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Title: windows xp ????
Post by: DRILL on February 27, 2003, 01:47:52 PM

well i guess im looking for feed back ..im building another computer... and thinking of win xp pro ....  what i want to know is how well does it work in gameing ??iv never used it . so i have to try and ask thos who do :) .

Title: windows xp ????
Post by: Dingbat on February 27, 2003, 02:12:18 PM

works great I've had no problems at all running games

Title: windows xp ????
Post by: Shane on February 27, 2003, 02:32:26 PM

works fine by me...  if you do get it  go to

http://www.blkviper.com  for some great info on services you can disable in xp to "tweak" it.

Title: windows xp ????
Post by: DAVENRINO on February 27, 2003, 03:37:29 PM

Works great as long as games are new nuff to be compatible.  The oldest game I play on it is Falcon 4.0 from 1998, but not all games that old will work. BTW I have one box with Pro and one with Home and both same as far as games go.
DJ229

Title: windows xp ????
Post by: Eagler on February 27, 2003, 09:47:44 PM

trouble in XP with X45/CH Pro Ped combo here

I dual boot:

Win98 - Games
XP for everything else

easy to setup, just need two drives

Title: windows xp ????
Post by: Siaf__csf on February 27, 2003, 11:47:58 PM

Get W2k, it's like XP but without all the needless extra add-ons. Oh, and it's more secure too.

Title: windows xp ????
Post by: spiffykraits on February 28, 2003, 06:10:31 AM

Depends really what Joystick combo you use, some older systems through a gameport don't work with XP.  CH FX stick, Fighterstick and Speedkeys are examples as both sticks need programming in speedkeys which is incompatible with XP. There are others, XP seems suited better for the latest USB device joysticks.

You can of course dual boot with Windows 98SE and XP and use both. Win98SE needs to be installed first though.  Old games are much better served through Windows 98SE plus it will even run old DOS games well with the right setup.  A clean windows 98SE setup can be very stable as long as the registry is not cluttered with junk.

Title: windows xp ????
Post by: Replicant on February 28, 2003, 05:47:59 PM

I find XP great, no crashes whatsoever.  I use Cougar HOTAS & CH Pro pedals (USB) without any problems.

Title: windows xp ????
Post by: empty on February 28, 2003, 06:51:42 PM

WinXP Pro is great, very stable.
Just like always, keep background tasks to a minimum.

Title: windows xp ????
Post by: dracon on February 28, 2003, 11:42:27 PM

Do It!!!  You won't be sorry :)

Title: XP kinda works
Post by: 36DD on March 01, 2003, 09:38:45 AM

Got XP on an AMD2100+...everything works just fine except when u actually try and take off....the screen begins to jump and my cockpit shakes....and this is offline...haven't tried it online.  Very annoying to say the least...other than that it works fine for me.

Title: windows xp ????
Post by: DRILL on March 01, 2003, 09:40:49 AM

Thx guys ill get for the New puter :) give it a go :)