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Games VS Vista Beta 2
I'm a big fan of running games on the wrong OS, so now I'm curious to see how your games fare.
This might end up as a big list, so I reckon it'll have to be in easily charted form. Take the following example:
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Title | Vista | Installs | Runs | Non-Root | Performs | Games
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American McGee's Alice | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Fur Fighters | x64 | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO
The first column relates to whether the game installs at all (without hacking about unneccessarily). The second as to whether the installed game runs. The third as to whether the game causes a security warning dialog when you run it. The forth as to whether it runs "normally" (a bit slower than XP is to be expected). The fifth and final for whether the game integrates into the "Games" section of the Start menu
Be sure to state whether you're using the 32 or 64-bit version of Vista. I'm gonna put as many of my games as I can to the test this weekend.
Oh, and if something doesn't appear in the Games screen, then wait a bit - games have been adding themselves, with new artwork and ESRB ratings, as time goes by - which is rather cool.
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Update 1:
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Title | Vista | Installs | Runs | Non-Root | Performs | Games
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American McGee's Alice | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Auto Assault | x64 | YES | NO | NO | YES | NO [1]
Bandits: Phoenix Rising | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Black and White | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Broken Sword | x64 | NO | -- | -- | -- | -- [2]
Broken Sword II | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO
Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dr | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Caesar III | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Call of Duty: Game of the Yea | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO
Contract J.A.C.K. | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Fur Fighters | x64 | NO | -- | -- | -- | -- [3]
Sid Meier's Civilization III | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Sid Meier's Civilization IV | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO [4]
[1] Requires Microsoft XML 4.0 Parser, game works if
you install it by hand, courtesy microsoft.com
[2] This game runs fine via ScummVM
[3] This game is known not to run in XP (32 or 64-bit)
[4] Patch doesn't work if you use the game's "search
for updates" option
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Good idea on the list, although I'm just too tired to compile it in that form atm sorry :(.
Just installed HL2 again today, and have tried to run CSS on the 32-bit version of Vista.
Installs and runs fine, but massive artifacting...so not sure whether it's a driver issue or what...can be a good thing...textures are all over the place, which means sometimes I can see through walls/doors....handy...but damn annoying :)
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Code:
Title | Vista | Installs | Runs | Non-Root | Performs | Games
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Fahrenheit | x64 | NO | - | - | - | -
Far Cry | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO
Half Life 2 Episode 1 | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO
Need For Speed MW | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO
Found the same with Civ 4 re the patching - I used FileMon in the end to find what it downloaded, and it turns out to be an InstallShield program which requires admin rights which is left in "My Games\Civilization IV\patch" in the user's profile.
Even fiddling the installer for Fahrenheit so it gets past the DirectX check doesn't work - the game launches a process which consumes 100% CPU time but doesn't display anything (works fine under XP x64).
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Cheers Paul, I'll merge those - bar HL2Ep1 (I've yet to decide how to format Steam entries)
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Update 2:
Code:
Title | Vista | Installs | Runs | Non-Root | Performs | Games
------------------------------+-------+----------+------+----------+----------+-------
American McGee's Alice | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Auto Assault | x64 | YES | NO | NO | YES | NO [1]
Bandits: Phoenix Rising | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Black and White | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Broken Sword | x64 | NO | -- | -- | -- | -- [2]
Broken Sword II | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO
Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dr | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Caesar III | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Call of Duty: Game of the Yea | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO
Contract J.A.C.K. | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Darwinia | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edi | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Diablo | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES [3]
Doom 3 | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | YES
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO [4]
Dungeon Siege | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Fahrenheit | x64 | NO | -- | -- | -- | --
Far Cry | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO
Fur Fighters | x64 | NO | -- | -- | -- | -- [5]
Need for Speed Most Wanted | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO
Sid Meier's Civilization III | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Sid Meier's Civilization IV | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO [6]
[1] Requires Microsoft XML 4.0 Parser, game works if
you install it by hand, courtesy microsoft.com
[2] This game runs fine via ScummVM
[3] Major graphical corruption
[4] Expansion pack
[5] This game is known not to run in XP (32 or 64-bit)
[6] Patch doesn't work if you use the game's "search
for updates" option
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It would also be very useful to have the grpahics card used mentioned here too - as ATI still has much better Vista support with it's drivers than Nvidia at the moment...
