Windows 8 and CloD (Merged Threads)

[broken pixel]

Originally Posted by HeavyHemi

This was covered in another thread. The incompatibility with the CLoD installer running Win 8 is:

I got the same screen when I was installing DCS Worlds, but DCS Worlds with P51 works on win8 64bit.

Could be this file?

"InstallScript"
{
"Run Process"
{
"DirectX"
{
"process 1" "%INSTALLDIR%\\redist\\DirectX\\DXSETUP.exe"
"NoCleanUp" "1"
"command 1" "/silent"
}
"VCRedist"
{
"process 1" "%INSTALLDIR%\\redist\\VCRedist\\vcredist_x86. exe"
"NoCleanUp" "1"
"command 1" "/Q"
}
"GDFInstall"
{
"process 1" "%INSTALLDIR%\\redist\\GDF\\GDFInstall.exe"
"command 1" "/silent /installpath \"%INSTALLDIR%\" launchergdf.dll"
}
"DotNetFx40_Client"
{
"process 1" "%INSTALLDIR%\\redist\\DotNetFx40_Client\\DotNetFx 40_Client_x86_x64.exe"
"NoCleanUp" "1"
"command 1" "/passive /showfinalerror /promptrestart"
"IgnoreExitCode" "1"
}
}
"Run Process On Uninstall"
{
"GDFUnintall"
{
"process 1" "%INSTALLDIR%\\redist\\GDF\\GDFInstall.exe"
"command 1" "/silent /u /installpath \"%INSTALLDIR%\" launchergdf.dll"
}
}
}
"kvsignatures"
{
"InstallScript" "97740562954e36bc348aa61246de2c0aea013345248f3da2b 649fd1d9d445f27abe0e2b5a50d3b17033ca9f152823343875 56694fa2ac05c57aacb18fc02cbd51b11e160e331a8b9b3c7d b870ed29cdee2438c2e7937f45ff272198408128d4a3176d73 b5eead7ac78bb2e3138736a67ac8d04b812edda319bf5f3d5c 0a0c37f"
}

[Flanker35M]

S!

Still on the verge upgrading to Windows 8 as IL-2 is not an issue, not playing it that much anyway. But how else have you felt it is in daily use? In gaming there is small if any difference. Pros and cons are welcome

[broken pixel]

I have been using it for a few days & so far I like it better than win7. If it was not for the Start8 program I would of never installed it. So far everything is running fine except COD. :/

[submarinex1]

dcs world works fine on 64bit win8

[Revvin]

I had Windows 8 on my system, the cheap upgrade offer from Microsoft was hard to resist but I'm back on Windows 7 now. In another year with more app support I'm sure it will be a much better prospect for me. Perhaps when there are more Metro integrated apps for everyday used services like Steam, Origin, Teamspeak etc then I might use it more. Right now if you install it you'll spend 95% or more of your time booting into the metro interface then clicking to go to desktop - or pressing the Windows key, whichever additional unwanted extra step to do anything useful in Windows 8 you prefer even for Internet browsing I preferred to drop to desktop to use IE 10 rather than the awful Metro version. All non metro supported apps drop you to desktop but with no Start button it feels restricted - just as Microsoft like it. For al their talk of user choice and freedom to customise and do things with Windows 8 you can only work in the tight confines Microsoft allow. By taking away the start menu and not giving you a built in option to boot to desktop they are enforcing the metro interface on the user. If Metro is so good,so fun to use, so intuitive then surely you wouldn't need to force it on the user?

If you're using XP or Vista then I'd suggest upgrading to Windows 8. If you're a Windows 7 user thank your blessings and hug your installation disk

[TonyD]

I'm dual-booting Win7 with Win8 on a second partition for testing. The one welcome feature that Win8 has over 7 is its support for SMT processors, which results in my cpu working as originally intended. Performance wise, I have seen a bit of an improvement in RoF, where frame rates are a little better and more stable. Task Manager indicates the first 4 cores loaded with the remaining 4 'parked', with enables boost state 'P0' (max. turbo) and results in lower temps due to half of the cpu being inactive.

A number of test sites have compared performance between the two and found no difference worth mentioning, the most recent one I've read was at THG using IvyBridge. An earlier test checking Bulldozer showed an increase over the 'patched' version of Win7, which is similar to my experience.

I intend doing a fresh install of Win8 when my SSD arrives, but will keep Win7 if only to fly CloD. The 'Metro' interface is pointless without a touch screen, and some apps don't work quite the same yet (the latest version of AfterBurner can't display VRAM usage in Win8 ), but it's not too different to 7.

I would suggest that only AMD FX users have any reason to change to Win8, unless of course you have a touch screen