For Vista users

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  • #17055
    PoD1st-BW
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    decided to take the plunge, going to outfit my new rig with Vista (know it is stoopid)

    any special things I need to do in order to run 2142 properly?

    #58070
    Wipers
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    @PoD[1st-BW] wrote:

    any special things I need to do in order to run 2142 properly?

    a copy of Windows XP

    Seriously. I’d consider a dual boot setup if I were you.

    #58071
    Ryzo
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    I got vista ultimate, no problems, wldnt say ud have to adjust ur settings, i still get the memory errors and had to delete tht CDB file to play it, but thats the game not my OS

    #58072
    11thSignal
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    I’ve found BF just as unreliable on Vista as Xp but at least I have new shiny icons so Vista all the way, the only hassle I have had is with some of the gfx setting within Vista but that was more to do with Nvidia than Vista.

    #58073
    XDCiNSANE
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    i still get the memory errors and had to delete tht CDB file to play it, but thats the game not my OS

    never EVER had a memory issue meself, even in BF2.. so how does that relate to the game and not your shit PC/OS?

    #58074
    XDCNeonSamurai
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    For the past two months I can’t remember a time when my version of 2142 hasn’t hung or crashed mid-game. You guys should feel honoured when I say goodnight ‘cos normally I have to reboot it. I’m pretty sure that that’s not good for the PC.

    I think I’m going to take the plunge with Xubuntu Linux on my PC as a dual boot machine with XP, just to see if it’s any better.

    My PC works fine with everygame I play Quake 4, Neverwinter Nights, Homeworld 2, Rome Total War and OFP. Only 2142 causes any problems, although I’m sure I’ve plyed it more than any of the others.

    #58075
    Ryzo
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    @=XDC=iNSANE wrote:

    i still get the memory errors and had to delete tht CDB file to play it, but thats the game not my OS

    never EVER had a memory issue meself, even in BF2.. so how does that relate to the game and not your shit PC/OS?

    OS is debatable, but my pc certainly isnt Shit… – memory errors are a common problem with BF2142, so are map crashes (yet i dont get those) unless everyoine getting this memory errors has a ‘shit pc/os’ ??? Which i sincerley doubt.

    #58076
    Lammie
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    I have never experienced Memory Errors with 2142. Although admittedly I have it running with XP Pro and not Vista.

    Whilst 2142 will run on Vista it is not officially supported (Sli/Crossfire is also not supported) hence most peoples preference to run on XP.

    #58077
    Wipers
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    Anyone with memory errors / regular crashes (Ryzo/Neon) should run memtest32 for at least one pass just to rule out bad ram.

    #58078
    XDCiNSANE
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    See.. PC is toss.. or broke which is the same thing

    iNSANE knows all, Ryzo knows nowt.. which is northen for fook alll 😀

    XP pro FTW!

    Who is everyone bytheway? I only know of you with these mem errors, oh and messy but we ignore him because everything is a mem leak to him 🙂

    As long as Vista is on your PC for the time being.. its toss

    #58079
    xdc magicker
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    i uninstalled vista due to lack of driver support on my mobo – however i installed it on my work machine which is intel through out and it has been rock stable so far and a pleasure to use. so far so good.

    #58080
    XDCiNSANE
    Participant

    ere bytheway.. what makes Vista so good.. and dont give me all this “moving icons” crap.. thats for pink trouser wearers.. I installed it on a machine at work to see what all the fuss was about.. apart from the different background and the “addins” like the huge clock.. which you can download for XP.. I didnt see anything striking in it.. granted it was only a glimpse but it looked the same as XP to me, give or take a few backdrops

    I installed top whack Vista ultimate bytheway

    #58081
    XDCJuDgE-MenTaL
    Participant

    @Wipers wrote:

    Anyone with memory errors / regular crashes (Ryzo/Neon) should run memtest32 for at least one pass just to rule out bad ram.

    *nods*

    #58082
    Ryzo
    Participant

    @=XDC=iNSANE wrote:

    See.. PC is toss.. or broke which is the same thing

    iNSANE knows all, Ryzo knows nowt.. which is northen for fook alll 😀

    XP pro FTW!

    Who is everyone bytheway? I only know of you with these mem errors, oh and messy but we ignore him because everything is a mem leak to him 🙂

    As long as Vista is on your PC for the time being.. its toss

    Im fine with my setup.

    #58083
    XDCsPUNKer
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    @=XDC=NeonSamurai wrote:

    For the past two months I can’t remember a time when my version of 2142 hasn’t hung or crashed mid-game. You guys should feel honoured when I say goodnight ‘cos normally I have to reboot it. I’m pretty sure that that’s not good for the PC.

    I think I’m going to take the plunge with Xubuntu Linux on my PC as a dual boot machine with XP, just to see if it’s any better.

    My PC works fine with everygame I play Quake 4, Neverwinter Nights, Homeworld 2, Rome Total War and OFP. Only 2142 causes any problems, although I’m sure I’ve plyed it more than any of the others.

    just a thought. But isnt 2142 based more in directx? (hence being unable to alt tab) or am I imagining that? anyhow what about a clean install of directx9.0c and see if that makes any difference?

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