When I get round to installing Vista on my gaming pc I will post some updates:)
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i got GTA: SA running fine with the normal install and everything on vista beta 2 32bit
for some reason steam installed and CS installed fine but wouldnt load at all, it just hung at the desktop
BF2 didnt run well but did install and did play (if only with the 20fps as opposed to around 40-50fps i can pull)
i didnt try any others
edit: im on ATI
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this is your sunday afternoon update.
Code:
Title | Vista | Installs | Runs | Non-Root | Performs | Games
------------------------------+-------+----------+------+----------+----------+-------
American McGee's Alice | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Auto Assault | x64 | YES | NO | NO | YES | NO [1]
Bandits: Phoenix Rising | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Black and White | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Broken Sword | x64 | NO | -- | -- | -- | -- [2]
Broken Sword II | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO
Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dr | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Caesar III | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Call of Duty: Game of the Yea | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO
Contract J.A.C.K. | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Darwinia | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edi | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Diablo | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES [3]
Doom 3 | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | YES
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO [4]
Dungeon Siege | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Fahrenheit | x64 | NO | -- | -- | -- | --
Far Cry | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Far Cry (64 bit) | x64 | YES | YES | YES | NO | YES [3],[4]
F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assa | x64 | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO
Forsaken | x64 | YES | NO | YES | -- | YES
Fur Fighters | x64 | NO | -- | -- | -- | -- [5]
Grand Theft Auto III | x64 | YEs | YES | YES | YES | YES
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Grand Theft Auto Vice City | x64 | YES | NO | YES | -- | YES
Guild Wars | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO
Gunman Chronicles | x64 | YES | NO | YES | -- | YES
Need for Speed Most Wanted | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO
Sid Meier's Civilization III | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Sid Meier's Civilization IV | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO [6]
Steam | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Codename Gordon | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Condition Zero | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Condition Zero Delete | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Counter-Strike | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Counter-Strike: Sourc | x64 | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO
(Steam) Day of Defeat | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Day of Defeat: Source | x64 | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO
(Steam) Deathmatch Classic | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Half-Life | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Half-Life 2 | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Half-Life 2: Deathmat | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Half-Life 2: Episode | x64 | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO
(Steam) Half-Life 2: Lost Coa | x64 | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO
(Steam) Half-Life Deathmatch: | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Half-Life: Blue Shift | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Half-Life: Source | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Opposing Force | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Rag Doll Kung Fu | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Ricochet | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) SiN 1 | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO [3]
(Steam) SiN 1 Multiplayer | x64 | YES | NO | NO | -- | NO
(Steam) SiN Episodes: Emergen | x64 | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO
(Steam) Team Fortress Classic | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
[1] Requires Microsoft XML 4.0 Parser, game works if
you install it by hand, courtesy microsoft.com
[2] This game runs fine via ScummVM
[3] Major graphical corruption
[4] Expansion pack
[5] This game is known not to run in XP (32 or 64-bit)
[6] Patch doesn't work if you use the game's "search
for updates" option
[7] Autorun does not work (16-bit)
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sunday evening update
Code:
Title | Vista | Installs | Runs | Non-Root | Performs | Games
------------------------------+-------+----------+------+----------+----------+-------
American McGee's Alice | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Auto Assault | x64 | YES | NO | NO | YES | NO [1]
Bandits: Phoenix Rising | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Black and White | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Broken Sword | x64 | NO | -- | -- | -- | -- [2]
Broken Sword II | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO
Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dr | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Caesar III | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Call of Duty: Game of the Yea | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO
Contract J.A.C.K. | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Darwinia | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edi | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Diablo | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES [3]
Doom 3 | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | YES
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO [4]
Dungeon Siege | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Fahrenheit | x64 | NO | -- | -- | -- | --
