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.jayderyu on 24 April 2009

http://www.technospot.net/blogs/download-directx-10-for-windows-xp-from-alky-project/

I used this. It worked, but I was having computer problems so I formatted and reinstalled. Since this is no official DX10 for XP your better off installing this first http://download.cnet.com/KM-Software-DirectX-Changer/3000-2094_4-10860599.html . Which will allow you to put DX9 back.

Honestly I would just install XP with DX10. Vista has a bigger base memory footprint.



Squilliam: On Vgcharts its a commonly accepted practice to twist the bounds of plausibility in order to support your argument or agenda so I think its pretty cool that this gives me the precedent to say whatever I damn well please.

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One_touch_KO on 25 April 2009
.jayderyu said:
http://www.technospot.net/blogs/download-directx-10-for-windows-xp-from-alky-project/

I used this. It worked, but I was having computer problems so I formatted and reinstalled. Since this is no official DX10 for XP your better off installing this first http://download.cnet.com/KM-Software-DirectX-Changer/3000-2094_4-10860599.html . Which will allow you to put DX9 back.

Honestly I would just install XP with DX10. Vista has a bigger base memory footprint.

This. Or Windows 7.

 

Vista Sucks.

 



Slimebeast on 25 April 2009
Squilliam said:
Slimebeast said:
Squilliam said:
Just wait for Windows 7, it performs way better than Vista as Vista performs better than Windows XP and just run a virtual machine if you want to play any XP/98 only games. Thats what my next build will be like.

 

 Whats a virtual machine m8?

 

You can run another Windows version inside your Windows. So you could run Vista which runs a virtual machine of Windows 98 so you can play older games, say DOS games. @Bugrimer: Its more than that, Windows Vista runs the latest games better and its not just Direct X 10, its also every version of direct X after that. Windows XP is almost 8 years old, remember.

So this is something else than compatibility mode you are describing?

Is this an external emulator or built into Vista or how does it work? Or is u talking about something very elemental that Im just making compliacted now?

 



Squilliam on 25 April 2009
Slimebeast said:
Squilliam said:
Slimebeast said:
Squilliam said:
Just wait for Windows 7, it performs way better than Vista as Vista performs better than Windows XP and just run a virtual machine if you want to play any XP/98 only games. Thats what my next build will be like.

 

 Whats a virtual machine m8?

 

You can run another Windows version inside your Windows. So you could run Vista which runs a virtual machine of Windows 98 so you can play older games, say DOS games. @Bugrimer: Its more than that, Windows Vista runs the latest games better and its not just Direct X 10, its also every version of direct X after that. Windows XP is almost 8 years old, remember.

So this is something else than compatibility mode you are describing?

Is this an external emulator or built into Vista or how does it work? Or is u talking about something very elemental that Im just making compliacted now?

 

VMware Workstation is a virtual machine software suite for x86 and x86-64 computers from VMware, a division of EMC Corporation. This software suite allows users to set up multiple x86 and x86-64 virtual computers and to use one or more of these virtual machines simultaneously with the hosting operating system. Each virtual machine instance can execute its own guest operating system, such as Windows, Linux, BSD variants, or others. In simple terms, VMware Workstation allows one physical machine to run multiple operating systems simultaneously. Other VMware products help manage or migrate VMware virtual machines across multiple host machines.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMware_Workstation

Does that help?

 



Tease.

Slimebeast on 25 April 2009

Thanks squill.

Have u it installed? R u using it in your gaming sistem?



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greenmedic88 on 25 April 2009

Given the low price of memory these days, anything less than 4GB is an unnecessary corner cut unless you're still using a 32bit OS.

Given the memory restrictions on X86, I can't think of any reason to go 32bit if you're building a system for future use.

The whole "uses less memory" merit pretty much falls flat on its face since any modern build these days shouldn't be short of cheap RAM.

It's really hard to recommend spending money on Vista with Windows 7 right around the corner. Unfortunately, that's a good six + months away and if you're building a computer today and you need a legit copy of Windows to go with it...

I'd say find a copy of Windows 7 Beta and run that until it expires in August.

Skip Vista, and don't bother paying for XP either which is already running on borrowed support time from MS.



Dragonos on 25 April 2009
Squilliam said:

VMware Workstation is a virtual machine software suite for x86 and x86-64 computers from VMware, a division of EMC Corporation. This software suite allows users to set up multiple x86 and x86-64 virtual computers and to use one or more of these virtual machines simultaneously with the hosting operating system. Each virtual machine instance can execute its own guest operating system, such as Windows, Linux, BSD variants, or others. In simple terms, VMware Workstation allows one physical machine to run multiple operating systems simultaneously. Other VMware products help manage or migrate VMware virtual machines across multiple host machines.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMware_Workstation

Does that help?

 

 

just a heads up -
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9127980
^ article talking about Sun's Virtual box. its a free version to do what VMware does, albeit a bit slower. hurrahs for free shit.



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Squilliam on 25 April 2009
Dragonos said:
Squilliam said:

VMware Workstation is a virtual machine software suite for x86 and x86-64 computers from VMware, a division of EMC Corporation. This software suite allows users to set up multiple x86 and x86-64 virtual computers and to use one or more of these virtual machines simultaneously with the hosting operating system. Each virtual machine instance can execute its own guest operating system, such as Windows, Linux, BSD variants, or others. In simple terms, VMware Workstation allows one physical machine to run multiple operating systems simultaneously. Other VMware products help manage or migrate VMware virtual machines across multiple host machines.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMware_Workstation

Does that help?

 

 

just a heads up -
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9127980
^ article talking about Sun's Virtual box. its a free version to do what VMware does, albeit a bit slower. hurrahs for free shit.

Cool, thanks for the info.

 



Tease.

bugrimmar on 25 April 2009

so..

1.) where in the hell can i find a copy of windows 7 beta?

2.) will vista still be supported in the future?



Mummelmann on 25 April 2009

Strangely, Vista which was "made for gaming", actually sucks for gaming, it performs poorly and eats too much memory.
Stick with XP (most versions only have miniscule differences so get a cheap one) till Windows 7 comes out.
I always skip every other Windows since every other Windows is shit (I skipped 2000 as well, even 98 was better and then came XP shortly after).