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Most games are MS Windows Me compatible, they would proberly play better on Windows Me that an other OS. If you have Windows Me, i envy you.
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CIV3 will be FULLY supported for Windows ME.
Operating System: Windows® 95/98/Me/2000
Mac® Version coming soon.
Processor: Pentium® II 300MHz
Memory: 32 MB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 400 MB free hard drive
(+50 for swapfile)
CD-ROM Drive: 4X Speed or higher
Video: DirectX® 8.0a-compatible video card* (must be able to display
1024x768x16 bit)
Sound: DirectX® 8.0a-compatible sound card*
DirectX: DirectX® version 8.0a (included) or higher
* Indicates device should be compatible with DirectX® version 8.0a or higher.____________________________
"One day if I do go to heaven, I'm going to do what every San Franciscan does who goes to heaven - I'll look around and say, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco.'" - Herb Caen, 1996
"If God, as they say, is homophobic, I wouldn't worship that God." - Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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im more concerned about windows xp support..
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LOL Ancient! I too have the prelease version of Windows XP (having a Microsoft Certified Professional/Trainer as a roommate has its advantagesOriginally posted by ancient
im more concerned about windows xp support..
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I have full confidence that CIV3 will be compatible with Windows XP.
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"One day if I do go to heaven, I'm going to do what every San Franciscan does who goes to heaven - I'll look around and say, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco.'" - Herb Caen, 1996
"If God, as they say, is homophobic, I wouldn't worship that God." - Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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Wittlich- Sounds like I could have found that one my own- oops. Thanks, though. I'm just pissed at M$ for making ME and forcing it on my Dell.
Don't. The rest of the world has not caught up to it (thus the paranoia demostrated by this thread).Originally posted by Alex 14
If you have Windows Me, i envy you.
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Actually, when I bought my latest computer (IBM Netvista) it came with Windows ME. I took me exactly 2 days before I loaded Windows 2000 Professional on it. I for one, am not really impressed with ME. I REALLY like 2000 though.
IBM is getting smart, since when I ordered my new system, the operating system is already programmed onto the hard drive - no software that I can copy...so I really couldn't reformat my harddrive (and loose all the drivers inherent into ME)....So I went out and bought an 80 GB harddrive, added it to my machine and put Windows 2000 on that. So now my system is duel bootable - of course, Windows 2000 is my default.
As far as XP goes, I have that on another machine. I like the added features of XP, but I still gravitate to my Windows 2000 Professional. I know, I'm a creature of habit and familiarity!
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"One day if I do go to heaven, I'm going to do what every San Franciscan does who goes to heaven - I'll look around and say, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco.'" - Herb Caen, 1996
"If God, as they say, is homophobic, I wouldn't worship that God." - Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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Windows ME is not so great. It is the most inefficient memory managing O/S out there. It only recognized 512MB of RAM. It will use MS generic drivers for any device it can. Really sucks for TBS games as the memory manager will start using the virtual memory even though the ram is only half loaded.Originally posted by Alex 14
Most games are MS Windows Me compatible, they would proberly play better on Windows Me that an other OS. If you have Windows Me, i envy you.
"The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved - loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves."--Victor HugoComment
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What are you talking about, Wittlich?Originally posted by Wittlich
IBM is getting smart, since when I ordered my new system, the operating system is already programmed onto the hard drive - no software that I can copy...so I really couldn't reformat my harddrive (and loose all the drivers inherent into ME)
IBM has always done it this way. You get all the software preinstalled, plus a number of CDs from which you can restore the system.
I don't see any problem with wiping off the old OS. I used to do that on some of my old jobs: replacing Windoze 9x with Windoze NT 5. The only driver you really need is the network card driver. Everything else can be found on the Net
(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
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ME? LOL! Wipe that off your computer now. Even 98 is more stable. Get 2000 -- it's the best Windows yet.Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. And perhaps everyone else, too.Comment
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IBM USE to give you the additional CDs along with the preload operating system...however, times change. I direct-bought my NETVISTA from IBM last December and NO additional CDs where included to restore the system. I called IBM and asked them about this. Their answer - Nope. If you need to reload, just hit the f11 key when the system is booting up.Originally posted by Urban Ranger
What are you talking about, Wittlich? IBM has always done it this way. You get all the software preinstalled, plus a number of CDs from which you can restore the system.
I don't see any problem with wiping off the old OS. I used to do that on some of my old jobs: replacing Windoze 9x with Windoze NT 5. The only driver you really need is the network card driver. Everything else can be found on the Net
I still wanted to keep the option of booting into Windows ME (for what ever reason), so the easiest work around was getting an addtional hard drive and placing Windows 2000 Professional on it.____________________________
"One day if I do go to heaven, I'm going to do what every San Franciscan does who goes to heaven - I'll look around and say, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco.'" - Herb Caen, 1996
"If God, as they say, is homophobic, I wouldn't worship that God." - Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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WinME is based on the same crappy core as Win95/98 so anything that runs on Win98 will run on WinME. Although why the hell you would ever run such a piece of crap OS, I will never know. WinXP rules!Comment
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I have no idea what you have bought, Wittlich. A friend of mine just bought an IBM box and he still received three CD's. Hm, five, come to think of it.
If you get to press a function key to reload the system, it seems like that they have merely put the whole thing in an area on the HDD. It is implausible they have stuck the whole thing in Flash ROM.(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
(")_(") "Starting the fire from within."Comment
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I'm under the same impression UR - I believe that IBM placed the preload/reload on a potion of my harddrive (C), so I didn't want to format the drive and lose the entire ME preload. This is why I am now using the WIN2000 on my D: Drive.
And you are right it is highly implausible that IBM would place the entire operating system in Flash ROM.____________________________
"One day if I do go to heaven, I'm going to do what every San Franciscan does who goes to heaven - I'll look around and say, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco.'" - Herb Caen, 1996
"If God, as they say, is homophobic, I wouldn't worship that God." - Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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