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Vista IS a problem. XP is the solution. Or maybe Windows 7, but only time will tell.
i have never had a problem running CoH on vista. the only thing i had to do was make sure i put -compatiblecursor1 in the properties.
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I decided to upgrade my computer in February, but it had been almost three years since the last time I'd replaced any components, so it was cheaper to buy a new pre-assembled system and start fresh with that. Picked up an Acer M3641 (2.7Ghz dual core, 4GB DDR2, 500GB HDD) with Vista 64 for about $400, threw in a 500w Antec PSU and moved my old 7800 GTX over to it, haven't had a single problem running Co*. Or any game. Or, for that matter, any program I need/want to run.
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Originally Posted by Miasma
Have all the former problems with vista as far as disappearing cursorers and stuff like that been fixed. My parents are getting a coomuter with vista and I am wondering will this game still be able to play on that computer even though it has vista.
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I haven't had a single issue running CoH under Win7. I don't even use a compatibility mode for it.
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Originally Posted by Westley
Vista IS a problem. XP is the solution. Or maybe Windows 7, but only time will tell.
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Had some initial problems running CoH with Windows 7, but support solved that quickly enough. Vista... I dunno.
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I had to do the same thing, but that only worked for a day. Now I have to run in windowed mode or I lose my cursor.
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Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint
i have never had a problem running CoH on vista. the only thing i had to do was make sure i put -compatiblecursor1 in the properties.
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Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint
i have never had a problem running CoH on vista. the only thing i had to do was make sure i put -compatiblecursor1 in the properties.
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Originally Posted by pyhrra
I had to do the same thing, but that only worked for a day. Now I have to run in windowed mode or I lose my cursor.
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not saying that is the case, just what i did to take care of the problem. i did notice though that when i reinstalled the game after doing a recovery that i didn't have to do that.
Zero issues with Vista install.
I got a black screen in CoH after an Nvidia driver update, so rolled 'em back, and fine so far.
Are the August 13 Nvidia drivers okay?
The major issue is that a "family" computer may not have the graphics/memory/cpu horsepower to play this game well. Most computers will have "integrated graphics solutions" or some such, which means fine for word processing, email, and internet, but can be lacking for graphic intensive games, like this one.
What are the system specs?
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Vista WAS causing that to happen and everybody who ran vista needed to enable that setting manually. But a while ago, the devs coded it to detect vista and auto-enable that setting, so it's no longer necessary|
Originally Posted by Luminara
If Vista were causing that to happen, it would have been resolved a long time ago, or every Vista user would be required to have that flag in the shortcut. I don't have any flags in my shortcut, I'm certain that there are others who aren't using that flag, so that means it has to be something else. Mouse driver, the extra software bundled with the driver, a specific program running in the background... not the OS. If it were the OS, everyone running that OS would be having the problem, and that isn't the case.
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The game runs on Vista without any more issues than anybody trying to run it on whatever OS would have.
I can also confirm that I use Vista (64-bit home version) and I have ZERO problems with running CoX.
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i'm running Vista 64-bit and no issues either (other than the cursor seems to get wonky when it's near the bottom of the enhancements screen)
Also running on vista, with no obvious problems.
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ATI video card and a widescreen display? Something in the X1### or X2### series, I suspect.|
Originally Posted by Dedlok
i'm running Vista 64-bit and no issues either (other than the cursor seems to get wonky when it's near the bottom of the enhancements screen)
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That's a seperate ATI bug and happens regardless of OS version
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Originally Posted by Tealeaf
Also running on vista, with no obvious problems.
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ATI and Widescreen, yes. But it's the ATI Radeon HD 4350
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ATI video card and a widescreen display? Something in the X1### or X2### series, I suspect.
That's a seperate ATI bug and happens regardless of OS version |
I have Vista 32-bit and an NVidia card, and Vista periodically causes the graphics card to hiccup and CoX to stop responding. It's a driver failure of some sort, and doesn't happen with any of my other games. Anyway, I see quite a few people grousing about Vista crashing their game, so it obviously works fine for some, not for others.
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Only if you're brain dead when it relates to computers.
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Originally Posted by Westley
Vista IS a problem
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The only problem I have with running CoX in Vista is that I have to tell it "Yes, I REALLY want to run CoX." every time I launch it off the quickbar.
If you're the only person using your computer, why not just turn off UAC?
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Because that's the only program that I use regularly that it ever brings it up on. It's annoying at times, but it's at the "oh, man, we're out of Froot Loops, guess I'll have Honey Nut Cheerios instead" level of annoying, not the "whiney little brother" level of annoying.
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Originally Posted by MunkiLord
If you're the only person using your computer, why not just turn off UAC?
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Fair enough. I have a ton of programs that bring it up, so it was a major PITA for me.
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I have vista 64 bit with an nvida 9800gt with a 450 w power supply that I had just installed this weekend and I don't get the graphics card fail anymore.Now the game crashes,It's not too bad and not very often.This happens on NONE of my other games. "Call of Duty world at war" runs like glass and "Need for Speed most wanted" I get 100 fps according to "fraps" |
Originally Posted by Grey_Pilgrim
I have Vista 32-bit and an NVidia card, and Vista periodically causes the graphics card to hiccup and CoX to stop responding. It's a driver failure of some sort, and doesn't happen with any of my other games. Anyway, I see quite a few people grousing about Vista crashing their game, so it obviously works fine for some, not for others.
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Btw CoX went from 30fps to 60fps. Like glass...That gets broke.Still my favorite game.
Have all the former problems with vista as far as disappearing cursorers and stuff like that been fixed. My parents are getting a coomuter with vista and I am wondering will this game still be able to play on that computer even though it has vista.