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BombAchoo Newbie cheater
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:04 am Post subject: Operating system |
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| Well i need help. I'm building a new computer and i want it to be a good gaming computer. I like Windows XP better but all the new games are coming out for Vista i was wondering should i get vista.
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Uber-1337 Expert Cheater
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:52 am Post subject: |
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| get vista, but if you really want XP then dual boot
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psych0path Cheater
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:00 am Post subject: |
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Nah, I would just stick with xp dude. I'm pretty sure most of the games coming out work with both, so no worries
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Madman I post too much
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:35 am Post subject: |
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| psych0path wrote: | Nah, I would just stick with xp dude. I'm pretty sure most of the games coming out work with both, so no worries  |
Wrong.
DirectX 10 only works on Vista, not XP, that is why they will be using Vista for most games.
Although they will probably work with DX9 still.
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Pseudo Xero I post too much
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| Madman wrote: | | psych0path wrote: | Nah, I would just stick with xp dude. I'm pretty sure most of the games coming out work with both, so no worries  |
Wrong.
DirectX 10 only works on Vista, not XP, that is why they will be using Vista for most games.
Although they will probably work with DX9 still. |
You just contradicted yourself.
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Madman I post too much
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:41 am Post subject: |
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Shhhh....
Yeah, about halfway into that I realized they would probably be similar to Crysis...
But some still won't operate on XP without cracking them!
Like Halo 2.
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Cheetah I post too much
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:42 am Post subject: |
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| XP. DX10 sucks atm, DX10 is being worked on for XP, and any Vista exclusive can be cracked to run on XP.
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psych0path Cheater
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| Madman wrote: | Shhhh....
Yeah, about halfway into that I realized they would probably be similar to Crysis...
But some still won't operate on XP without cracking them!
Like Halo 2. |
Haha, you guys are hilarious. But still, no go on the vista. Just my opinion
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Madman I post too much
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:11 am Post subject: |
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At this point I wouldn't either, but it will eventually be inevitable.
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psych0path Cheater
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:44 am Post subject: |
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*nods* Yeah, it's starting to look that way. If only we lived in a Linux world
No more dual boot just to play halo. Acursed Bill, you and your successful products.
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hcavolsdsadgadsg I'm a spammer
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| Cheetah wrote: | | XP. DX10 sucks atm, DX10 is being worked on for XP, and any Vista exclusive can be cracked to run on XP. |
You mean this? http://alkyproject.blogspot.com/
It would never work flawlessly either way.
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afroxav How do I cheat?
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Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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Althougth in Vista, you can run programs with Compability Settings, so as if you were and earlier version (you can't however run as XP or XP SP1, only XP SP2)
I recommend to have a dual boot if you realy want to use DX10, but you should use XP until Vista's SP1 (coming soon, now in beta testing)
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Chaos Lord Expert Cheater
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:00 am Post subject: Re: Operating system |
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| BombAchoo wrote: | | Well i need help. I'm building a new computer and i want it to be a good gaming computer. I like Windows XP better but all the new games are coming out for Vista i was wondering should i get vista. |
Well, since you're getting yourself a new rig, I would recommend Vista. Don't waste anymore money to get XP then Vista later.
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