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Deimos · 02-07-2010, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Hatashi

Have you tried switching compatibility to Windows XP?
Had some old games which we're refusing to run, but then switched the compatibility to Win XP, and they worked fine.

well after a bit of looking around i found there were 64bit fixes to let the games run on vista, the fixes also worked on windows 7. so now i can play.

SnOwBunZz · 02-07-2010, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Oisterboy

Windowblinds. DEAMON Tools.

Daemon works, you just need to tweak it a bit.

As for windowsblinds... I never used it and afaik there is no real shell make over apps for win 7, so you'll have to wait.

ControlKill · 02-07-2010, 04:21 PM

I downgraded from Windows 7 to XP because of the compatibility issues with Gameguard, I couldn't play Flyff for more than 5 minutes and I bought Gpots so I didn't want to quit.

I don't really regret it because I wouldn't use DX11 anyway because my computer isn't powerful enough.

SnOwBunZz · 02-07-2010, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ControlKill

I downgraded from Windows 7 to XP because of the compatibility issues with Gameguard, I couldn't play Flyff for more than 5 minutes and I bought Gpots so I didn't want to quit.

I don't really regret it because I wouldn't use DX11 anyway because my computer isn't powerful enough.

Depends on which game and if you run on 32bit or 64bit.

Deimos · 02-07-2010, 04:33 PM

yeah i use daemon tools lite all the time, never bothered with windowsblinds.

NINJADUDEv.2 · 02-07-2010, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by skeep

Windows 7 starter is horrible, i have no idea why you guys are saying its nice. You can't even change the wallpaper =/ I uninstalled it straight away when i bought my netbook and chucked linux on it. Windows 7 starter was using up 70% of the resources while the installation of linux i have atm is only using up 20% with a bunch of applications open. Definately go for XP

EDIT: Just read you're post and noticed you also got a netbook. I seriously recommend that you try out linux mint 8. Its much more userfriendly than say, ubuntu, and it uses up barely any resources.

The link is here: http://www.linuxmint.com/

It also includes an irc when you install it so you can get help with anything straight away from other mint users!

I do want to try linux, but isn't it kind of hard to use? I don't know if I have the time to learn it either. Also, if i do get linux, i kind of want to dual boot it with my original OS (be it windows 7 or XP, haven't decided yet), and i don't know if a netbook's performance or memory can handle it.

skeep · 02-07-2010, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by NINJADUDEv.2

I do want to try linux, but isn't it kind of hard to use? I don't know if I have the time to learn it either. Also, if i do get linux, i kind of want to dual boot it with my original OS (be it windows 7 or XP, haven't decided yet), and i don't know if a netbook's performance or memory can handle it.

Linux mint 8 is really nice man. Like I said, I chose it because it was the easiest to use. It comes pre-installed with open office and a bunch of other nice stuff. I havent had a problem with it so far and I was competely new to linux when I started out. Most things you'll need have been pre bundled up and are waiting there for you to download in their software manager too. If you're going to try out linux i highly reccommend you try out that one =).

As for dual booting, it should work fine. I don't see any reason why you'd have problems.

kbe2k6 · 02-08-2010, 12:15 AM

Whoever said daemon tools doesn't work on Windows 7 just doesn't have the newest version because it works fine; in fact so did the older versions it's just that it wouldn't let you remove virtual drives after you made them but that's been long fixed.

As for Gameguard it's been long since updated to support Windows 7; if there's any games that still don't work than they need to get cracking on updates.

As for the question at hand, considering your options I'd go with XP. W7 Starter is way too stripped down; they basically removed all the features that makes Windows 7 better.

As for XP hanging around for five years or so; I don't doubt people will be using it but it all depends what you do on your computer. Gamers who have newer video cards or plan on getting a new video card will want an OS that support DX11 so they'll want Windows 7.

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02-07-2010, 04:21 PM	#23 (permalink)
ControlKill Raiyne's Rock Band Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dublin Posts: 2,119 Reputation: 20	I downgraded from Windows 7 to XP because of the compatibility issues with Gameguard, I couldn't play Flyff for more than 5 minutes and I bought Gpots so I didn't want to quit. I don't really regret it because I wouldn't use DX11 anyway because my computer isn't powerful enough.

02-08-2010, 12:15 AM	#28 (permalink)
kbe2k6 Shadowsworn's Sandwich Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,856 Reputation: 27	Whoever said daemon tools doesn't work on Windows 7 just doesn't have the newest version because it works fine; in fact so did the older versions it's just that it wouldn't let you remove virtual drives after you made them but that's been long fixed. As for Gameguard it's been long since updated to support Windows 7; if there's any games that still don't work than they need to get cracking on updates. As for the question at hand, considering your options I'd go with XP. W7 Starter is way too stripped down; they basically removed all the features that makes Windows 7 better. As for XP hanging around for five years or so; I don't doubt people will be using it but it all depends what you do on your computer. Gamers who have newer video cards or plan on getting a new video card will want an OS that support DX11 so they'll want Windows 7.