RE: What games *don't* work right?

Name of game: Arvoch Conflict
Vista build#: Retail Release 32-bit
UAC on/off: Tried both on and off
CPU: AMD 3400+
Video: Radeon 9800 Pro and tried GeForce 8800
Audio: Onboard
Chipset: AMD Socket 939
Problem and error messages: Any menu with a lot of text on the screen drops
the framerate down to 5-10 framers per second. Occurs in virtually all menus
and during gameplay when text is onscreen. Happens in other games as well
(when text, sprites, or other 2D graphics are on screen), making them
virtually unplayable.

I was hoping it might just be video drivers, but the GeForce 8800 has the
same exact problems as the Radeon 9800 Pro, so it's likely something with the
operating system. All of the same games run just fine on XP (30+ FPS
consistently on the same systems).


"Paul Smith" wrote:

> Hey guys, I think it's a good idea to try and compile a list of games that
> aren't working properly on Windows Vista at this stage. So if we keep it
> clean and organised like so:
>
> Name of game:
> Vista build#:
> UAC on/off:
> CPU:
> Video:
> Audio:
> Chipset:
> Problem and error messages:
>
> I'll try and verify with the selection I have here on 5728 and point this
> thread out in the private groups so some of the developers can have a look.
>
> Fire away. 8-)
>
> --
> Paul Smith,
> Yeovil, UK.
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>
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>
>

Hello,

A list of games that work/don’t work is posted here:

http://www.iexbeta.com/wiki/index.ph...i bility_List

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Thank you

Jonathan Yaniv
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"SFSW" <SFSW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Name of game: Arvoch Conflict
> Vista build#: Retail Release 32-bit
> UAC on/off: Tried both on and off
> CPU: AMD 3400+
> Video: Radeon 9800 Pro and tried GeForce 8800
> Audio: Onboard
> Chipset: AMD Socket 939
> Problem and error messages: Any menu with a lot of text on the screen
> drops
> the framerate down to 5-10 framers per second. Occurs in virtually all
> menus
> and during gameplay when text is onscreen. Happens in other games as well
> (when text, sprites, or other 2D graphics are on screen), making them
> virtually unplayable.
>
> I was hoping it might just be video drivers, but the GeForce 8800 has the
> same exact problems as the Radeon 9800 Pro, so it's likely something with
> the
> operating system. All of the same games run just fine on XP (30+ FPS
> consistently on the same systems).
>
>
> "Paul Smith" wrote:
>
>> Hey guys, I think it's a good idea to try and compile a list of games
>> that
>> aren't working properly on Windows Vista at this stage. So if we keep it
>> clean and organised like so:
>>
>> Name of game:
>> Vista build#:
>> UAC on/off:
>> CPU:
>> Video:
>> Audio:
>> Chipset:
>> Problem and error messages:
>>
>> I'll try and verify with the selection I have here on 5728 and point this
>> thread out in the private groups so some of the developers can have a
>> look.
>>
>> Fire away. 8-)
>>
>> --
>> Paul Smith,
>> Yeovil, UK.
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
>> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>>
>> *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail*
>>
>>