Windows Vista OS, Go or No Go

Hi all:
Windows Vista is out here, in The States. Does anyone know if it will work with games that run on XP?
What's the opinion of Vista from some of you guys that are far more computer savy than I.

 

From all I've heard about Vista, it's not that great. I've actually heard people say it's worse than when Windows ME came out... IMO, I'd stick with Windows XP, since it's a good system already. Plus, Vista just came out today in the states. It has yet to be tested out properly, and I'm sure there are a ton of bugs still in it. (There always is with Windows.) If you're going to get Vista, I'd at least wait a couple months until some critical bug fixes are out.

As far as actual compatability, though, I'd imagine it will still support any game that can be played on Windows XP. It honestly wouldn't make any sense at all if it didn't. But, I don't know for sure, but somebody else will come along and give their opinion, I'm sure.

 

Actually, I have no idea what you're talking about, Ted.

 

The first SP2 release did not assure compatibility
of pre-SP2 software. As simple as that.

 

Check this post for information -> Windows Vista minimum requirements <- click there

from the Kaptain's Korner

Windows Vista (capable) minimum requirements
Processor: 800 MHz
Memory: 512 MB
GPU: SVGA (800x600 and DirectX 9 capable)
GPU RAM: no minimum
HDD: 15 GB (free space for the operating system)
Optical Drive: CD-ROM

Windows Vista (ready) minimum requirements
Processor: 1000 MHz
Memory: 1024 MB (no shared GPU memory else over 1024 MB)
GPU: SVGA (DirectX 9-class GPU) supports*
* WDDM + hardware Pixel Shader 2.0 + 32 bits/pixel + adequate GPU RAM
GPU RAM: 128 MB minimum (no shared GPU memory else over 128 MB)
HDD: over 15 GB (free space for the operating system)
Optical Drive: CD-ROM or DVD-ROM

adequate GPU RAM
– 64 MB of RAM to support a single monitor up to 1,310,720 pixels
– 128 MB of RAM to support a single monitor up to 2,304,000 pixels
– 256 MB of RAM to support a single monitor beyond 2,304,000 pixels

 

Ahh...the opinions roll in
Myself I ran ME for a long time without problems, until I had to upgrade to XP for certain games. XP pro with Service Pack 2 has served me well so far, but the guys over at Cheap Guys Computers, (they built my new gaming pc) told me that in two years there will be no support for any windows except Vista.

Krunch: Thanks for the link, I far exceed the Vista ready stats. I'm gonna wait though, I still don't trust Micro Soft..................................shhhh Bill Gates is probably watching, hehe

 

I refuse to touch Vista for at least a year. The sheer number of bugs, security issues, the fact that I do not make enough to create a machine powerful enough to run the software, and the fact that I am quite used to XP turns me off to Vista. Why should one have to get a brand new computer JUST BECAUSE Microsoft decided to MAKE the world upgrade...

Besides, hasn't anyone at that company heard of Quality Control? Beta testing? Anyone? Anyone?

 

Here's a reported list of games that are supposed to be compatible with Windows Vista.

