Windows 8 and CloD (Merged Threads)

[ATAG_Doc]

Originally Posted by Skoshi Tiger

Wow! Thats a big call. If anything devs have a responsibility to meet the system requirements that they published. They do not have the responsibility to ensure that their software will ber compatible with all future operating systems.

I have boxes of old sims that are incompatable with current systems. It would be unreasonable for me to expect their developers to fix them up so I can play them on my current system.

Thatthe devs would WANT COD to work with Windows 8 is a given. How much time and resources they have available is the big question.

It's is a pitty that Microsoft offers a compatability mode for older software and it looks like doesn't work!.

Cheers

Woah
Would this have anything to do with Windows 7 Professional having the ability to run Virtual XP Mode???? To run legacy apps not compatible with Windows 7 or was it just a gift from Microsoft because they are just that cool??

[Skoshi Tiger]

Originally Posted by ATAG_Doc

Woah
Would this have anything to do with Windows 7 Professional having the ability to run Virtual XP Mode???? To run legacy apps not compatible with Windows 7 or was it just a gift from Microsoft because they are just that cool??

Does COD run in an virtual XP environment? I hope not.

Though if you go to the MS website they say "Note that Program Compatibility Assistant doesn't monitor apps that work at low system levels (for example, kernel mode drivers, security, and backup apps). Due to the dependency of these apps on Windows system internals, you generally can't apply compatibility fixes to them."

I hope the devs have not had to use too many low level system calls to get COD running.

Some people might think Microsoft is 'cool' but I thought 'cool' was reserved for apple? ( The last apple product I owned was a Apple ][+ and that was a clone at that )

[ZaltysZ]

Originally Posted by ATAG_Doc

Woah
Would this have anything to do with Windows 7 Professional having the ability to run Virtual XP Mode???? To run legacy apps not compatible with Windows 7 or was it just a gift from Microsoft because they are just that cool??

Virtual XP Mode is just Windows Virtual PC software running XP virtual machine under the hood. It does not support hardware acceleration and is basically useful only for legacy desktop applications or running 16-bit software. The only cool thing about it is that you get XP license.

[RickRuski]

Well the problem is not with .net 4.5, I'm running windows 7 with .net 4.5 and C.o.D runs fine. No problems that weren't there with .net 4.0. Haven't decided wether to try windows 8 or not, but it is certainly a cheap option at the moment. Can't see a lot of reasons to upgrade, it appears that all I will get is maybe the touch screen ability if I decide to get a touch screen capable monitor. There have been a lot of negatives from the gaming community over windows 8 with a lot of programs not working.

[Fjordmonkey]

Originally Posted by RickRuski

There have been a lot of negatives from the gaming community over windows 8 with a lot of programs not working.

Sources?

I personally haven't had any issues apart from CLoD, but then again, there's a lot of mainstream games I never play anyway. Just curious to see the posts by people that claims that <insert game here> doesn't work.

[Qpassa]

if ( il2.isCompatible)
{
me.buyGame("Battle of Moscow");
}
else{
}

[ATAG_Doc]

Originally Posted by ZaltysZ

Virtual XP Mode is just Windows Virtual PC software running XP virtual machine under the hood. It does not support hardware acceleration and is basically useful only for legacy desktop applications or running 16-bit software. The only cool thing about it is that you get XP license.

I kinda knew that. I think. I read about it some where. Plus some guy named Puppet said it was so on Teamspeak. And he seems fairly trustworthy.