Author Topic: Anybody Using Vista? (Read 10646 times)

Hawco · « **Reply #165 on:** February 13, 2007, 12:40:07 PM »

2 Questions:
1. will vista interfere with itunes?
2. Will Vista interfere with AH?

Skuzzy · « **Reply #166 on:** February 13, 2007, 12:46:58 PM »

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Originally posted by Hawco
2 Questions:
1. will vista interfere with itunes?
2. Will Vista interfere with AH?

Dunno about iTunes.

The real question is this; Will Aces High II be stable under Vista?

The answer: Vista is not a stable environment yet. Drivers, and combination of drivers, yeild different results under Vista.

One thing we know for sure. The performance of the game will suffer when run under Vista as compared to running it under XP on the same hardware.
If you really are considering Vista, please also consider 3GB of RAM as a base to be able to run the game close to the same levels of performance as under XP in 1GB of RAM.
Some applications crashing under Vista seem to be the norm for right now. That should get better as patches and driver updates are released.

Hawco · « **Reply #167 on:** February 13, 2007, 12:56:38 PM »

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Originally posted by Skuzzy
Dunno about iTunes.

The real question is this; Will Aces High II be stable under Vista?

The answer: Vista is not a stable environment yet. Drivers, and combination of drivers, yeild different results under Vista.

One thing we know for sure. The performance of the game will suffer when run under Vista as compared to running it under XP on the same hardware.
If you really are considering Vista, please also consider 3GB of RAM as a base to be able to run the game close to the same levels of performance as under XP in 1GB of RAM.
Some applications crashing under Vista seem to be the norm for right now. That should get better as patches and driver updates are released.

thanks Skuzzy, you've told me everything i need to know about vista- I'll give it a miss.

Irwink! · « **Reply #168 on:** February 13, 2007, 01:57:58 PM »

I understand that Itunes is currently hosed with Vista. I'm not an Itunes guy so I'm taking the word of what I read - but I'm sure its true.

I've got Vista in a dual boot setup with XP. AH gameplay, while very playable on MY machine is degraded in performance when compared to running it under XP on the same machine.

There's NO reason for anyone to switch from XP to Vista just for the sake of having the latest OS. If you're "forced" into Vista by purchasing a machine with Vista pre-installed then your eyes better be wide open as to how AH will perform (and possibly not perform) and have a strategy to deal with it. Such a strategy might include installing XP while you can still get it. In such a case I wouldn't wipe out the Vista install - you may regret it at some point. I'd do the dual boot thing. Even then there is presently a problem in that in a dual boot congig each OS screws up the other's system restore points.

republic · « **Reply #169 on:** February 13, 2007, 02:04:41 PM »

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Originally posted by Hawco
2 Questions:
1. will vista interfere with itunes?
2. Will Vista interfere with AH?

iTunes worked for me.... I say it worked, because it loaded and let me buy songs etc...but it was NOT stable. It crashed constantly. I don't know that it's a problem with iTunes itself or the quicktime decoder, because Quicktime also does not work properly in Vista.

AH worked for me on a 1v1 langame with my dad, but when connection to the AH servers I get this weird slowdown every 5-10 seconds. Makes no sense.

I'm still working to figure out all the issues i'm having with Vista, meanwhile when I just want to relax...I use XP still.

Irwink! · « **Reply #170 on:** February 13, 2007, 03:55:53 PM »

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Originally posted by republic

AH worked for me on a 1v1 langame with my dad, but when connection to the AH servers I get this weird slowdown every 5-10 seconds. Makes no sense.

I'm not seeing the cyclical slowdown you mention. I would assume it must be something specific to your particular installation.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #171 on:** February 13, 2007, 04:43:39 PM »

Ok, NVidia is not going to release Vista driver support for the NForce2 and NForce3 motherboard chipsets.

Oh, could one of you Vista folks run DXDIAG and tell me what version of DirectX is installed? Just curious.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #172 on:** February 14, 2007, 10:27:53 AM »

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Originally posted by Reschke
OK BIG QUESTION!

I made a mention of it earlier in this thread but never saw a response. I understand all the arguments about hardware overhead, DRM, etc..

BUT what about the parental controls within Vista? Has anyone taken a look at that part of the OS? I am interested in that aspect of Vista only and would rather stay away from buying more software if necessary and would rather have it setup within an OS.

I have not taken a look at this Reschke. I'll dig around TechNet to see if there is any discussion of it.

Reschke · « **Reply #173 on:** February 14, 2007, 01:45:59 PM »

I appreciate it Skuzzy. I may still use the upgrade coupons on Vista that came with the last two versions of XP that I bought.

Reschke · « **Reply #174 on:** February 16, 2007, 10:23:49 AM »

Any luck on digging some information up about ease of use on the parental controls side? I can't seem to find out anything more reading the various articles about Vista before or after launch.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #175 on:** February 16, 2007, 11:31:39 AM »

I have not found anything yet.

mipoikel · « **Reply #176 on:** February 16, 2007, 02:29:15 PM »

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Originally posted by Reschke
Any luck on digging some information up about ease of use on the parental controls side? I can't seem to find out anything more reading the various articles about Vista before or after launch.

I find it very easy to use. I haven't tested it but here you have some screenies of control panel.

As you see, for example AH dont show in gamelist!

BUT you can find it from programlist.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #177 on:** February 16, 2007, 03:11:57 PM »

Thank you for the help.

MrRiplEy[H] · « **Reply #178 on:** February 16, 2007, 03:54:59 PM »

I got an acute rash looking at those pictures.

Not only that, he's also using a D-link wireless device. Talk about masochism in the third degree!

Skuzzy · « **Reply #179 on:** February 16, 2007, 04:43:54 PM »

Hey, he is one of your compatriots.