Sorry Zero, has I noted below. I can play BF2142, BF2, BF1942 on Vista64
until the cows come home. So this isn't a Vista\Microsoft issue. EA\DICE is
responsible to make their game compatible with the new OSes and if they
refuse to that, what do you expect Microsoft to do ? re-write the OS, just
for BF2142 ?
I can play Warcraft 3 and Quake 2 under Vista64, Stalker came out after
Vista, yet they didn't have any Vista support until patch 1.003 and even
now, they don't claim official Vista support (unless they recently updated
their web pages)
I'm sure if you visit the BF2142 fourms you will find quite a few people
playing under Vista, So how can you blame your problem solely on Microsoft ?
How do you know your problem isn't because of the video drivers ? Sound
drivers ? Motherboard drivers ? Or does all those problems automatically
fall on Microsoft ?
Again, I hardly use Vista anymore since XP is still better, but there isn't
anything I can play on XP that won't run well enough on Vista. Time to
examine your hardware ? Or consider a format-reinstall
"Zero" <Zero@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> How is it a Microsoft issue??????
>
> Simple - they released a new OS and have no support for popular games that
> are not compatible. Sure - it is easy to blame EA but the problem is I
> didn't buy a new game from EA, I bought a new Operating System and now my
> game doesn't work.
>
> Well, actually it DID work and then Vista did an auto update and now it
> will
> not work anymore. I am so tired of the "poor microsoft - it isn't their
> fault" rant. If you are going to release a "cutting edge" new OS then it
> is
> your responsibility to make sure you have fixes for issues that don't
> involve
> pointing the finger. All it does is piss people off even more.
>
> If you knew EA WAS NOT COMPATIBLE then why didn't you tell us before we
> bought your new OS? So yeah - I see it is a microsoft problem. The
> problem
> is they talked me into this new software and failed to tell me my favorite
> programs were not compatible with it.
>
> Spin that blame around and tell me how it is someone else's fault MVP
> Paul.........
>
> "Paul Smith" wrote:
>
>> "FreddieFlint" <FreddieFlint@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:B18BD722-0544-497E-870B-8933BAB7C779@microsoft.com...
>> > Think this is a 64 bit bug, i know a few with vista 64 that have this
>> > error.
>> > as far as i,m aware microsoft are aware of problem.
>>
>> How's it a Microsoft issue?
>>
>> > roll on the service pack eh?
>>
>> Roll on EA actually supporting x64.
>>
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