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<blockquote data-quote="Merkuri" data-source="post: 5334071" data-attributes="member: 41321"><p>Win 7 seems to work fine. I don't have the machine in front of me (left it at work this weekend - I also use it as a backup machine in the office because I was tired of them giving me crappy laptops or giving me nice laptops and then taking them away because someone else needed it), but I'm fairly certain it has all of the requirements. It runs Civilization IV just fine (which was a complete surprise to me... I didn't think a non-gaming laptop would be able to handle something that modern).</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't be surprised if my Norton antivirus was killing it or if it killed part of the installation. I clicked the "disable auto-protect" option on the antivirus while I was trying to play it, but I didn't shut it down entirely.</p><p></p><p>Did you need to do anything special to get it running? Did you have to install a particular patch or set it to run in compatibility mode for a certain OS? It would be nice to compare notes with someone who has it working so I know I'm at least heading in the right direction.</p><p></p><p>I don't have another Windows 7 machine to try it on (unless I try it on my work desktop, but I don't think they'd appreciate that <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />) and I don't really have the desire to have it installed on my Vista desktop (the machine I'm using right now). I just wanted some other miscellaneous games on my laptop so that when I travel I have a little more choice in what games I play.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Merkuri, post: 5334071, member: 41321"] Win 7 seems to work fine. I don't have the machine in front of me (left it at work this weekend - I also use it as a backup machine in the office because I was tired of them giving me crappy laptops or giving me nice laptops and then taking them away because someone else needed it), but I'm fairly certain it has all of the requirements. It runs Civilization IV just fine (which was a complete surprise to me... I didn't think a non-gaming laptop would be able to handle something that modern). I wouldn't be surprised if my Norton antivirus was killing it or if it killed part of the installation. I clicked the "disable auto-protect" option on the antivirus while I was trying to play it, but I didn't shut it down entirely. Did you need to do anything special to get it running? Did you have to install a particular patch or set it to run in compatibility mode for a certain OS? It would be nice to compare notes with someone who has it working so I know I'm at least heading in the right direction. I don't have another Windows 7 machine to try it on (unless I try it on my work desktop, but I don't think they'd appreciate that :)) and I don't really have the desire to have it installed on my Vista desktop (the machine I'm using right now). I just wanted some other miscellaneous games on my laptop so that when I travel I have a little more choice in what games I play. [/QUOTE]
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