The time is ripe to upgrade to 7

AVGWarhawk · 07-30-09, 08:24 AM

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Nearly three years after the debut of the botched Windows Vista, enough is right with Windows 7 to unseat an aging Windows XP

http://www.infoworld.com/d/windows/w...enter_articles

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Bottom line: Windows XP remains the Gold Standard for application compatibility, a fact Microsoft has fully embraced with Windows 7. Customers can expect a better compatibility experience with the new Windows, and when they do encounter an application that refuses to behave under the native runtime, they can always fall back to Virtual Windows XP Mode.

stabiz · 07-30-09, 08:50 AM

Yeah, I am getting that one. XP has served me well.

AVGWarhawk · 07-30-09, 09:10 AM

What is cool about this and after I read to the end, XP mode. There are plenty of games that just will not play in Vista or 7 but run great in XP. I remember XP could run in 98 mode. It work well for Mech Warrior 3 for me.

Arclight · 07-30-09, 09:37 AM

Xp mode is just a virtual machine; ain't gonna run any games afaik.

Couldn't even get an SDK that required DX9 card to run.

Or can you use the actual graphicscard (instead of virtual)?

AVGWarhawk · 07-30-09, 11:15 AM

I'm guessing using the card. I do recall that XP would mode 98 and I could play 98 games without issue. I would suspect it would be the same for 7.

Arclight · 07-30-09, 03:15 PM

From what I'm reading, 3D gaming is not really supported. Sure you can run Age of Empires, but don't expect more than that. Like I mentioned, I couldn't even get a 3D editor to run.

If you look in the device manager, you'll find only virtual parts. XP mode uses "Virtual PC Integration Components S3 Trio32/64" for graphics, at least in the beta build I'm running.

You can assign more memory to the VM, possibility to emulate multiple HDs (they are basically images stored on the physical machine's HDs), assign physical DVD-drive to be used, etc.

It's aimed at corporate use, not home users. It's included from "Pro" edition up.

FIREWALL · 07-30-09, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

What is cool about this and after I read to the end, XP mode. There are plenty of games that just will not play in Vista or 7 but run great in XP. I remember XP could run in 98 mode. It work well for Mech Warrior 3 for me.

I run dual boot XP\Vista64

On XP I play : cfts3, Ms 2004, and a few others that were made in 98 era and play excellent on XP.

If W7 can do everything I can do now without XP that will be GREAT.

Time will tell before I runout and get W7.

donut · 07-30-09, 04:21 PM

I like backward function standard.

kiwi_2005 · 08-01-09, 05:18 AM

I'll be staying with XP until the day comes along where a game wont run cause my OS is too old. I like 7 but no reason for me to change over yet.

07-30-09, 08:50 AM	#2
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Yeah, I am getting that one. XP has served me well. __________________

07-30-09, 09:37 AM	#4
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Xp mode is just a virtual machine; ain't gonna run any games afaik. Couldn't even get an SDK that required DX9 card to run. Or can you use the actual graphicscard (instead of virtual)? __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

07-30-09, 03:15 PM	#6
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	From what I'm reading, 3D gaming is not really supported. Sure you can run Age of Empires, but don't expect more than that. Like I mentioned, I couldn't even get a 3D editor to run. If you look in the device manager, you'll find only virtual parts. XP mode uses "Virtual PC Integration Components S3 Trio32/64" for graphics, at least in the beta build I'm running. You can assign more memory to the VM, possibility to emulate multiple HDs (they are basically images stored on the physical machine's HDs), assign physical DVD-drive to be used, etc. It's aimed at corporate use, not home users. It's included from "Pro" edition up. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

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donut The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Shifting, Whispering Sands, NM Posts: 1,463 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	You can run SH1 on XP with out a partition I like backward function standard.

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kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	I'll be staying with XP until the day comes along where a game wont run cause my OS is too old. I like 7 but no reason for me to change over yet. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

07-30-09, 09:10 AM	#3
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,274 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	What is cool about this and after I read to the end, XP mode. There are plenty of games that just will not play in Vista or 7 but run great in XP. I remember XP could run in 98 mode. It work well for Mech Warrior 3 for me.

07-30-09, 11:15 AM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,274 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I'm guessing using the card. I do recall that XP would mode 98 and I could play 98 games without issue. I would suspect it would be the same for 7.