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forquare1
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Hi all,
I'm expecting that from my other thread about Windows XP, that I may need to upgrade to Windows 7 to make use of the hardware available (or at least Win Vista).
So, my requirements are:
- Must run on my Mac Pro (2xXeon 5500's, 8GB RAM, NVidia GForce GT 120)
- Must be able to run the following games:
---- Roller Coaster Tycoon
---- Sim City 3000
---- Baulder's Gate
---- Broken Sword (1 & 2)
---- The Sims 2
---- Steam's CSS, Half-Life, etc
That's about it I think...
I've got no idea what the difference is between the versions really...My copy of Win 7 Pro doesn't seem to like Sim City 300 though, it crashes part way through the game...
Many thanks,
Ben
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rustybucket
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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openSUSE 11.2 should do most of that..... Sorry.  _________________Jim
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Linux_User
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 3:29 pm
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Is Windows 7 compatible with Bootcamp yet? 
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rustybucket
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Good point Is it? _________________Jim
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forquare1
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Win 7 64-bit Pro installs...But that may be where my problem lies...
I'm not entirely sure what Boot Camp does, I just thought Boot Camp was a bootloader plus tools to make the Mac keyboard play nice...?
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Linux_User
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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I thought Bootcamp provided all the drivers etc?
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forquare1
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Yes, it gives drivers too. But at some stage, Win 7 will be supported properly by boot camp. When that happens, what will be my best course of action?
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bobbdobbs
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get a proper PC <runs away>  _________________Finally joined Flickr
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rustybucket
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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_________________Jim
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forquare1
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Location: /dev/tty0
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Alright, no worries. I'll ask elsewhere.
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Linux_User
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You should be alright with Home Premium I would have thought.
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big_D
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Home Premium should be fine, unless some of your apps require XP - then you can use Professional and get the XP Mode add-on*.
Full Windows 7 support is due immenetly with the next patch for BootCamp (not sure if it is SL only or also Leopard and Tiger).
* note: The XP Mode uses a VM to enable support for old applications which are poorly written. However, it isn't really a solution for games, as graphics performance will be severly degraded.
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bally199
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Windows 2000 Pro. _________________ Kimmotalk is where all the cool people hang.
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soddit112
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i doubt thatll matter for the sims or rollercoaster tycoon, they can run on a week-old piece of cheese 
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phantombudgie
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Do you still have the data for that test...? 
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