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da_head
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Canada3350 Posts
May 16 2009 17:55 GMT
#21
On May 17 2009 02:39 cava wrote:
I hope windows 7 is a success. I always thought Vista got a bad rap for no reason. After serice pack 1 vista became solid as a rock. I build this computer in January with windows vista x64 and it has yet to crash on me, or fail to be able to run a program. If windows 7 is an improvement it will be an awesome OS.

please send me this magical vista.

but to be honest, after the first service pack, it has greatly improved. it doesn't really crash (as long as you don't fuck around with it too much )

i have windows 7 installed on a partition, but i have yet to use it. (too lazy to redownload all my programs and such lol. leaving it for the summer)
When they see MC Probe, all the ladies disrobe.
iheartgna
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States184 Posts
May 16 2009 18:05 GMT
#22
On May 17 2009 02:55 da_head wrote:
i have windows 7 installed on a partition, but i have yet to use it. (too lazy to redownload all my programs and such lol. leaving it for the summer)


If you have vista, you can upgrade and you won't lose any of your programs. If you use xp you don't have an upgrade option, but when you delete the old xp partiton during a win7 reformat it will keep the contents of certain folders, notably the Program Files folder, and move it to C:/Windows.old in win7. I put all my music+movies etc into program files before I reformatted and everything works perfectly.

On topic: I have the same problem but my sc seems to be a bit more stable; I haven't suffered a crash within ~1 hour yet
Hell is other people.
Mah Buckit!
Profile Joined April 2009
Finland474 Posts
May 16 2009 18:33 GMT
#23
Windows 7 works nicely, except the crashing downs about ones a week, but thats understandable ´cos it is beta.

However Broodwar did crash down on me every now and then when playing on fullscreen once i started playing in window mode nothing has happened so far.
Starcraft? Epic Grimness.
Kinky
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States4126 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-05-16 19:09:59
May 16 2009 19:09 GMT
#24
I have a friend who runs SC on Windows 7 beta fine.
wingedpts
Profile Joined August 2008
Canada19 Posts
May 16 2009 22:53 GMT
#25
im running BW on windows 7 ultimate 64-bit, i had the same problem as you before when i was on build 7048 regardless of the compatibility setting but when i switched to 7100 and used Windows XP (SP3) compatibility it hasn't crashed since.
da_head
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Canada3350 Posts
May 16 2009 22:54 GMT
#26
On May 17 2009 03:05 iheartgna wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 17 2009 02:55 da_head wrote:
i have windows 7 installed on a partition, but i have yet to use it. (too lazy to redownload all my programs and such lol. leaving it for the summer)


If you have vista, you can upgrade and you won't lose any of your programs. If you use xp you don't have an upgrade option, but when you delete the old xp partiton during a win7 reformat it will keep the contents of certain folders, notably the Program Files folder, and move it to C:/Windows.old in win7. I put all my music+movies etc into program files before I reformatted and everything works perfectly.

On topic: I have the same problem but my sc seems to be a bit more stable; I haven't suffered a crash within ~1 hour yet

umm, what happens when windows 7 rc expires? (and no i'm not planning to purchase it )
When they see MC Probe, all the ladies disrobe.
mainerd
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States347 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-05-16 23:19:04
May 16 2009 23:18 GMT
#27
If you have a multi core processor you might want to try setting the affinity under the task manager to just 1 processor for starcraft (rightclick the process, choose set affinity). I have to do this every time i run SC with my quad core or it will randomly lock my computer up... I use Vista 64 Ultimate, not sure about windows 7.
"Let me tell you, in eSTRO we had some circle jerks, straight up. It wasn't pretty." -NonY
Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
May 16 2009 23:21 GMT
#28
On May 15 2009 19:56 konadora wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 15 2009 19:54 lazz wrote:
what the hell is windows 7?

Have you been living under a rock?

Next OS after Vista

Although it's more of a Vista upgrade

id say XP++ rather than vista+
errol1001
Profile Joined April 2008
454 Posts
May 16 2009 23:57 GMT
#29
On May 17 2009 08:21 Raithed wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 15 2009 19:56 konadora wrote:
On May 15 2009 19:54 lazz wrote:
what the hell is windows 7?

Have you been living under a rock?

