AnyOne tried Windows7

[waikiki83]

im using 32-bit Windows 7. Only have 4 GB of RAM anyway.

I DONT do video editing or photo editing. I just play games and browse the internet. Any reason I should upgrade my memory and go 64-bit?

sir para saken no need na...
i have 2 GB running windows 7 din and i am running photoshop din to edit photos and still run very well.... actually sir sa 4GB nyo nagagamit lang nya is maximum 3GB.. IMO lnag po ha...

[ess]

These are the list of games I tested which ultimately worked in Windows 7 64-bit:

IL-2: Forgotten Battles
Pacific Fighters
Rome: Total War/Barbarian Invasion
Medieval II: Total War
Homeworld 2
Close Combat 2: A bridge Too Far
Combat Flight Simulator 2

Woohoo! Yeah!
Save for NWN2, Oblivion, and CoH, we've got exactly the same list of games! Hahahah.

By the way, since IL2-FB works, I'll assume that IL2:1946 will also work without problems.

I'm considering replacing my XP with W7-64bit during the Christmas break.

[Jun aka Pekto]

im using 32-bit Windows 7. Only have 4 GB of RAM anyway.

I DONT do video editing or photo editing. I just play games and browse the internet. Any reason I should upgrade my memory and go 64-bit?

Those specs should be fine. Me? I play Flight Simulator X. It could eat up 1.5gb of ram in a snap. Even the more "efficient" X-Plane 9 ate up 1.36gb of ram.

I think both flight sims store textures in ram which naturally increase the longer one is "flying". I tested it with X-Plane 9. Around 30 minutes out, the total ram used by Windows 7 64-bit went up to 3.2gb.

[Jun aka Pekto]

Woohoo! Yeah!
Save for NWN2, Oblivion, and CoH, we've got exactly the same list of games! Hahahah.

By the way, since IL2-FB works, I'll assume that IL2:1946 will also work without problems.

I'm considering replacing my XP with W7-64bit during the Christmas break.

Some niggles.......

I can't patch Pacific Fighters/Forgotten Battles and Rome: Total War. It's not a big deal with Forgotten Battles and Rome:Total War.

But, I can't get the Kawasaki Ki-100 in Pacific Fighters which is installed via one of the patches.

[Lucius]

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[Lucius]

Guys quick question. I just finished downloading [Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 Build 7600 (32Bit) Retail (ENG) [h33t] [blaze69]]

Wala na pala ako blank DVD dito, so I tried mounting it muna. Hindi pwede, dun sa expanding windows files parang di na tumuloy. May nag-try na ba sa inyo mag-mount but had success in installing? Or dapat talaga i-burn?

[ghosthunter]

Guys quick question. I just finished downloading [Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 Build 7600 (32Bit) Retail (ENG) [h33t] [blaze69]]

Wala na pala ako blank DVD dito, so I tried mounting it muna. Hindi pwede, dun sa expanding windows files parang di na tumuloy. May nag-try na ba sa inyo mag-mount but had success in installing? Or dapat talaga i-burn?

I just burned my copy of Win7 to a blank DVD before installing. Makes my life a whole lot simpler.

[Lucius]

I just burned my copy of Win7 to a blank DVD before installing. Makes my life a whole lot simpler.

Do we have the same version? Not sure if ito din ilalagay ko when I get my new laptop.

Hassle magburn kasi I have to go out today just for that one piece of disc

[ghosthunter]

Do we have the same version? Not sure if ito din ilalagay ko when I get my new laptop.

Hassle magburn kasi I have to go out today just for that one piece of disc

My version is MS Windows 7 Ultimate (retail version). I don't have the build version because I left my netbook at home today.

[Lucius]

So what I downloaded is good enough?

[ghosthunter]

So what I downloaded is good enough?

Depends. The one I have had it's cdkey request portion removed. So it's smooth sailing right through the entire install. I just need to close a DOS box which opens up during the serial number request portion of the install.

Best to check what other people (at the download site) remark about your particular copy.

[Lucius]

Depends. The one I have had it's cdkey request portion removed. So it's smooth sailing right through the entire install. I just need to close a DOS box which opens up during the serial number request portion of the install.

Best to check what other people (at the download site) remark about your particular copy.

Daan ka ba Speedlab today?