Far Cry | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Far Cry (64 bit) | x64 | YES | YES | YES | NO | YES [3],[4]
F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assa | x64 | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO
Forsaken | x64 | YES | NO | YES | -- | YES
Fur Fighters | x64 | NO | -- | -- | -- | -- [5]
Grand Theft Auto III | x64 | YEs | YES | YES | YES | YES
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | x64 | YES | NO | YES | -- | YES
Guild Wars | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO
Gunman Chronicles | x64 | YES | NO | YES | -- | YES
Max Payne | x64 | YES | NO | YES | -- | YES
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max | x64 | YES | YES | YES | NO | YES
Need for Speed Most Wanted | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO
Neverwinter Nights | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO
No One Lives Forever | x64 | NO | -- | -- | -- | -- [7]
No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy | x64 | YES | YES | YES | NO | YES [8]
Nocturne | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Operation Flashpoint: Game of | x64 | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO
Pariah | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO
Perimeter | x64 | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO
Prince of Persia: The Sands o | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO
Prince of Persia: The Two Thr | x64 | YES | NO | NO | -- | NO [9]
Quake III Arena | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Quake III: Team Arena | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES [4]
Quake 4 | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO [7]
Serious Sam | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Severance: Blade of Darkness | x64 | YES | NO | YES | -- | YES
Sid Meier's Civilization III | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Sid Meier's Civilization IV | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO [6]
Soul Reaver | x64 | YES | NO | YES | -- | YES
Starcraft | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES [3]
Starcraft: Brood War | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO [3],[4]
Startopia | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Steam | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Codename Gordon | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Condition Zero | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Condition Zero Delete | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Counter-Strike | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Counter-Strike: Sourc | x64 | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO
(Steam) Day of Defeat | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Day of Defeat: Source | x64 | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO
(Steam) Deathmatch Classic | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Half-Life | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Half-Life 2 | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Half-Life 2: Deathmat | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Half-Life 2: Episode | x64 | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO
(Steam) Half-Life 2: Lost Coa | x64 | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO
(Steam) Half-Life Deathmatch: | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Half-Life: Blue Shift | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Half-Life: Source | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Opposing Force | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Rag Doll Kung Fu | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) Ricochet | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
(Steam) SiN 1 | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO [3]
(Steam) SiN 1 Multiplayer | x64 | YES | NO | NO | -- | NO
(Steam) SiN Episodes: Emergen | x64 | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO
(Steam) Team Fortress Classic | x64 | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO
Stronghold | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
Summoner | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrow | x64 | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO
The Settlers IV | x64 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
[1] Requires Microsoft XML 4.0 Parser, game works if
you install it by hand, courtesy microsoft.com
[2] This game runs fine via ScummVM
[3] Major graphical corruption
[4] Expansion pack
[5] This game is known not to run in XP (32 or 64-bit)
[6] Patch doesn't work if you use the game's "search
for updates" option
[7] Autorun does not work
[8] No Audio
[9] Starforce
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Code:
Title | Vista | Installs | Runs | Non-Root | Performs | Games
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Baldur's Gate II | x64 | YES | YES | YES | NO | YES
Sacred | x64 | YES | NO | - | - | YES
SpellForce | x64 | YES | NO | - | - | YES
Baldur's Gate II is laggy graphically, I suspect as it only supports OpenGL rendering.
Sacred I didn't hold any hope for as XP x64 doesn't run it either - the copy protection they used tries to load a 32-bit kernel mode driver at runtime, and the authors have flatly refused to supply one that works on x64 platforms.
I think SpellForce's copy protection as being the reason it doesn't run - all that happens is a box appears with "the command completed successfully" in it (works okay under XP x64).
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i was wrong, auto assault is laggy & crashes after a few minutes' play :(
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could someone test EVE i wanna test the vista beta as im redoing my pc soon but still wanna be able to paly eve the other games i play are already on the list
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Code:
Title | Vista | Installs | Runs | Non-Root | Performs | Games
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Outrun 2006 CTC | x64 | YES | YES* | YES | YES | NO
* have to disable DEP for the executable for it to run, but it does run perfectly.
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i\'ll try & get some more games done on sunday -to be honest, it\'s a right bastard doing it, and far from fun work