Next OS after Vista

Although it's more of a Vista upgrade

id say XP++ rather than vista+


It's definitely more of a vista upgrade.
bitchaRd[raGe]
Profile Joined August 2008
Russian Federation376 Posts
May 19 2009 12:40 GMT
#30
On May 17 2009 08:18 mainerd wrote:
If you have a multi core processor you might want to try setting the affinity under the task manager to just 1 processor for starcraft (rightclick the process, choose set affinity). I have to do this every time i run SC with my quad core or it will randomly lock my computer up... I use Vista 64 Ultimate, not sure about windows 7.


Thanks alot, mainerd! It works!
Thank you very much!
SKT1!
GinNtoniC
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Sweden2945 Posts
May 19 2009 14:03 GMT
#31
People badmouthing Windows 7 should seriously stop listening to their Vista-friends and try it out yourselves.

I personally can't or never could stand the condecending menace that is Windows Vista (dedicated XP user for over half a decade), but find the Windows 7 beta to (despite its current beta-stage-flaws) be far far above and beyond Vista.
Oh and the ones saying Windows 7 is just an updated version of Vista. Please. Has any OS sequel ever been completely unique in every feature? No.
I'd say Windows 7 is further from Vista than Vista was from XP.
Huge fan of JulyZerg, HonestTea and that guy Kim Taek Yong.
Zato-1
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Chile4253 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-05-19 14:16:50
May 19 2009 14:13 GMT
#32
On May 15 2009 19:54 lazz wrote:
what the hell is windows 7?

A rebranding of Vista. It's basically the same thing, only better all around because the new 'release date' was later on and many of the original problems with Vista were smoothed out. So just a newer Vista build with a different name.

EDIT: This does not mean Windows 7 is bad. Vista was awful at launch time, but it's gotten much better over time. I still like to poke fun at Vista, but it's not strictly inferior to XP anymore- it's a bigger resource hog, it's prettier, it's got better security, and it has a 64-bit version.
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Patriot.dlk
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
Sweden5462 Posts
May 19 2009 14:14 GMT
#33
On May 17 2009 08:21 Raithed wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 15 2009 19:56 konadora wrote:
On May 15 2009 19:54 lazz wrote:
what the hell is windows 7?

Have you been living under a rock?

Next OS after Vista

Although it's more of a Vista upgrade

id say XP++ rather than vista+


Why is that?
snorlax
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States755 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-05-19 14:16:49
May 19 2009 14:16 GMT
#34
hmm ill ask my friends dad hes the main dev for it =]

Edit: ya I got all the parental connections jealous?
Diamond
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States10796 Posts
May 23 2009 05:37 GMT
#35
im on 7 right now and am really liking it.

and had no problems with starcraft whatsoever. didn't even have to set the affinity (annoying as hell) or run as administrator (also annoying) like i had to in vista.

loving 7!

although the messed up colors thing happens in the menu 100% of the time but i am sooo used to that it dosent bother me. its stops when is tart a game so no biggie.
Ballistix Gaming Global Gaming/Esports Marketing Manager - twitter.com/esvdiamond
pzea469
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States1520 Posts
May 23 2009 06:06 GMT
#36
I got windows 7, I LOVE IT

no problems with broodwar, works perfect for me.
Kill the Deathball
Kentor *
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States5784 Posts
May 23 2009 06:13 GMT
#37
Bw has never crashed once on windows 7 for me
-orb-
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States5770 Posts
May 23 2009 06:26 GMT
#38
If you're playing on a quad core, hit ctrl alt delete, go to starcraft and right click, hit set affinity. Uncheck everything but CPU 0.

I have win 7 and other than this problem which is specific to quad cores as opposed to windows 7 (had it happen on xp as well) i don't have any crashing with bw.
'life of lively to live to life of full life thx to shield battery'
how sad that sc2 has no shield battery :(
silverleaftree
Profile Joined April 2007
20 Posts
May 24 2009 00:40 GMT
#39
Just as expected, teamliquid is at the forefront of starcraft support. This fixed my windows 7//quad-core problem! thanks guys!
bitchaRd[raGe]
Profile Joined August 2008
Russian Federation376 Posts
June 23 2009 17:36 GMT
#40
People who have no problems with bw under win7, what build do you use?
SKT1!
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