Vista Tutorial - Is Rome Total War compatible with Vista?

One question real quick - my friend wants to know if Rome Total War is
compatible with Vista. Is it? Thanks all

Soryy can't be sure--BUT Medieval Total War 2 works in Vista 32bit, quite
well also. Not sure how much changed between RTW and MTW2 but it's worth a
shot installing--I'd almost bet money it will work fine.
Good Luck

"This is so annoying....." wrote:

> One question real quick - my friend wants to know if Rome Total War is
> compatible with Vista. Is it? Thanks all

Thanks. I guess the only way to test it for real is to have him bring his CD
to me and test it on my Vista. He wants to know whether to get a new comp
with Vista or XP, and he kinda bases his life around this game (not really,
but close to it) lol. Thanks for the help

"Richard XXII" wrote:

> Soryy can't be sure--BUT Medieval Total War 2 works in Vista 32bit, quite
> well also. Not sure how much changed between RTW and MTW2 but it's worth a
> shot installing--I'd almost bet money it will work fine.
> Good Luck
>
> "This is so annoying....." wrote:
>
> > One question real quick - my friend wants to know if Rome Total War is
> > compatible with Vista. Is it? Thanks all

I have Rome Total War, with the latest game patches, and it plays just fine.
I haven't had an issue yet with this game. Warcraft 3 on the other hand, is
giving me poor results. The video display lags like crazy.


"This is so annoying....." <Thisissoannoying@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message news:17F012D0-729D-4AD6-BDC7-D4C2F76DD952@microsoft.com...
> Thanks. I guess the only way to test it for real is to have him bring his
> CD
> to me and test it on my Vista. He wants to know whether to get a new comp
> with Vista or XP, and he kinda bases his life around this game (not
> really,
> but close to it) lol. Thanks for the help
>
> "Richard XXII" wrote:
>
>> Soryy can't be sure--BUT Medieval Total War 2 works in Vista 32bit,
>> quite
>> well also. Not sure how much changed between RTW and MTW2 but it's worth
>> a
>> shot installing--I'd almost bet money it will work fine.
>> Good Luck
>>
>> "This is so annoying....." wrote:
>>
>> > One question real quick - my friend wants to know if Rome Total War is
>> > compatible with Vista. Is it? Thanks all

"David N" wrote:

>Warcraft 3 on the other hand, is
> giving me poor results. The video display lags like crazy.
>
>
You can try running older games in compatibility mode for winxp or even
98/me in some cases. It could make the difference.
Good Luck

Just an FYI, I've played through the whole Prince Arthas (human) campaingn
under Vista64 and did't have any such problems. I didn't have to run it in
any special mode either, just installed, patched to 1.21 and played. Which
video card do you have and which version of the drivers are you using ?



"David N" <lotus0879@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4EC15C71-C763-46B9-B1B3-203FFF8C6D2C@microsoft.com...
>I have Rome Total War, with the latest game patches, and it plays just
>fine. I haven't had an issue yet with this game. Warcraft 3 on the other
>hand, is giving me poor results. The video display lags like crazy.
>
>
> "This is so annoying....." <Thisissoannoying@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote in message
> news:17F012D0-729D-4AD6-BDC7-D4C2F76DD952@microsoft.com...
>> Thanks. I guess the only way to test it for real is to have him bring his
>> CD
>> to me and test it on my Vista. He wants to know whether to get a new comp
>> with Vista or XP, and he kinda bases his life around this game (not
>> really,
>> but close to it) lol. Thanks for the help
>>
>> "Richard XXII" wrote:
>>
>>> Soryy can't be sure--BUT Medieval Total War 2 works in Vista 32bit,
>>> quite
>>> well also. Not sure how much changed between RTW and MTW2 but it's
>>> worth a
>>> shot installing--I'd almost bet money it will work fine.
>>> Good Luck
>>>
>>> "This is so annoying....." wrote:
>>>
>>> > One question real quick - my friend wants to know if Rome Total War is
>>> > compatible with Vista. Is it? Thanks all
>

The story campaigns work just fine for me in Warcraft 3. The lag issue is
from the skirmish/custom maps. My video card is not the greatest. It is a
Mobility Radeon 9600/9700, with 128mb, and the latest Ati drivers. I will
try the running the compatibility mode as Richard XXII advised.


"Dale M. White" <dale.white@NOinsightbb.NOcom> wrote in message
news:roudnSNKxecHLXPYnZ2dnUVZ_v2knZ2d@insightbb.com...
>
> Just an FYI, I've played through the whole Prince Arthas (human) campaingn
> under Vista64 and did't have any such problems. I didn't have to run it in
> any special mode either, just installed, patched to 1.21 and played. Which
> video card do you have and which version of the drivers are you using ?
>
>
>
> "David N" <lotus0879@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4EC15C71-C763-46B9-B1B3-203FFF8C6D2C@microsoft.com...
>>I have Rome Total War, with the latest game patches, and it plays just
>>fine. I haven't had an issue yet with this game. Warcraft 3 on the other
>>hand, is giving me poor results. The video display lags like crazy.
>>
>>
>> "This is so annoying....." <Thisissoannoying@discussions.microsoft.com>
>> wrote in message
>> news:17F012D0-729D-4AD6-BDC7-D4C2F76DD952@microsoft.com...
>>> Thanks. I guess the only way to test it for real is to have him bring
>>> his CD
>>> to me and test it on my Vista. He wants to know whether to get a new
>>> comp
>>> with Vista or XP, and he kinda bases his life around this game (not
>>> really,
>>> but close to it) lol. Thanks for the help
>>>
>>> "Richard XXII" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Soryy can't be sure--BUT Medieval Total War 2 works in Vista 32bit,
>>>> quite
>>>> well also. Not sure how much changed between RTW and MTW2 but it's
>>>> worth a
>>>> shot installing--I'd almost bet money it will work fine.
>>>> Good Luck
>>>>
>>>> "This is so annoying....." wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > One question real quick - my friend wants to know if Rome Total War
>>>> > is
>>>> > compatible with Vista. Is it? Thanks all
>>
>
>

I can't even get post installation when trying to install my Rome on
Vista. It keeps telling me that certain graphics files are not present
on the installation disks and I can not get past it. Any hints?


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kryddstark <kryddstark.3qzy7b@xxxxxx> wrote in
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Install DirectX updates (DXWebsetup.exe, you can get it from
microsoft.com/directx)
update vidoe drivers
update audio drivers

Post system specs?

can't give accurate hints with vague information.

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Ok, updated to Direct X 9.0 and checked that the sound and graphic
drivers were current.

System runs Windows Vista Home Premium.
2.39 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad CPU
4 GB Ram
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS

I bought it from Dell in October of 2007.

Lets see if it works now


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