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Discussion in 'Windows OS' started by SNGX1275, Jan 11, 2009.

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  1. jon08 Newcomer, in training Posts: 20

    I see, thanks. Any other opinions?
    jon08, Sep 15, 2009
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  2. LNCPapa TS Special Forces Posts: 3,948   +120

    I say go x64 as well. I've got it running on several of my machines now, including my laptop. Haven't had any serious issues with any of them. My gaming machine, my Macbook Pro, my Dell laptop, and my work machine are all running Win7 Enterprise x64. I think I might have an issue with Quake II, but that might just be an SLI problem (I haven't researched it.) All my other games work fine and I don't see a lower frame rate. Plus, with RAM so cheap there's no reason to have less than 4 GB anyway, and if you don't have it now you probably will soon enough. Who wants to re-install their OS just because they added RAM?
    LNCPapa, Sep 16, 2009
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  3. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,747   +62

    Remember that you need a 64-bit processor to run a 64-bit Operating System
    Tmagic650, Sep 16, 2009
    #223

  4. jon08 Newcomer, in training Posts: 20

    ^^ Yeah, I know. I actually have a Core 2 Duo 2.5 Ghz + 4GB RAM MacBook Pro so as far as these two traits are concerned, I won't be able to upgrade as long as I stay on this laptop.

    Btw, what's a SLI problem?
    jon08, Sep 16, 2009
    #224

  5. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,747   +62

    Tmagic650, Sep 16, 2009
    #225

  6. jon08 Newcomer, in training Posts: 20

    Thanks for the link.

    The reason I'm so skeptical about x64 is that I previously installed it on my BootCamp partition on Mac and when I ran Street Fighter 4 it worked fine on the first launch, but that was it. It wouldn't launch on the 2nd, 3rd and n-th launch anymore. Why oh why??

    Also, I've been reading comments about the latest NFS: Shift also not working on Win 7 x64, while it worked for others. I haven't had a chance to try it out yet, because I've replaced x64 with a x32 bit version to test it out anyway. And by the way, Street Fighter 4, for instance, WORKS now on each and every launch. Would NFS: Shift also only work on the 32-bit version? I don't know, but something tells me that that could be the case.

    Now since I use my BootCamp partition mainly for gaming, is x64 Win 7 really the optimal choice for me? I mean, I really don't feel like dealing with fear of games being incompatible and disappointments upon realizing that certain games apparently INDEED ARE incompatible with the x64 system. What the hell... I thought games were supposed to work on the "oh glorious almighty" x64 system.

    It really pissed me off. Is there a workaround for such games (other than compatibility mode - which may possibly result in having to switch to like Win '98 and thus getting quite unpleasant gaming experience)?
    jon08, Sep 16, 2009
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  7. abhimaheswari Newcomer, in training

    Can any one tell me the add ons that Windows 7 is having, compared to Windows Vista.
    abhimaheswari, Sep 16, 2009
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  8. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,747   +62

    What do you mean by add-ons?
    Tmagic650, Sep 16, 2009
    #228

  9. abhimaheswari Newcomer, in training

    I meant the extra features implemented.
    abhimaheswari, Sep 17, 2009
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  10. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,747   +62

    Windows 7 does everything better than Vista. Everything from navigation to connecting to the Internet to running games and other applications easily. Security warnings are toned-down and Windows 7 is better looking...
    Tmagic650, Sep 17, 2009
    #230

  11. LNCPapa TS Special Forces Posts: 3,948   +120

    My gaming machine is running x64 - and I've never had a problem with SFIV on it. I don't have Shift yet, but I'm betting it'll work just fine. I'm thinking there's probably something else going on with your system preventing you from having a transparent experience. Do you install any other software (like 64-bit versions of your staple apps) when in x64? Maybe one of those is causing an issue - or maybe a 64 bit driver.
    LNCPapa, Sep 18, 2009
    #231

  12. jon08 Newcomer, in training Posts: 20

    I installed Winrar, Daemon Tools Lite and ESET NOD all 64-bit... I also updated NVIDIA driver to the latest one (also x64)...
    jon08, Sep 18, 2009
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  13. jon08 Newcomer, in training Posts: 20

    And now that I'm on Windows 7 x32, SFIV works without a problem even after lots of launches...... so it apparently IS a 64-bit system problem..
    jon08, Sep 19, 2009
    #233

  14. luvhuffer TechSpot Paladin Posts: 631

    I recently installed Viper anti-virus anti-spyware beta for Win7. Very nice. Only a 15 day trial but I'm thinking of spending the $29 for it. Very resource light.

    You might want to check this out to see how your AV product fared against 60 Viruses currently in the wild.
    luvhuffer, Sep 20, 2009
    #234

  15. red1776 Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe Posts: 5,794   +24

    that's really a nice catch luv, thanks
    red1776, Sep 20, 2009
    #235

  16. EXCellR8 The Conservative Posts: 2,273

    Avira > *

    LOL @ the big paid suites failing this test...
    EXCellR8, Sep 21, 2009
    #236

  17. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,747   +62

    I'll stick with the free ones thanks :cool:
    Tmagic650, Sep 21, 2009
    #237

  18. BMfan TechSpot Guru Posts: 373   +7

    Not sure if this has been asked yet

    has anyone fixed the issue of explorer restarting just about everytime you have a folder open with video's?
    Do you know how?
    BMfan, Sep 22, 2009
    #238

  19. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,893   +117

    Try updating your video drivers, if that doesn't work, set the view to details not thumbnails. Then if that doesn't work, try to find out how to turn off creating a thumbnail file, thumbs.db.
    SNGX1275, Sep 22, 2009
    #239

  20. BMfan TechSpot Guru Posts: 373   +7

    Thanx,will give it a try
    i have the latest video drivers already

    update-it was in details so i changed it to list and so far explorer hasn't crashed
    BMfan, Sep 22, 2009
    #240
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