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I need HELP. Once upon a time, when my computer ran Windows XP - I had a very
stable and enjoyable PC experience, all the way around. Applications started
when I wanted them too, and ALL the games I wanted to play ran without
question.
I was excited about Vista, and defended it when all my other gaming
buddies bagged on it and me for making the switch. Now, I feel like an idiot.
Battlefield: 2142 crashes on stage loads. Sure, it has the "this game has
only been tested on Windows XP 32-bit" but the compatibility mode on Vista
doesn't even let the copy-protection scheme on Battlefield 2142 work
correctly - so it won't load.
Titan Quest - simple enough game - crashes for random things now with
little or no explanation as to why.
XFIRE used to be a wonderful tool for ingame chat. Now, it's a prime source
for PC crashing.
So, then these wonderful VISTA only games come along so -- my idea was to
dual-boot. That led to a total train wreck of an XP intsallation that led to
a total re-load of Windows Vista and STILL no dual boot capability into
Windows XP.
I used to HATE console gaming, but now I hate my PC even more. I spent A
LOT of money building a pretty awesome gaming rig. 2x 8800GTX to go in an
Asus Striker Extreme motherboard with a Core2Duo processor, 2 Gigs of RAM and
a very nice 30" LCD monitor. To bad its all pretty much a paper weight with
Windows Vista isntalled.
stable and enjoyable PC experience, all the way around. Applications started
when I wanted them too, and ALL the games I wanted to play ran without
question.
I was excited about Vista, and defended it when all my other gaming
buddies bagged on it and me for making the switch. Now, I feel like an idiot.
Battlefield: 2142 crashes on stage loads. Sure, it has the "this game has
only been tested on Windows XP 32-bit" but the compatibility mode on Vista
doesn't even let the copy-protection scheme on Battlefield 2142 work
correctly - so it won't load.
Titan Quest - simple enough game - crashes for random things now with
little or no explanation as to why.
XFIRE used to be a wonderful tool for ingame chat. Now, it's a prime source
for PC crashing.
So, then these wonderful VISTA only games come along so -- my idea was to
dual-boot. That led to a total train wreck of an XP intsallation that led to
a total re-load of Windows Vista and STILL no dual boot capability into
Windows XP.
I used to HATE console gaming, but now I hate my PC even more. I spent A
LOT of money building a pretty awesome gaming rig. 2x 8800GTX to go in an
Asus Striker Extreme motherboard with a Core2Duo processor, 2 Gigs of RAM and
a very nice 30" LCD monitor. To bad its all pretty much a paper weight with
Windows Vista isntalled.