winSPMBT and WinSPWW2 and VISTA

DRG · #1 September 8th, 2007, 10:17 AM

FYI

To date we have not had a single report I am aware of that either game will
NOT run under Vista in Windowed mode. We have had some reports of "sluggish"
response in full screen mode in Vista and also reports that the problem had
been corrected with driver upgrades or procedural changes.

We supply both games in both Windowed and full screen mode to ensure that
one OR the other ( or if we're lucky....both ) modes will run the game in
all the various Windows operating systems. But we do not guarantee the game will
work in both modes under all the various different Windows operating systems and
hardware combinations. In most cases the game will but both modes are provided
to ensure one or the other WILL run the game

If anyone has tried to run the game under Vista in Windowed mode without success
I would like to hear about it please and I would also like to hear from people
sucessfully running the games in full screen mode and Windowed mode in Vista

Thanks

Don

tombell · #2 October 2nd, 2007, 01:19 PM

I have Vista Ultimate, and I'm getting full page color distortion on loading up. In both ww2 and MBT.

DRG · #3 October 2nd, 2007, 05:56 PM

Full screen mode or windowed mode?

Don

eurico · #4 October 2nd, 2007, 06:21 PM

Got Winspww2 to work both full screen and in windowed mode on my laptop. Somewhat sluggish in full screen, but running ok in windowed mode. OS is Vista Home Premium.

tombell · #5 October 2nd, 2007, 08:14 PM

DRG, They load in full screen mode.

DRG · #6 October 3rd, 2007, 12:36 AM

OK, I've had a similar report from one of our playtesters.

Did you upgrade to Vista or buy a new machine with it installed?

Don

Crusher_Bob · #7 October 3rd, 2007, 01:56 AM

Have been running full screen mode winspww2 just fine on Vista. Had trouble with running folding@home at the same time, as the winspww2 kept getting minimized. Shutting down f@h solves this problem. Also, when something steals focus (for example, avg runs update) from winspww2, I get color distortion, but task switching to the desktop then back to the game solves this problem.

DRG · #8 October 3rd, 2007, 09:33 AM

Interesting... so you're not noticing any slowdown with FS mode?

Was this an upgrade to Vista or a new machine?

Don

Helm · #9 July 20th, 2008, 03:25 AM

I found if I run it with XP,256 colours and 640 res ticked in the shortcut,then reset the desk top res to normal after the warning box about 640 res pops up it will run.

It's a pain in the arse I know but hey at least it does run in vista just a faff to get it going.

Oh it's the DL version btw

flump · #10 September 19th, 2008, 04:11 AM

hi well just got new lap top HP Pavilion HDX9300. WINDOWS VISTA servise pack one, both spww2 and spmbt just freez at tile screen, would love some type of help in getting it to work ?.
yours john