[james00112233]

I just burned my copy of Win7 to a blank DVD before installing. Makes my life a whole lot simpler.

Did you just download this Windows 7?
I just send you a PM.

[Lucius]

Running Windows 7 now! Hahahaha I just bought a dvd na all versions of Windows 7 from 32-64 bit Home-Ultimate! Yeaaa!

For 100 pesos sulit na din kesa download na naman. Reinstalling the apps now

[Jun aka Pekto]

Those specs should be fine. Me? I play Flight Simulator X. It could eat up 1.5gb of ram in a snap. Even the more "efficient" X-Plane 9 ate up 1.36gb of ram.

I think both flight sims store textures in ram which naturally increase the longer one is "flying". I tested it with X-Plane 9. Around 30 minutes out, the total ram used by Windows 7 64-bit went up to 3.2gb.

I tested Flight Simulator X while "flying" around Tasmania (modded with Orbx scenery freeware scenery demo). The total ram usage I saw was 2.89gb.

MY guess is FSX recalculates the textures for new locations on the fly, keeping ram usage steady.

X-Plane 9 draws upon stored uncompressed textures which is stored in RAM and increases the farther out I am from the starting point. I'm betting if I flew far enough, I'd run out of RAM even with 8gb.

[ess]

Finally got W7 64bit up and running on my rig over the weekend.
IL2-1946 runs flawlessly. (NOTE: I didn't re-install... I forgot to unintall my previous copy before installing W7. Out of curiousity, I ran IL2FB.exe and it started without hiccups.)

[Jun aka Pekto]

Finally got W7 64bit up and running on my rig over the weekend.
IL2-1946 runs flawlessly. (NOTE: I didn't re-install... I forgot to unintall my previous copy before installing W7. Out of curiousity, I ran IL2FB.exe and it started without hiccups.)

Forgotten Battles itself runs ok. But, I can't patch it. That along with Pacific Fighters.

I'll end up buying IL-2: 1946 instead. You can't go wrong with it at a price of $9.99.

[testament11]

i have a question, ano magandang anti-virus for windows 7? i'm using avast pro dito sa windows xp ko. pwede kaya ito sa windows 7? i plan on upgrading sa bakasyon para mahaba ang time ko.

also worries me on windows 7 is that yun production system namin uses visal foxpro. iniisip ko kung magkakaroon ng compatibility issues yun pagdating sa windows 7, or simply, pwede ba siya sa windows 7?

[batang_raon14]

i have a question, ano magandang anti-virus for windows 7? i'm using avast pro dito sa windows xp ko. pwede kaya ito sa windows 7? i plan on upgrading sa bakasyon para mahaba ang time ko.

also worries me on windows 7 is that yun production system namin uses visal foxpro. iniisip ko kung magkakaroon ng compatibility issues yun pagdating sa windows 7, or simply, pwede ba siya sa windows 7?

If a program suddenly won't work after upgrading to Windows 7, simply right-click it's shortcut and select compatibility mode for Windows XP Service Pack 3 - seriously works compared as to how it worked in the past.

Ganito lang ginagawa ko sa mga decade old programs ko na naka-install pa and old drivers din (TV Tuner na 90's ko pa nabili) and it still works on Windows 7.

Big increase in system response from Vista to 7 IMO, and as proof, our company migrated our workstations na from XP to 7 and our laptop's here at home have also been upgrade from Vista to 7 respectively. Just my .02.

Really, for once Microsoft did it right. lol

ADD: battery life is longer in 7 compared to Vista. My 4736Z Acer used to just run on 3 hours tops sa Vista, while in 7 it can run up to 4 hours even with the slideshow running in the background.

[jut703]

i have a question, ano magandang anti-virus for windows 7? i'm using avast pro dito sa windows xp ko. pwede kaya ito sa windows 7? i plan on upgrading sa bakasyon para mahaba ang time ko.

also worries me on windows 7 is that yun production system namin uses visal foxpro. iniisip ko kung magkakaroon ng compatibility issues yun pagdating sa windows 7, or simply, pwede ba siya sa windows 7?

I recommend Microsoft Security Essentials. Nifty freeware from Microsoft that offers good detection, real-time protection and is very, very light on resources.

If you want even better detection rates though, you could try Avira AntiVir 9.