[mage7]

Please add the following to the compatibility list. (also i noticed the above posts have not been added either)

Game: AssaultCube
Website: http://assault.cubers.net/
Compatible?: Yes
Issues: None

Game: Bioshock
Website: http://www.bioshockgame.com/
Compatible?: Yes, In compatibility mode
Issue 1: Fail To Creat Game explorer object (followed by crash)
Fix 1 : Run in compatibility mode (In my case, Windows Server 2003, Service Pack 1)
Issue 2: Trying to change resolution might crash the game
Fix 2: Edit the default.ini file which should be in your [Bioshock folder]BuildsRelease.
Change the WindowedViewportX, WindowedViewportY, FullscreenViewportX, FullscreenViewporty values to your resolution
Issue 3:Game may not appear in full screen mode properly
Fix 3: Hit alt+enter twice

Following GoldSrc games work fine provided you add hl.exe to the DEP exceptions-list :

Game: Half-Life, Half-Life: Opposing Force, Half-Life: Blue Shift
Website: http://valvesoftware.com/
Compatible?: Yes
Issues: Game will not launch unless you add hl.exe to the DEP exceptions list

Game: Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero (Steam)
Website: http://valvesoftware.com/
Compatible?: Yes
Issues: Game will not launch unless you add hl.exe to the DEP exceptions list

Game: Day of Defeat (Steam)
Website: http://valvesoftware.com/
Compatible?: Yes
Issues: Game will not launch unless you add hl.exe to the DEP exceptions list

[mage7]

Very weird. maybe the the media you installed from is corrupted?

[mage7]

@Remiel wrote:

If an app needs more ram the cache will be cleared for it. I dont think so that superfetch takes performance

Well i dont think lack of memory is the problem.More like superfetch prefetches the wrong files causing crazy harddisk activity which slows system performance. google “superfetch” and “world of warcraft” to see what I mean.Superfetch does confuse me sometimes. If free memory is available why page already open applications.I hate my comp freezing up when i click on minimized applications and boot ups are a pain too. Anyway i hope to see how the experience changes with no superfetch in r2.

@Lehto wrote:

I’ve been running this as my gaming OS for quite some time and everything that works with vista or windows 7 seems to run on this. Its hard to say wether the performance is any different between vista/w7/2008r2. Not much of a difference, you get same compatibility patches between W7 and 2008 R2, but your missing some game features from the 2008 R2.

Id say go with Windows 7 unless you like configuring a lot.

I am not too afraid of tinkering so i guess will be giving r2 a shot. Besides i got r2 for free (dreamspark) and i am not prepared to spend a ransom for 7(or get a pirated copy). If it doesnt work out i’ll return to vista or switch to ubuntu or something.
Thanks for the info.

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