Windows 7 and FFXI

[Kailea]

Re: Windows 7 and FFXI

So, how's performance compared to XP?

I'm going to DL it for now and wait till I get a couple gig more ram before installing it.

so far its preformance is outstanding, but can really really on that since I really dont have anything installed yet ;p

one thing I found interesting, was that soundblaster did not have beta drivers for my X-fi card (big surprise). But I right clicked the exe file and chose an option "trouble shoot compatibility" and the driver install worked.....

[Mhurron]

Re: Windows 7 and FFXI

Vista drivers should work.

[Kailea]

Re: Windows 7 and FFXI

Vista drivers should work.

they do work, but the exe installer would not since it's Windows 7, it could not tell it was Windows. but after changeing compatibly to Vista it worked
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THey added a "show desktop" button in the bottom right corner next to the clock, and its unlabeled.

There is a fun little built in too called "Snipping Tool"

it lets you "snip" a screen shot off the screen

Here is an example of a snip I took real fast


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Windows performance assessment can go up to 7.9 now

Vista scores
CPU: 5.9
RAM: 5.9
Graphics: 5.9
Game: 5.9
HDD: 5.3
W7 scores
CPU: 7.1
RAM: 5.9
Graphics: 7.9
Game: 6.2
HDD: 1.9 (using different HDD)

once I get everything installed, I am goign to make an image of the install with everything setup, and place it on the better HDD (one from Vista test)
so I can test this properly

....oddly enough, everything is installing lightning fast, even though this HDD, has a lower rating then the other one.

[Raydeus]

Re: Windows 7 and FFXI

Nice, as soon as I'm done digging for old pieces I'm going to put together a test rig to try beta.

[Kailea]

Re: Windows 7 and FFXI

Ok FFXI loading and updated and everything very well, no hiccups at all
ran nice and smooth, even at my settings that I use normaly (1440x900 // 2880/1800)

oh and a side note, Windower does not work......yet

[Malacite]

Re: Windows 7 and FFXI

Ah ME....the memories.......I smashed a keyboard because of that OS and I'm an extremely patient person...

Likewise, only for me it was Diablo 2 >_>

Offtopic I know but you made me think of that particular moment... I have never smashed anything I own in a fit of rage, ever. But that particular instance just drove me over the edge >_>


Was trying to get my god damned body back in act 2 on Hell difficulty (playing lv 80-ish sorceress) but I kept on f'ing dieing. After about 20 minutes and nearly all my gold (and about 1/4 of my EXP @_@) I finally killed everything and recovered my corpse... only to discover all of my items were gone. I don't think I'd ever been that pissed off by a game before in my life, and I've dealt with some real fucking morons online...




Back on topic, other than the beta being out (or out soon whatever) are there any specific details about it? I still say Vista is a fine O.S. (not perfect but better than XP) but I'm curious as to how much better Windows 7 will be (and why call it Windows 7? wtf?)

I could care less about a new OS just yet to be perfectly honest. I'd rather see them get to work on making I.E. not suck complete balls. I will give M$ major props for One Care though. Holy crap, best anti-virus software EVER.

[Feba]

Re: Windows 7 and FFXI

Back on topic, other than the beta being out (or out soon whatever) are there any specific details about it? I still say Vista is a fine O.S. (not perfect but better than XP) but I'm curious as to how much better Windows 7 will be (and why call it Windows 7? wtf?)

Let me google that for you

[Kailea]

Re: Windows 7 and FFXI



We're hard at work, I would say, on the next version, which we call Windows 7. I'm very excited about the work being done there. The ability to be lower power, take less memory, be more efficient, and have lots more connections up to the mobile phone, so those scenarios connect up well to make it a great platform for the best gaming that can be done, to connect up to the thing being done out on the Internet, so that, for example, if you have two personal computers, that your files automatically are synchronized between them, and so you don't have a lot of work to move that data back and forth.


Just in beta, the underlined statement is true, so cant wait to see full release, and I will be upgrading as soon as it comes out.

I hvve never installed FFXI that fast before, even on a HDD that ranked lower then the one I am using in Vista....

[Ellipses]

Re: Windows 7 and FFXI

The thing being done out on the Internet? Dude, I've been waiting to connect up to that. Score.

[Belldandie]

Re: Windows 7 and FFXI

i've been playing for a few days on 7 ultimate, but it seems like everything is fuzzy. :/
i've got a radeon hd 4800, and i'm trying to force aa and af, but it looks like it's not working.
the ballz, they are inert.

also, with the windower doesnt work, from what i hear, and with the windowed version when i alt tab the screen flashes white for a sec. x.x

[Mhurron]

Re: Windows 7 and FFXI

i've been playing for a few days on 7 ultimate, but it seems like everything is fuzzy. :/
i've got a radeon hd 4800, and i'm trying to force aa and af, but it looks like it's not working.
the ballz, they are inert.

Unless ATI is making WIndows 7 drivers, that's most likely not going to work.

[Kailea]

Re: Windows 7 and FFXI

ok.....so the snip tool is in Vista too, I just never noticed it before ;p

[Belldandie]

Re: Windows 7 and FFXI

Unless ATI is making WIndows 7 drivers, that's most likely not going to work.

Yes, but being as how 7 is pretty much the same as Vista, I've gotten those drivers in hopes that it would.
The prerelease driver for the card actually worked fine, except for the aa and af. I'm just kind of wondering if anyone has had any progress with the game on 7, in regards to a video card working.

[Kailea]

Re: Windows 7 and FFXI

Yes, but being as how 7 is pretty much the same as Vista, I've gotten those drivers in hopes that it would.
The prerelease driver for the card actually worked fine, except for the aa and af. I'm just kind of wondering if anyone has had any progress with the game on 7, in regards to a video card working.

I had FFXI working perfectly o W7, only thing was Windower does not work

[Belldandie]

Re: Windows 7 and FFXI

I had FFXI working perfectly o W7, only thing was Windower does not work

yeah, i've got it running, but it's looking rather bleh.
one sec, i'll try to snip and show you what i mean...

I mean, with a radeon hd 4800 i'm sure it should be getting rid of those damned jagged edges. although, looking at it now, it's not a bad snip. i guess they're more noticeable when i am moving around and the like. anywho, i used to play on a substantially weaker gfx card back years ago and it was as smooth as ever. my guess is that it's just the driver issues, but being as how i've not used vista/windoes 7 long, i dunno for sure.
actually, as far as i know, it could just be some stupid setting in the config tool. /sigh/
also, gob tinkerer got me while i was typing. : (