Does G2 play in Vista?

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I still have XP, but a friend of mine is struggling to get his G2 going in Vista, due to the DRM problems that Vista brings. He asked me if I knew if the game itself would actually play in Vista, before he goes to all the trouble of trying to get the DRM problem solved.

So I was wondering if anyone here had played G2 in Vista at all?
 
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I didn't but as far as I know it works on Vista. Though I had problems running it on Win7 64-bit. If your friend has 32-bit system then everything should work for him - if 64-bit then I don't know.
 
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It wouldn't play on my XP 64 OS, so I'd be worried about Vista, especially if it's a 64 bit version!!
 
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I think it's more the 64 bit that's the problem, rather than the OS!!
 
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Most likely. I've played G2 on Vista 32. It had a few issues, but the community over at WoG has figured out various fixes that will solve those issues.
 
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Apparently, his version of Vista won't even "see" the G2 disc in the drive! :eek:

I think he has the 64-bit version, sadly...

Let's hope Windows 7 will have less issues with older games, since they're including Virtual PC. :(
 
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Let's hope Windows 7 will have less issues with older games, since they're including Virtual PC.
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Except Virtual XP mode is only in most expensive version of Win7 and needs pretty much RAM. "Normal" Win7 probably won't be better than Vista with running old games.
 
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Konjad said:
Except Virtual XP mode is only in most expensive version of Win7 and needs pretty much RAM. "Normal" Win7 probably won't be better than Vista with running old games.
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XP mode will be included in Windows 7 Professional which isn't the most expensive version.

But that's besides the point because I don't think it will support hardware acceleration.
 
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But that's besides the point because I don't think it will support hardware acceleration.
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Exactly, there's only a slow 2D card simulated in Win7's XP mode from what I've read. It's meant mostly for companies so they can still run old applications, not for gamers like us ...

I was planning on switching to Windows 7 64bit too, including an upgrade to 4GB RAM (still using Vista 32 with 2GB), so hearing of this incompatibility is not good news.
 
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Does anyone know if the Good Old Games Gothic versions work on 64-bit OS?
 
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txa1265 said:
Does anyone know if the Good Old Games Gothic versions work on 64-bit OS?
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I got NotR from GOG and it works on my Vista 64 bit system. Only one small issue: a couple of the intro movies don't show video (get sound only). I understand that there are workarounds to this minor problem, which you can find in the GOG forum.
 
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DaddyWhale said:
I got NotR from GOG and it works on my Vista 64 bit system. Only one small issue: a couple of the intro movies don't show video (get sound only). I understand that there are workarounds to this minor problem, which you can find in the GOG forum.
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Thanks for that ... my Win7 pre-order is 64-bit ...
 
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DaddyWhale said:
I got NotR from GOG and it works on my Vista 64 bit system. Only one small issue: a couple of the intro movies don't show video (get sound only). I understand that there are workarounds to this minor problem, which you can find in the GOG forum.
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Isn't GOG just the best organisation ever? :cool: I'm definitely going to start doing my best to actively support them! Thanks for that bit of info! :D
 
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Yes GOG is great. There are more than a few games I wish they would support, though...

With respect to Vista. I've had my share of problems with the OS. Wish I'd stayed with XP. But I understand that Win 7 is going to address Vista's many deficiencies...
 
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Hey DW, thanks for your input and welcome to the forums!!
 
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Corwin said:
Hey DW, thanks for your input and welcome to the forums!!
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Thanks, Corwin, for the warm welcome! I've been a long-time fan and lurker from the rpgdot days. I really appreciate what you and your colleagues have built here.
 
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Yeah, the atmosphere here is so much pleasanter than certain other RPG forums that I'd rather not mention... :p
 
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