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Running Windows on your Mac
Want to run games, should I get XP or 7?
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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 871450" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>Because of the huge installed base of Windows XP users, I somehow doubt any of these games will be made exclusively for Windows 7.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Are you referring to the compatibility mode that Windows 7 is reported to have (i.e. Windows XP running in a virtual machine within Windows 7)?</p><p></p><p>Typically virtualization technologies don't work well or at all with modern 3D games (including virtualization software for the Mac). Regardless, I'd imagine any game written since Windows XP was released will likely run just fine without the need to drop into compatibility mode.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'd go with the Home Premium version, not Professional. No, you really don't need the XP compatibility mode unless you're running really old applications (and as I said before, games likely won't run within it due to hardware abstraction).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think you'll be fine with either Windows XP or Windows 7. The only reason I'd consider Windows 7 is if the games you want to play require DirectX 10+ (the Steam games don't, not sure about Diablo 3 and Starcraft 2).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 871450, member: 24098"] Because of the huge installed base of Windows XP users, I somehow doubt any of these games will be made exclusively for Windows 7. Are you referring to the compatibility mode that Windows 7 is reported to have (i.e. Windows XP running in a virtual machine within Windows 7)? Typically virtualization technologies don't work well or at all with modern 3D games (including virtualization software for the Mac). Regardless, I'd imagine any game written since Windows XP was released will likely run just fine without the need to drop into compatibility mode. I'd go with the Home Premium version, not Professional. No, you really don't need the XP compatibility mode unless you're running really old applications (and as I said before, games likely won't run within it due to hardware abstraction). I think you'll be fine with either Windows XP or Windows 7. The only reason I'd consider Windows 7 is if the games you want to play require DirectX 10+ (the Steam games don't, not sure about Diablo 3 and Starcraft 2). [/QUOTE]
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