my favorites, and I've always wanted to replay it without all the interruptions.

I recently came across the Residual game interpreter for Grim Fandango (on SourceForge). I can't endorse it, since I haven't tried it yet. They claim that while there are still bugs to be fixed, the game can be completed with a few minor glitches. Has anyone tried this out?

Residual is an offspring of ScummVM
I'm gonna wait til they announce a more stable version.

With Residual, can it be played on Win 7?

Residual is supposed to work on

You can read more about Residual ***here***

There is another option:
***Virtual PC Guy*** says Grim Fandango runs perfectly under Virtual PC.