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Freelancer + Win Vista = ? - Elvin - 12-05-2008
Greetings,
Im buying a new computer, and I noticed there is Win Vista for free comming with it... So I wanted to make sure, is Freelancer, mod manager and account magager working on Vista without any problems?
Thanks,
Elvin
Freelancer + Win Vista = ? - ProwlerPC - 12-05-2008
Vista is evil for the first time user....
1. Turn off User Account Management. It'll interupt every action you do.
2. Anti-Virus software and Vista is an issue. There are only a few out there that is compatible Norton isn't one of them. So get rid of the AV software and get Avanti, I believe.
3. Video drivers may be too advanced for the FL game, switch to a less modern driver.
4. Turn off the Gadgets on the right hand side. Take care of it's little Icon in systray by clock so it doesn't keep coming back.
5. In fact remove any and all unecessary operations you find, Vista is memory intensive but when the bells and whistles are gone It'll use less than 40% of a GB.
6. Backup, backup, backup. (including your FAM ids)
Anyone else care to add?
Freelancer + Win Vista = ? - Elvin - 12-05-2008
' Wrote:Vista is evil for the first time user....
1. Turn off User Account Management. It'll interupt every action you do.
2. Anti-Virus software and Vista is an issue. There are only a few out there that is compatible Norton isn't one of them. So get rid of the AV software and get Avanti, I believe.
3. Video drivers may be too advanced for the FL game, switch to a less modern driver.
4. Turn off the Gadgets on the right hand side. Take care of it's little Icon in systray by clock so it doesn't keep coming back.
5. In fact remove any and all unecessary operations you find, Vista is memory intensive but when the bells and whistles are gone It'll use less than 40% of a GB.
6. Backup, backup, backup. (including your FAM ids)
Anyone else care to add?
Eck, that sounds scary, guess Ill keep my XP pro CD for a while longer. My, I really have fear... I hope that all the scary stories about Vista.... Arent true...
Freelancer + Win Vista = ? - Munaum - 12-06-2008
Wait, I'm running Freelancer with Windows 7 and XP compatibility. Latest drivers, UAC disabled. It's just fine..
Freelancer + Win Vista = ? - Klaw117 - 12-06-2008
Do you work for Microsoft or something? Windows 7 isn't scheduled to be released for a while. It's still a beta.
At least now I know FL will run on it though. I'm using XP and Norton and it's just fine. Graphics card sucks though.
Freelancer + Win Vista = ? - Cellulanus - 12-06-2008
Thats odd, I have two computers (my personal one is XP, the family one is a vista) I installed FL, FLMM and disco without any problems on my vista and it works like a charm.
All I had to do was set the firewall thingy to ignore freelancer.
Freelancer + Win Vista = ? - Barracuda-007 - 12-06-2008
Actually, There is a tutorial written by DBoy apon this subject.
Freelancer & Windows Vista Tutorial - By: DBoy
On another note, If you've got the choice. I'd sudjest you stick with Windows XP. Because the security and other such things are so uptight and I don't really find it too great for playing Video Games online or even at all.
Reason: It is most hard to get it to run with any games that require admin rights to run online game play.
Such as Freelancer, Battlefield 1942 - 2142, Call of Duty 1-5, and many other games that I could as well place on the list.
Freelancer + Win Vista = ? - kacijon - 12-06-2008
I got windows VISTA And It works PERFECT To me So I suggest you buy it if you realy wont.
Anyway I got UAC on And works too
I got drivers NEw and works great too.
Even Mod mangaer and account manager all Great.
Freelancer + Win Vista = ? - Munaum - 12-06-2008
' Wrote:Do you work for Microsoft or something? Windows 7 isn't scheduled to be released for a while. It's still a beta.
At least now I know FL will run on it though. I'm using XP and Norton and it's just fine. Graphics card sucks though.
Gee, I wish, but the Windows 7 Beta is not that hard to obtain.
Freelancer + Win Vista = ? - Elvin - 12-06-2008
So here I am, with the new computer... WIll be tryiing that instalation soon... All looks fine so far, just the fact Vista asks for everything three times makes me crazy a little.
"Do you want to open X?" -Ok
"Are you sure you want to instal X?" -Yes
"X is currently installing, are you sure about that?" -Yes
"Are you sure you want to launch X?"-F*ck off you- !