IL2 and windows 7 (64bit)

[WTE_Galway]

I have advised the user to forget about IL2 and they are returning the game to the store.

Does anyone have a link to info about removing securerom from a system?? ... they are not keen on reinstalling windows.

[Wutz]

Hmm I am running also a Win7 Professional system, IL2 1946 works fine. Only online there is a issue that the landscape turns black every now and then, and then with in minutes crashes. Shifting my screen resollution to a poor setting. When reset I can fly right away again, and the problem might first appear in over an hours time again. This does not happen off line. But I am guessing it is either a graficscard issue, or my DSL conection is not fast enough.

[_RAAF_Smouch]

I have no problems with W7 64bit Premium.

Initially it installed fine to the default file path with UAC turned off but when I ran the game I found that I have no sound from my wingmen or ground control. Once I moved the whole game folder into it's own C: folder I have had no problems with it or HL.

And if for some reason it won't fully install I once had this happen (in XP) as well and this is what I had to do to get it to fully load onto my machine:

From Micrsoft Support Article ID: 314810

Method 2: Change the memory settings for installation
To change the memory settings for installation, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type msconfig, and then click OK.
3. On the BOOT.INI tab, click Advanced Options.
4. In the BOOT.INI Advanced Options dialog box, select the /MAXMEM= check box, and then change the setting to 256* (or lower if your computer has less RAM).
5. Click OK to close the BOOT.INI Advanced Options dialog box.
6. In the System Configuration Utility dialog box, click Apply.
7. Click OK to close the System Configuration Utility dialog box.
8. Click Restart to the following message:
You must restart your computer for some of the changes made by System Configuration to take effect.
9. After you restart your computer, install Office as a Complete Install.
10. After you install Microsoft Office, follow steps 1 through 8 to clear the /MAXMEM= check box.

At step 9 installed 1946 and then went to step 10.

* = I had 2046 in the box, I lowered it to 1024.

sorry I have somehow sent this off thread but it did help also installing another game by another company onto my machine in W7 as well

[Azimech]

I had a dual XP 32 multiboot and added Win7 64 about a month ago. Didn't change any setting of IL2 1946 and it ran immediately with all my controllers, in perfect mode. As if I didn't change anything. I have a directory with an unmodified version that I duplicate if I want to throw mods over that one. I have the DVD upstairs and use a nocd, obviously.

I don't agree you should install your game anywhere on drive C. I have my games partition on D, where harddrive speeds are not the best but where filesystem fragmentation is less of an issue and reinstalling windows can be done with a format of C, as it should.

[KG26_Alpha]

IL2 1946 Securom fix

https://support.securom.com/analysis.php

[zakkandrachoff]

where?¡

/Program Files/

or

/Program Files (x86)

recognize 4gbram?????????

i installd in x86 folder

[KG26_Alpha]

Originally Posted by zakkandrachoff

where?¡

/Program Files/

or

/Program Files (x86)

recognize 4gbram?????????

i installd in x86 folder

For Windows 7

Create a folder (IL2 1946) on the destination drive C: or your preferred drive, and install into it.

C:IL2 1946\IL2 1946 v4.10m

Also

The maximum RAM limit for 32-bit Windows 7 editions is 4GB, when it comes to the 64-bit editions, the amount of memory that the OS can address depends on which edition you are running.

Here are the upper RAM limits for the different editions of Windows 7:

* Starter: 8GB
* Home Basic: 8GB
* Home Premium: 16GB
* Professional: 192GB
* Enterprise: 192GB
* Ultimate: 192GB

These limits are similar to those for Vista editions, expect that Vista Enterprise and Vista Ultimate have had their upper limits raised from 128GB to 192GB.

The one to look out for there is the 16GB limit on Home Premium. If you’re building a Core i7 system then it’s quite easy to exceed this limit.