Renzatic on 14/1/2009 at 23:19
I'll give it a roll once I find my Thief 2 discs. Don't expect much, though. Like I said before, 7 is ultimately a tweaked out version of Vista. What didn't work there probably won't work here.
bob_doe_nz on 15/1/2009 at 02:09
All three Dark Games are DDFixed with Widescreen support.
I played the last mission of Thief Gold on it. No probs.
Thief 2 I just tried briefly with the Basso level.
Both worked fine. However, I noticed that the menu screen didn't adhere to the DDFixed 4:3 ratio (my monitor is a 16:9 ratio)
Indeo codec was another issue, fixed with K-Lite codec pack.
kodan50 on 15/1/2009 at 07:14
Downloaded it yesterday and installed it today. I tried to install my motherboard's drivers, which the CD states is for Vista, but the installer crashed. Everything else seems to be working okay.
I came home from work, and the system had a hard time trying to turn my monitor back on. Must disable turning off the monitor after so long. Then, after I think it finally fixed, my TV froze. What kind of crap is this when my TV freezes?
Anyways, I'm glad to be able to finally run a 64-bit OS on my computer. Albiet a beta isn't really a good way to test anything. Crysis Demo runs worse than it did on XP, without the Anti-Aliasing turned on. :/ Stinkin' DX11.
EvaUnit02 on 15/1/2009 at 08:24
Quote Posted by kodan50
What kind of crap is this when my TV freezes?
You're surprised that a frigging beta operating system is giving troubles?
Quote:
Crysis Demo runs worse than it did on XP, without the Anti-Aliasing turned on. :/ Stinkin' DX11.
The graphics vendors have yet to release optimised drivers, give it a few months after the RTM version has been released. Vista drivers may work, but that doesn't mean that they're automatically optimised. Stop jumping the gun with your condemnation, again it's a frigging beta.
Renzatic on 15/1/2009 at 14:49
Quote Posted by kodan50
Downloaded it yesterday and installed it today. I tried to install my motherboard's drivers, which the CD states is for Vista, but the installer crashed. Everything else seems to be working okay.
Run the executable in Vista compatibility mode. I had to do that with a couple of my drivers before they'd install.
denisv on 15/1/2009 at 15:21
Windows has really gone downhill since 2000. I wish Adobe ported their stuff to Linux.
Ulukai on 15/1/2009 at 15:47
Ironic, considering the amount of lard Adobe put into each subsequent release of their most popular products these days.
kodan50 on 15/1/2009 at 17:24
Quote Posted by EvaUnit02
You're surprised that a frigging beta operating system is giving troubles?
"Then, after I think it finally fixed, my
TV froze. What kind of crap is this when my
TV freezes."
By TV, I am referring to my TV, which froze. By froze, I mean would not turn off. By froze, I mean the display stayed blue with a "No signal" text that did not move around the screen like it is supposed to. This is not Windows fault, it was my TV, which is why I was complaining that my TV froze. Please tell me this explains the issue better with why I said my TV froze, cause it was my TV that froze, which is why I said that.
As for my rant on DX11, I really don't see enough visual enhancements to justify the extra workload needed on my hardware. Optimised or not, I am trying to run Crysis with higher graphical settings than what was available on XP, so I expected a little more of a slowdown from that, just not as much as I experienced.
So, with that aside, I am absolutely loving this OS, and I don't want the dang thing to expire. Must hack. *Yes, that was a joke. Don't even try to tell me how unorthadox it is to hack a beta or anything attached therein, since I plan to delete Windows 7 when it expires and reinstall XP/Vista dualboot.
Sulphur on 15/1/2009 at 17:37
Erm, okay. Your TV froze. So put it out in the sun, I guess? :confused:
If you're using your TV as a computer monitor, you might want to state that connection within your post. Because, if you read that paragraph of yours, it doesn't.
kodan50 on 15/1/2009 at 17:44
I'm just hard to work with. I am just surprised that he would assume that, by TV, I was somehow implying it was an issue with Windows. If anything I'd have guessed he would ask me how a TV would freeze in the first place.
But, just to make it prefectly clear, I agree wholeheartedly with his response on my complaint with DX11 :P
