Does SEIV run on XP????

Magnum357 · #1 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.

JayBdey · #2 May 17th, 2004, 06:52 AM

What areas can you not change back to normal on XP? You can change most everything in XP, some things are not easy to change, but they still can be changed.

And I actually like the blue XP GUI. I like it better than the cold grey 9x/2000 look, but MS included that as the Win Classic theme for people who like it more.

se5a · #3 May 17th, 2004, 07:05 AM

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Originally posted by Solymr:
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).

get one of the dosbox front ends, its great, it will help you set up all the stuff for a game then you can run it.
next time you just need to run the front end, click the game and hit run - easy as pie.

oh - and incase you guys didnt realise, that comment about the KISS principle was pointed at the longhorn specs...

Will · #4 May 17th, 2004, 07:46 AM

For those who do not like the WinXP cartoon-y Fisher Price Interface, and don't want to spend all the time tracking down the options to switch the interface to something resembling intelligence...

Perhaps you should look into replacing Explorer (the Windows shell shipped with Windows) with GeoShell or LiteStep. Can be as bare-bones or fully featured as you want with various plugins, and there are many, many pre-made themes which combine the plugins with a useful interface.

I'm currently using LiteStep with the Austerity theme, slightly modified to have four virtual desktops, among other things.

Atrocities · #5 May 17th, 2004, 08:32 AM

Hey Magnum posted.

I know him from the old SE4 Forums.

Hey Magnum.

Raging Deadstar · #6 May 17th, 2004, 02:34 PM

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Originally posted by Will:
For those who do not like the WinXP cartoon-y Fisher Price Interface, and don't want to spend all the time tracking down the options to switch the interface to something resembling intelligence...

Perhaps you should look into replacing Explorer (the Windows shell shipped with Windows) with GeoShell or LiteStep. Can be as bare-bones or fully featured as you want with various plugins, and there are many, many pre-made themes which combine the plugins with a useful interface.

I'm currently using LiteStep with the Austerity theme, slightly modified to have four virtual desktops, among other things.

I agree, currently i'm using a program called Windowsblinds and have a very nice gold Lord of the Ringstheme on xp, very pretty

Ragnarok · #7 May 17th, 2004, 04:59 PM

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
2000 is just as stable as, if not more stable than, XP, because there is less bloat.

I disagree there. I have never had an XP Pro machine lock up and give me the BSOD, or any other form of crashing. With W2K I had it happen at least every couple months if not more, and this was with all the latest drivers and not running any programs that would cause such an event.