Does SEIV run on XP????

se5a · #1 May 16th, 2004, 01:16 AM

oh my ........

*shakes head*
what happend to the KISS prinicple??

and XP pro rocks.
there is verry little I cant run on this. the only times I have had problems are when the installer desides that it doesent like the os, but you can usualy get around that by using the compatabilty modes. hell, I have run old DOS games under XP pro (with dos box so it probibly dont count)
ill admit, I havent used 2000. and many of the annoying interfaces can be changed to the classic Versions.

Solymr · #2 May 16th, 2004, 06:19 AM

I'm not a big fan of 2000 myself. I have 98SE, 2000 Pro and XP Pro on this machine and I tend to use XP the most, 98SE sometimes for my old favs but I haven't actually used 2000 since I updated it Last, which was back in Feb. I find its pretty unstable with several games and I've had a few others that just refuse to run under it. I've NEVER had a problem with XP, with the possible exception that I hate having to restart and go into 98 so I can play a DOS game when I'm bored (I'm too lazy to bother with dosbox). This isn't to say 2000 is bad, I'm sure its great to use in buisness. I just find that when it comes to games 2000 just can't keep up the pace and the handful of my friends who've tried it tend to agree with me.

Also, programs like StyleXP can change the look of the interface and the stupid new start menu is easily set back to classic mode.

All in all, SE4 is fine on XP. I've had a problem with ship animations, but I think thats just a rare bug that only a few people have had.

And no, I'm not a M$ sales rep. I just find that XP Pro is hardly given the credit it deserves. Its a solid gaming platform that until Longhorn comes out, or Linux attracts more game creators, will be what most games will be aimed at.

Just my 2 credits worth.

JayBdey · #3 May 16th, 2004, 07:07 AM

Trust me, you won�t want longhorn. XP is the Last MS product I will be using. If the rumors and speculations are even half true you will no longer own your computer with longhorn. You will be allowed to do only what MS approves. Only "trusted" programs that are signed will run on it, so good bye OSS for Windows, do you think they will sign Mozilla's code as "safe"?

And you will get a good laugh out of this. Look at the projected system averages for when longhorn comes out. MS says this will be the average PC when it ships.

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=0...id=190&tid=201

From Slashdot "At first I thought this was a joke, but this article from Microsoft Watch confirms it: 'Microsoft is expected to recommend that the 'average' Longhorn PC feature a dual-core CPU running at 4 to 6GHz; a minimum of 2 gigs of RAM; up to a terabyte of storage; a 1 Gbit, built-in, Ethernet-wired port and an 802.11g wireless link; and a graphics processor that runs three times faster than those on the market today.'"

Solymr · #4 May 16th, 2004, 07:33 AM

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Originally posted by JayBdey:
Trust me, you won�t want longhorn. XP is the Last MS product I will be using. If the rumors and speculations are even half true you will no longer own your computer with longhorn. You will be allowed to do only what MS approves. Only "trusted" programs that are signed will run on it, so good bye OSS for Windows, do you think they will sign Mozilla's code as "safe"?

And you will get a good laugh out of this. Look at the projected system averages for when longhorn comes out. MS says this will be the average PC when it ships.

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=0...id=190&tid=201

From Slashdot "At first I thought this was a joke, but this article from Microsoft Watch confirms it: 'Microsoft is expected to recommend that the 'average' Longhorn PC feature a dual-core CPU running at 4 to 6GHz; a minimum of 2 gigs of RAM; up to a terabyte of storage; a 1 Gbit, built-in, Ethernet-wired port and an 802.11g wireless link; and a graphics processor that runs three times faster than those on the market today.'"

I don't intend on using Longhorn myself, I'm hoping Linux will be a more viable platform by then. I'm not fond of being told what programs I can and can't use (as I'm sure most others are) so I seriously doubt Longhorn will take off with gamers unless M$ changes its strategy (highly unlikely, looks like Big Bill wants to hold our hands and show us the golden path he has in store for us).

In regards to recommended system specs, I'm guessing Longhorn won't be out till late 06 or ealry 07. By then the average PC will make my machine look like a pocket calculator. But as many have said before, Longhorn will probably work on any new machine you buy today, just not running its full features.

I just hope Linux starts to get popular with game developers.

Atrocities · #5 May 16th, 2004, 12:32 PM

I have been running SEIV on XP for over a year and a half now and it has ran fine. No problems.

Fyron · #6 May 17th, 2004, 05:05 AM

I have been able to run a wide variety of games without issue on 2000, with the exception of a small number of ancient DOS games, which can be run in other ways, so no loss there. 2000 is just as stable as, if not more stable than, XP, because there is less bloat. The core OS is pretty much the same with both OS. 2000, with service packs installed, is perfectly fine for gaming.

There are several interface areas that you can NOT revert to normal in XP, which is a big problem.

Mephisto, XP Pro is a decent OS, though it pales in comparison to 2000, as it has all that garbage floating around that you don't need stacked on top of win 2000, which it is mostly a skin upgrade of anyways...

Magnum357 · #7 May 17th, 2004, 05:16 AM

I think I agree with others, this new "Longhorn" OS is a load of crap!!! I'm sick and tired of M$ trying too control the entire computing world. I think Win98 and WinXP are going too be the Last OS I'm going too use because Linux is starting too look more and more popular by the minute.

Heck, my brother just got a copy of Linspire (its actually Lindows, but because of all the Lawsuits by M$ claiming too steal the "copyrighted" name of Windows, they changed it too Linspire) and I'm really impressed by this OS. Its not nearly as Open sourced as Red Hat and other Linux OS's, but its based on a Hierarchy structure like Windows and it can still run many older Windows based programs that are common on Win98/2000 (maybe even XP based too).

Its very possible many small game developers could look into Linspire as a good, solid Gaming OS. Heck, I heard SEIV was made with Delphi (and awsome programming language), maybe Aaron Hall could create His Space Empires games on Linsprie.