Vista problems..

ok....if vista is a beta why not do beta "TESTING"! first instead of just
releasing it!? i mean how stupid is that now i have vista and its giving all
kinds of problems...first and foremost is NOT COMPATIBLE with moast of the
games i have...fear combat wont work..battlefield 2142...neverwinternights1
is fine but has sound problems on vista..anyways....thats just my opinion

Software compatibility with Windows Vista is the responsibility of the
software manufacturers.
Contact the manufacturers and see what they say about Vista
Compatibility.They may have issued a Vista patch.
If compatibility issues are found during a Beta, the appropriate information
is passed to the manufacturer for action or to ignore as the manufacturer
decides.
Also, many forward Vista compatibility directly to the manufacturer.

Have you tried Compatibility Mode:
Right click the icon, click Properties.
Click Compatibility Tab and go from there.

Make sure your hardware has the latest drivers, that may resolve your sound
issues.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"Firefox91" <Firefox91@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F1C35AC2-B5A2-4DFE-A6D4-FCA2E989B80F@microsoft.com...
> ok....if vista is a beta why not do beta "TESTING"! first instead of just
> releasing it!? i mean how stupid is that now i have vista and its giving
> all
> kinds of problems...first and foremost is NOT COMPATIBLE with moast of the
> games i have...fear combat wont work..battlefield
> 2142...neverwinternights1
> is fine but has sound problems on vista..anyways....thats just my opinion

In article <F1C35AC2-B5A2-4DFE-A6D4-FCA2E989B80F@microsoft.com>,
Firefox91 says...
> ok....if vista is a beta why not do beta "TESTING"! first instead of just
> releasing it!?

They did. Millions of people have tested it.

> i mean how stupid is that now i have vista and its giving all
> kinds of problems...first and foremost is NOT COMPATIBLE with moast of the
> games i have...fear combat wont work..battlefield 2142...neverwinternights1
> is fine but has sound problems on vista..anyways....thats just my opinion
>
It's the software that's not compatible with the OS. It's drivers that
aren't anywhere near optimal yet.

--
Conor

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright
until you hear them speak.........

Change the compatability settings to the proper OS.
I can even run Windows 98 games, such as Grim Fandango and Mokey Island 3.
If it still doesn't work, run it as administrtor and check if there are any
available patches or updates for Windows and the game you're playing.
Hope it helps.

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"Firefox91" <Firefox91@discussions.microsoft.com> escribió en el mensaje de
noticias news:F1C35AC2-B5A2-4DFE-A6D4-FCA2E989B80F@microsoft.com...
> ok....if vista is a beta why not do beta "TESTING"! first instead of just
> releasing it!? i mean how stupid is that now i have vista and its giving
> all
> kinds of problems...first and foremost is NOT COMPATIBLE with moast of the
> games i have...fear combat wont work..battlefield
> 2142...neverwinternights1
> is fine but has sound problems on vista..anyways....thats just my opinion

I think you have other issues going on outside of Vista.
Here is a sample of the games, I've played at least 2-3 hours under Vista32
and Vista64.

FEAR and FEAR XP(version 1.07 and 1.08)
Battlefield 1942(1.6) and Desert Combat
Battlefield 2 (1.41)
Battlfield2142 (patch 1.10 and 120)
Warcraft3 (patch 1.21)
Doom3 (1.2-1.31)
Age of Empires 3, only played like 1 level of that though (no on-line play).
FarCry (1.4)and FarCry 64(1.32)
Quake 2 (later patched to 3.20)

The Girlfriend has played
The Sims Life stories
SIMS2
Hoyle Card games

Someone else has generated a even bigger list of gamest they have working.
So step back, take a breath and give us some system specs and we'll try to
help get your games working better




"Firefox91" <Firefox91@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F1C35AC2-B5A2-4DFE-A6D4-FCA2E989B80F@microsoft.com...
> ok....if vista is a beta why not do beta "TESTING"! first instead of just
> releasing it!? i mean how stupid is that now i have vista and its giving
> all
> kinds of problems...first and foremost is NOT COMPATIBLE with moast of the
> games i have...fear combat wont work..battlefield
> 2142...neverwinternights1
> is fine but has sound problems on vista..anyways....thats just my opinion