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Capt.Warner
02-23-10, 04:31 PM
Can someone please confirm SH5 will run on Win7?As I am about to install Win7 but if it doesn't I'll keep Vista!Cheers:salute:
Iron Budokan
02-23-10, 04:38 PM
Yes, it's supposed to work with Win 7. :)
jazman
02-23-10, 04:44 PM
It'd be a ludicrous faceplant if it didn't. Even SH3 works on Win7.
Fincuan
02-23-10, 05:01 PM
Do bicycles work on gravel? Of course it'll work.
longam
02-23-10, 05:09 PM
It will work just fine, and yes please install Vista SP3, you'll love it. :smug:
TH0R
02-23-10, 05:36 PM
From the publisher's view, it would be insane not to make it Win7 compatible. ;)


Almost all games that worked on Win XP work on Win7. No reason to worry. Even better, there are high chances that it will work best at Win7.
Mud
02-23-10, 05:51 PM
Can someone please confirm SH5 will run on Win7?As I am about to install Win7 but if it doesn't I'll keep Vista!Cheers:salute:

Why not look on the SHV site and see for yourself?

Recommended system configuration

CPU: Intel® Core2Duo® E6850 or AMD® Athlon™ 64 X2 5600+ or higher
Operating System: Windows® XP (with Service Pack 3) or Windows Vista® (with Service Pack 2) or Windows® 7
RAM: 2 GB (XP / Vista / Win7)
DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM speed 4x, dual-layer drive
Recommended Drive Space: 15 GB
Video Card: 512 MB DirectX® 9.0c-compliant video card (ATI® Radeon HD3000 series / GeForce® 9 Series or better)
Sound Card: DirectX® 9.0c-compliant sound card
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (included on disc)

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Noren
02-23-10, 06:07 PM
and I follow up with;

Will it work on my Personal Computer?
Mud
02-23-10, 06:10 PM
and I follow up with;

Will it work on my Personal Computer?

eventually
Heretic
02-23-10, 06:21 PM
I think of greater concern going forward will be publishers dropping support for XP.
jwilliams
02-23-10, 06:59 PM
I think of greater concern going forward will be publishers dropping support for XP.

They wouldn't do that as it would alienate (lost sales) alot of people still using XP. same as they would make single player games online only...... doh ! :damn:
JU_88
02-23-10, 07:40 PM
They wouldn't do that as it would alienate (lost sales) alot of people still using XP. same as they would make single player games online only...... doh ! :damn:

I would hazard a geuss that Xp & DX 9 support for games will stick around for about another year before its phased out.
When the hardware guys like (Nvidia and ATI) cut off XP support for new products, games developers will be forced to follow suit for sure.
Also recommended Ram requirements are already starting to hit the 4GB limit imposed by 32-bit Operating systems.
cappy70
02-23-10, 08:27 PM
I think that XP vs. Win 7 ( well soon Win 8 is there) will phase longer than Win 98 vs XP did, because XP became so big among Home Editions as Pro's.
Heretic
02-23-10, 08:34 PM
Not a game I'm interested in, but this is what prompted my comment:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/02/23/unjust-cause-no-xp-support/
JU_88
02-23-10, 08:39 PM
I think that XP vs. Win 7 ( well soon Win 8 is there) will phase longer than Win 98 vs XP did, because XP became so big among Home Editions as Pro's.


Im not so sure, when games & software start coming with 4GB RAM as recomended requirements the 32-bit OS is done.. maybe in less than two years? SHV is 2GB recommended so we can go figure...

Basically any 32 bit OS can handle 4GB memory max INCLUDING graphics.
So if you had a 2GB graphics card, the OS will detect no more than 2GB of your System RAM.
Because of this limitation, along with DirectX9 becomeing increasingly long in the tooth, I think we could see XP get ditched sooner.

Not sure what will happen to 32bit Vista and Win7 users as they are effected by the 4GB limit too.
Schunken
02-24-10, 01:31 AM
I notice that nearly all my games gain a more or less performance boost when I switch from Vista 32bit to Win7 64bit.

and it is rock-solid. I get no lock ups or bluescreens. Even FSX do 11 hour flights with the Pmdg 747 very well.

Andreas
cappy70
02-24-10, 09:19 PM
Im not so sure, when games & software start coming with 4GB RAM as recomended requirements the 32-bit OS is done.. maybe in less than two years? SHV is 2GB recommended so we can go figure...

Basically any 32 bit OS can handle 4GB memory max INCLUDING graphics.
So if you had a 2GB graphics card, the OS will detect no more than 2GB of your System RAM.
Because of this limitation, along with DirectX9 becomeing increasingly long in the tooth, I think we could see XP get ditched sooner.

Not sure what will happen to 32bit Vista and Win7 users as they are effected by the 4GB limit too.

Yes, of course over the 64 bit vs. 32 bit , and 64 bit is gaining "big grounds" fast,
you're completly right. As you se I've been 64 bit "hog" some time.