Windows 7 gaming

rob_banks · 20 Jun 2009 at 03:18

hi guys ive just installed crysis demo on my new rig with windows 7 ( first ever gaming rig) and im truly amazed at the graphics

i was wondering if any of u guys could point me in the direction of any other good demos that work on windows 7

i tried to intsall cod4 but it came up with an error when extracting the files

any help is much appreciated

now i can finally stop drooling over the games and actually play them

all the best guys

dbmzk1 · 20 Jun 2009 at 04:30

Any/all modern games that work on XP and Vista will work fine. CoD4 should work fine, try again.

MR.B · 20 Jun 2009 at 04:39

Nope not all modern games that run on Xp or Vista will run on Win7. But 99% do. And if it dont, right click on the games .exe file, go to properties, and select Vista compability mode.

Fallout 3, Bioshock, Mass Effect, Mirrors Edge, Dead Space, and GRID are quality games and also look good.

DennisK4 · 20 Jun 2009 at 08:43

MR.B said:
Nope not all modern games that run on Xp or Vista will run on Win7. But 99% do. And if it dont, right click on the games .exe file, go to properties, and select Vista compability mode.

Fallout 3, Bioshock, Mass Effect, Mirrors Edge, Dead Space, and GRID are quality games and also look good.

Yep this is correct, there are very few problems running games on Win7.

Whackeygrunt · 20 Jun 2009 at 13:13

Which games actually have problems?

Tombstone · 20 Jun 2009 at 13:48

I heard there was a problem with games that run punkbuster and Win7, which might explain the CoD 4 issue.

smogsy · 20 Jun 2009 at 14:07

punkster is fixed on win7 now

uv · 20 Jun 2009 at 14:08

Tombstone said:
I heard there was a problem with games that run punkbuster and Win7, which might explain the CoD 4 issue.

I'm running build 7232, and have had no problems running punkbuster games

Matteysan · 20 Jun 2009 at 18:11

Tombstone said:
I heard there was a problem with games that run punkbuster and Win7, which might explain the CoD 4 issue.

Wouldn't stop you installing the game though, it just boots you from multiplayer games, but as others have said it is fixed now, Try redownloading the demo.

Phinor · 20 Jun 2009 at 18:36

smogsy said:
punkster is fixed on win7 now

It's not fixed for everyone. I for one still can't play CoD4 on Win7 but can play other PB protected games like CoD5.

There are lots of games out there that don't work properly or at all in Win7 but most of them didn't work that well in Vista either. Rally Trophy has issues with controller setup, Richard Burns Rally has various issues of which most are solvable, old Starforce protected games won't work at all.

Still, most games do work just fine. If you are pondering between Vista and 7, it's safe to say 7 will in most cases be the better choice.