Jaxen Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Is anybody running MVP '05 in Windows 7? I just got a new (and much-needed) PC for Father's Day (family rocks) and I'm now going from XP to 7. I was going to just copy the hard drive contents onto the new machine via an external drive. I know I should just do a fresh install (to get the files into the registry), but that means redoing the '08 conversion and running a ton of mods again, and I'd rather just go buy The Show or 2K10 rather than that. Will this work, and has anyone had any issues with the game in 7? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 MVP works fine in Windows 7. As for the transfer from old PC to new, copying the files and running the game will work fine, a reinstall is unnecessary. No important registry entries are made during the install, 99% of activity is just file transfers. Just copy the MVP folder to the new location, create a shortcut to the mvp2005.exe file on your desktoip, and you're set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furball Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Mark, I was wondering about Windows 7 compatibility as well, since my XP motherboard just died, taking my system disk with it. The Microsoft Win7 compatibility table lists MVP 2005 as incompatible in both 32 and 64 bit mode. May I ask which mode you are running in? Also, have you tried it by doing a new install rather than a copy? (I'll have to do a fresh install since my disk is unrecoverable.) Finally, does Ty's editor work in Win 7? I love MVP 2005 and will hate to lose it. Thanks for any help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizz1979 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 I got WIn 7 and I had to tweak it a bit as far as the comparability by making it compatible with Win XP Service Pack 3, so just mess with that and it should work okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Mark, I was wondering about Windows 7 compatibility as well, since my XP motherboard just died, taking my system disk with it. The Microsoft Win7 compatibility table lists MVP 2005 as incompatible in both 32 and 64 bit mode. May I ask which mode you are running in? Also, have you tried it by doing a new install rather than a copy? (I'll have to do a fresh install since my disk is unrecoverable.) Finally, does Ty's editor work in Win 7? I love MVP 2005 and will hate to lose it. Thanks for any help! Ouch, sorry for your loss man. I'm not using 7 any more (back to good old reliable XP), but when I was using 7, I used 32-bit Ultimate, and MVP '05 was on a file copy. I don't think I had to use any compatibility settings, although I could be wrong on that, as it was a few months ago now. No idea which editor of Ty's you're referring to, but I have no idea either way, I don't think I used any of them. Hope that helps. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky6314 Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 I was wondering if anyone could help me with this. I just got a new 64 bit Windows 7 laptop and would like to transfer everything over from my XP computer. I've tried doing a fresh install and just copying the files over, but the same thing happens. I can launch the game fine, but every 5-10 seconds or so, the game freezes for a few seconds. Now I could deal with this in the menus, but when it happens in the middle of a pitch in game, it is really frustrating. As the game goes on, the freezes usually happen more often. But at other times, it could be 30 sec-1 min before anything happens. I've tried running with and without mods, compatibility mode, saved games and new games, etc. But the studdering problem continues. Any advise would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 are you sure your new computer can even handle the game? i don't if it's a windows 7 issue. i use 64 but and haven't had any issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro23 Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 are you sure your new computer can even handle the game? i don't if it's a windows 7 issue. i use 64 but and haven't had any issues. Agree with Homer. What are your system specs (CPU, RAM, Video Card)? Also, do you have any programs running in the background when you're playing the game (Anti-V, Anti-Maleware, etc...)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apocalypse Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 I went back from W7 to XP as well. Just because I want to play all the older (sometimes better) games flawlessly. The only downside is that my machine can only utilize 3 Gigs or RAM on XP (which has no ill effect on the games... not that I've noticed anyway). Other than that, I see absolutely no benefits of upgrading to newer and less compatible OS just for the sake of it. I never understood people's obsession to have the "absolutely newest and bestest" from Micro$oft anyway. Don't fix what ain't broken, that's my motto. To W7's defense I have to say that it's MUCH better than Vista (which was a gamers' nightmare). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 To W7's defense I have to say that it's MUCH better than Vista (which was a gamers' nightmare). In all fairness, it couldn't get much worse than Vista. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky6314 Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Agree with Homer. What are your system specs (CPU, RAM, Video Card)? Also, do you have any programs running in the background when you're playing the game (Anti-V, Anti-Maleware, etc...)? Intel i3-330M 2.13 GHz processor, 4 GB DDR3 RAM, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator w/ 1.7 GB video RAM. I've got an Anti-V program, but I had one before and nothing was wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator w/ 1.7 GB video RAM. Ding ding ding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro23 Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Ding ding ding! Smooth Criminal beat me to it. ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeveredSoulX Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Only one thing in Micro$oft's existence can beat Windows Vista Windows ME - bahhhhhhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Smooth Criminal beat me to it. only because i know it's coming, i'll ask for him...all at once class: Why is this significant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Because, with credit to SSX for the reference, Intel's GMA chips are pretty much the GPU equivalent of Windows ME when it comes to gaming. A lot of the time, it just won't work. When it does work, you'll wish it hadn't bothered. As I said to someone else earlier, you can feed a crappy chip as much memory as you want - it's still a crappy chip, only difference is it now has lots of memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Z Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Yea, Mark is right about the Intel onboard graphics card you have.. Plus, to go a little deeper with it.. the memory an onboard graphics chipset uses is your system memory, which is a lot slower than GDDR, which is the type of memory on a video cards. Most likely, your game is stuttering for that reason. You probably have a PCI-E slow for a video card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky6314 Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Wow, I knew integrated graphics weren't good for games, but I kind of assumed it meant the newer games. Didn't realize that even the newer ones wouldn't be able to run a 2005 game well. Any suggestions on how to improve performance? Change the resolution or anything? Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Pretty much just lower everything as far as possible, turn off anything related to graphics, and hope for the best. Change the resolution to 640x480, turn off helmet reflections, crowds, shadows etc. Everything as low as possible and see how it goes. If it's playable, start turning stuff back on, or up, bit by bit, to see what configuration gives the best performance-to-graphics ratio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apocalypse Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Saying that integrated graphics card are "not good for gaming" is a huge understatement... most of those cards are virtually USELESS with the modern games. I bought a new computer 2 years ago... very good dual AMD processor and it ran all my games WORSE than my ancient Celeron + ancient external card. When I bought a decent graphics card the difference was UNREAL. Investing $100 to a good card was the best investment I ever made. I suggest you do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Z Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 true, a $100 will get you a great video card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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