Compatibility Question

**overmind2000** · 08-03-2007, 03:51

Right, so I'm about to buy a new computer that comes with Windows Vista Premium as it's standard op. Does anyone know if Europa Barbarorum experiences compatibility problems with Vista?

**mcantu** · 08-03-2007, 04:02

I've had absolutely no issues at all...

**overmind2000** · 08-03-2007, 04:20

Cool, thanks.

**MarcusAureliusAntoninus** · 08-03-2007, 06:26

I work on three computers, two with XP and one with Vista. And I utterly hate Vista. Never tried to run RTW on Vista, though...

**bovi** · 08-03-2007, 06:44

Originally Posted by MarcusAureliusAntoninus

I work on three computers, two with XP and one with Vista. And I utterly hate Vista. Never tried to run RTW on Vista, though...

Why do you hate it? Haven't even considered upgrading yet myself. I have no need for the fancy graphic stuff on my desktop and haven't been searching out why else one should upgrade yet.

**MarcusAureliusAntoninus** · 08-03-2007, 07:00

Well first of all, all of the graphics are different (round "start" button, odd 'close X' on the top, window fad in rather than pop-up, etc) but I can get used to that. Second, there is all kinds of backwards security that asks permission for everything, though that can be turned off. Third, the computer will randomly start using tons of CPU or Internet speed for no reason (sounds like spyware but I can't find any). Fourth, it has trouble running many programs made for XP or older Windows. Fifth, it actually seems to run slower than XP, though that may just be my imagination combined with the strange CPU usage.

I tried to change a txt file using Vista and it wouldn't let me, it said that the path could not be found. I've editted tons of files before and I could find nothing wrong, it just refused to let me save.

XP works fine and the only reason to make Vista was money. It isn't faster, better, or in any way necessary. And now they are going to make DirectX 10.0 work only for Vista, so if you get a computer game that required DX10, which in a year or so all will, you won't be able to run it on XP even though you have updated your hardware to death.

EDIT: Oh yeah, I forgot to mention. The computer with Vista will randomly turn itself on after I turn it off. Just randomly start up without even being near it. That might be the hardware for the computer though. Either way, I unplug it from the wall physically often.
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I just might have a bad computer and some bad experiences, don't judge the whole system on my oppinion alone. Though, my advice would be, don't upgrade if you have an old computer. It doesn't provide anything great that you can't get with XP. I would say, only get it if you are getting a whole new computer.

**gran_guitarra** · 08-04-2007, 06:08

All of that and more is the reason why most of my friends have done the following:

Get a Mac with dual OS, then install XP. You can use all of your school/work things in Mac and keep the games in XP. That means that you never need both OS open at once.
That's what I'm gonna do as soon as the new Mac OS comes out. My parents have like seven licenses for XP, so that's not a problem, and the comp I'm gonna get is relatively cheap and very good (much better than my six year old one, which can run CnC3 and MEd 2 on medium to low settings, and DoW DC on medium to high settings).

Basically Microsoft is trying to milk evreyone for money. How? Make DX 10 Vista only, because that way you need to upgrade to their incredibly horrible OS to use any game, and make it incompatible with nearly all the old software.
At least apple tries to give you something good in exchange for their overpriced crap (and let's face it everything we buy anywhere is overpriced crap).

Every friend of mine who has done what I suggested thinks its great and love their Macs.