Aliens versus Predator 2
Americas Army 2.7 (32-bit) - you have to manually update punkbuster then run as admin
Anno 1701
Age of Empires and the Rise of Rome expansion
Age of Empires II and the Conquerors expansion
Armed and Dangerous
Arx Fatalis
Baldur's Gate (32bit) (Polish version, English should work well too)
Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast (32bit) (Polish version, English should work well too)
Battle for Middle-Earth 1 & 2
Battlefield 2 & Special Forces (Run BF2.exe As Administrator.)
Battlefield 2142
Blood II The Chosen (It rarely crashes, but this was happening under XP too.)
Broken Sword: The Angel of Death
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Call of Duty & United Offensive
Call of Duty 2 (run cod2mp_s.exe in XP SP2 compability mode; SP fine.)
Civilization III (run as administrator, XP SP2 compatibility mode)
Cobra 11 - Nitro (StarForce protection vista-update required)
Command & Conquer: Generals
Commandos: Beyond The Call Of Duty
Condemned - Criminal Origins
Continuum
Counter-Strike 1.6
Counter-Strike Condition Zero
Counter-Strike Source
Cricket 07 (Australian version - works on both x86 & x64)
Darwinia
Deal or No Deal
Delta Force Black Hawk Down & Team Sabre
Deus Ex
Diablo I
Diablo II - NOTE: For best results, set Compatibility Mode for application to Windows XP SP2 in the shortcut's properties and run as Administrator. This should allow all features of game to work properly, including LAN and Battle.Net play.
Doom 3 (Requires working OpenGL support)
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil (Requires working OpenGL support)
Doomsday 3D Engine v1.9.0 Beta 4
Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition with all Add-Ons (for Windows Edition; not original 16-bit MS-DOS) (This game works slowly with too low performance if you don't install the driver of your graphic card manually although Vista automatically recognizes and installs the drivers of your graphic card and DirectX.)
Duke Nukem 3D High Resolution Pack (HRP) (also External Release (XTR)) v1.0
Duke Nukem Manhattan Project
Dungeon Keeper
EA Link for EA Games
Elder Scrolls: Oblivion
Everquest
Everquest II
F1 2006 (Win 98/Me Compatibility Mode)
Flight Simulator 2004
Flight Simulator X
FBI: Hostage Rescue
F.E.A.R
FIFA 07
Football Manager 2007
Freelancer
Flatout 2 (European with Starforce update)
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
Gothic 3 (Windows Vista wont allow 2 files to install in system folder(64 bit))
Grand Prix 4
Grand Theft Auto II
Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Guild Wars: Factions (German)
Gun
GunBound WC
Half Life
Half Life 2 & Half Life 2: Episode One
Halo: Combat Evolved(need a patch windows tel you about it)
Halo: Custom Edition(needs a update tho download (hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1884)
Hitman: Blood Money
Hitman: Contracts
Hugo: The Evil Mirror
KISS: Psycho Circus The Nightmare Child
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Legend
Lego Star Wars II (64-bit)
Max Payne 1.01
Max Payne 2
Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault Installed MOHAA Ver1.1 on 32-bit Ultimate, plays fine with no problems at all, multiplayer untested as yet.
Klotski (and Microsoft Entertainment Pack 1991)
MU Online
Need for Speed (32-bit)
Need for Speed III: Hot pursuit
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Need for Speed Carbon
Neverwinter Nights 2
NHL 06
NHL 07
Outrun 2006
Pariah (With 98/ME Compatibility mode)
Pacific Warriors
Phantasy Star Universe
Prey (Requires working OpenGL support)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (Starts Windows MCE upon exit?)
Pro Evolution Soccer 6
Psychonauts
Quake 2
Quake 3
Quake 4 (v1.3)
Race - The WTCC Game
Ragnarok Online
Rainbow Six: Lockdown
RollerCoaster Tycoon [With the Loopy Landscape Add-On] (Vista 32-bit)
- Add the "Windows 95" compatibility mode for the file "rct.exe"
- Add the "Full control" right to "Everyone" for the folder of RCT and its subfolders.
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 [Original and all Add-Ons] (Vista 32-bit)
- Add the "Full control" right to "Everyone" for the folder of RCT2 and its subfolders.
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 [Original and all Add-Ons] (Vista 32-bit)
Rome: Total War
Second Sight
SimCity 3000 Unlimited (32-bit)
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Star Wars Galaxies
Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds and Clone Campaigns
Starcraft
Super Mario Forever (After starting the game, the mouse cursor of Vista still appears on the screen. Ignore it.)
SWAT 4 & The Stetchkov Syndicate (32-bit)
The Simpsons - Hit & Run (32-bit)
The Sims 2 [Original and all Add-Ons] (Vista 32-bits)
The Sims 2 [Nightlife, Pets] (Vista 64-bit)
Titan Quest
Train Simulator (Microsoft) (Vista 32-bit)
Unreal Tournament 2004
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
Warcraft 3 & also The Frozen Throne(With 98/ME Compatibility Mode)
Warhammer Mark of Chaos
World of Warcraft
World Racing 2 (StarForce protection vista-update required)
Worms 4: Mayhem
Worms Armageddon with latest patch (32bit)
Worms World Party

 

*blink*

No BG II? Why the first, but not the second?

 

*shrug* :shrugno:

 

Okay, I'll bite. ToEE not listed here or on Krunch's complete compatibility list in another post. Stupid question below:

According to Bill Gates (heard this on The Daily Show FWIW), there were 5 million people who downloaded and tested the beta version of Vista worldwide. If so, has anyone reading this tried to run ToEE on it yet?

 

I'll let you in on a little secret. Probably 95% of the 5 million people that tried Vista never even heard of Temple of Elemental Evil. He said himself it was 5 million worldwide, and so far ToEE is only in America and a handful of other countries. And from what I hear, it's still a niche game everywhere it's been released.

If someone here would like to be the guinnea pig and test out Vista, which I would seriously like to see, it ain't gonna be me...

That's bullshit. Even some of the newest games and computer software coming out to date are still compatible back to at least Windows 2000. I've still seen recent things that will run with Windows 98, and that's been out for...what... 9 years? There's no way in hell Vista will completely take over the Windows market in two years. If it ever does (which I honestly doubt it will), it will take at least four or five years, until XP starts to get to the brink of being obsolete.

 

Get hot and beat'em up, Agetian!.. heh *smirk*