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November 3rd, 2009 01:33 PM #81
I updated my BIOS to the latest one when it was still XP before I reformatted and installed Windows 7. I haven't tried installing the Super Hybrid Engine yet, will try that later...
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November 4th, 2009 02:49 AM #82
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit itself works beautifully. Command and Conquer 3 was a pain initially though. I had to first download and install the DirectX runtime from Microsoft and then patch C&C 3 via the built-in updater before it started working.
I like it.
Now that Windows 7 retail is here, I'll spend the rest of the year upgrading a few more Windows computers. That'll leave me with several unused Vista licenses. Then next year, I'll be concentrating on the Macs and see how Snow Leopard runs on my older Core Duo Mini.Last edited by Jun aka Pekto; November 4th, 2009 at 02:59 AM.
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November 4th, 2009 03:34 PM #83
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November 4th, 2009 08:39 PM #84
I'm not sure if this is a compatibility issue, a dirty optical drive, or possible bad ram.
But, a few older games had issues installing:
IL2/Forgotten Battles - wouldn't install at all regardless of compatibility settings (Pacific Fighters installed fine)
Homeworld 2* - reading a corrupt install file, forcing an abort.
C&C: Generals* - I/O error near the end of the install, also forcing an abort.
So far, these games have installed fine:
Flight Simulator X
X-Plane 9
Pacific Fighters using XP compatibility mode
Command and Conquer 3 with DirectX runtime install and patching
Doom 3
Battlefield 2
Half Life 2/Orange Box
I can't seem to find my COD4, LOMAC, Falcon 4: Allied Force, NFS: Underground games. They probably got snagged by relatives since we had a lot of visits this year.
I'll go ahead and temporary disconnect the hard drive with 64-bit Win 7 in it and put in an EIDE drive with XP Home in it. I'll attempt to install the problematic games on it.
As for my non-game applications, they all installed straight forward except for Power Director 3 which came with my old X800XL video card. I had to use XP compatibility mode before it installed. It's pretty old (The latest version is 8). But, it saves fine to Divx avi plus I like its trimming tool for video clips. So I continue to use it.
* They worked fine in 32-bit Win 7 RCLast edited by Jun aka Pekto; November 4th, 2009 at 09:13 PM.
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November 4th, 2009 11:40 PM #85
What good antivirus and internet security programs do you use for Win7?
When I was in XP Pro, I used Norton 360 v1.0. Now in Win7, I'm using AVG internet security 9.0.
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November 5th, 2009 01:43 AM #86
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November 5th, 2009 04:45 AM #87
After upgrading to Win 7 on my netbook, it created a folder called "Windows.old" in it are docs, pics, programs etc...can I safely delete this folder? It looks like this folder was auto created to save whatever I have prior or during the clean install.
...Located * C drive>Windows>Windows.oldLast edited by Camgen6; November 5th, 2009 at 04:54 AM.
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November 5th, 2009 05:47 AM #88
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November 5th, 2009 06:35 AM #89
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November 5th, 2009 07:33 AM #90
Since I am a cheapo (NOD32 is great pero may bayad) I use Avira Antivir...