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Arthello
Pilots Of Honour Aeternus.
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Posted - 2009.08.13 14:48:00 -
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Edited by: Arthello on 13/08/2009 14:54:54 I've just ordered a new motherboard, cpu and ram which means my OEM Windows Vista version is worthless. OEM versions are locked to motherboards I'm told. I'm also not prepared to buy another Windows Vista version as I'm going to make the transition to Windows 7 as soon as it's released in my country.
So my question is; does Windows 7 work with EVE?
After searching a couple of pages I came across this thread: http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1135876 which answered all my questions. Delete, lock, do whatever you want with this obsolete thread.
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Black Hyena
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Posted - 2009.08.13 17:39:00 -
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Playing Eve on Win 7 without any problem.
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Ivanna Nuke
Daralux
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Posted - 2009.08.13 17:49:00 -
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You could always try ;)
Anyways I am on Windows 7 x64 Ultimate and no problems.
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Elle D
The Taco Stand
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Posted - 2009.08.14 01:58:00 -
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Originally by: Black Hyena Playing Eve on Win 7 without any problem.
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Regat Kozovv
Caldari Alcothology
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Posted - 2009.08.14 14:17:00 -
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Two clients on Win 7, no issues.
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CyberGh0st
Minmatar Ara Veritas
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Posted - 2009.08.14 23:40:00 -
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Originally by: Arthello Edited by: Arthello on 13/08/2009 14:54:54 I've just ordered a new motherboard, cpu and ram which means my OEM Windows Vista version is worthless. OEM versions are locked to motherboards I'm told. I'm also not prepared to buy another Windows Vista version as I'm going to make the transition to Windows 7 as soon as it's released in my country.
So my question is; does Windows 7 work with EVE?
After searching a couple of pages I came across this thread: http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1135876 which answered all my questions. Delete, lock, do whatever you want with this obsolete thread.
Your Vista is not worthless at all, they are not locked to motherboards. There is a checksum and you would probably have to re-activate your Vista if you change mobo. But you would have to do this anyway because replacing a motherboard without reformatting and reinstalling is not recommended.
Seems to me you are not a hardcore tech ( otherwise you would know you could reuse your OEM Vista ), so I would advice against using Win7 so close after release.
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Lork Niffle
Gallente Noobtoob Army
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Posted - 2009.08.14 23:52:00 -
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I would go to Win7 whenever you can since it has reused a lot of the base Vista has and 99% of popular programs will work on 7 even if the compatibility message appears. ------------------------------------- Read my bio ingame for tips on how to live and not be called nasty names by me. |
RiotRick
Black-Sun Pitch Black Legion
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Posted - 2009.08.15 11:51:00 -
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Eve is running fine here on windows 7 x64. -- The future is black.
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CyberGh0st
Minmatar Ara Veritas
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Posted - 2009.08.16 14:02:00 -
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Originally by: Lork Niffle I would go to Win7 whenever you can since it has reused a lot of the base Vista has and 99% of popular programs will work on 7 even if the compatibility message appears.
That is true, I just would not advice a new OS to a less experienced computer user.
There will probably be less risk going from vista to win7 than with previous releases tho.
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Akira2501
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Posted - 2009.08.16 17:50:00 -
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The EVE browser has become VERY SLOW, unusably slow for me and I'm on IE6/Vista. MY problem is either caused by a IE security patch or a EVE patch, not sure which, but its not a IE7 issue.
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Jasonwilliams
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Posted - 2009.08.17 10:01:00 -
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Windows 7 x86, three cliesnts from one installation.
i7 920, 3gb ddr3-1333 ram and an 8800GTX.
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CCP Tanis
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Posted - 2009.08.17 20:25:00 -
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Though EVE is not yet supported on Windows 7, many folks have EVE running without issue on that OS.
I, for example, have been running 5+ clients with only minor issues on my Windows 7 machine at home for several months now.
That being said, you should assume that you will likely run into driver/compatibility issues at some point down the line if you choose to use Windows 7 in the near future.
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Ivanna Nuke
Daralux
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Posted - 2009.08.17 23:34:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Tanis Though EVE is not yet supported on Windows 7, many folks have EVE running without issue on that OS.
I, for example, have been running 5+ clients with only minor issues on my Windows 7 machine at home for several months now.
That being said, you should assume that you will likely run into driver/compatibility issues at some point down the line if you choose to use Windows 7 in the near future.
Creative drivers are awful at the minute.
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rofflesausage
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Posted - 2009.08.18 02:32:00 -
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Originally by: Ivanna Nuke
Creative drivers are awful at the minute.
....at the minute?
Creatives drivers have always sucked. Even when the OS has been out 7+ years (XP), they STILL have bugs that are known about and they refuse to fix.
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Lifelongnoob
Caldari Final Conflict UK
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Posted - 2009.08.18 10:09:00 -
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u should be able to transfer your vista oem licence code from your old motherboard to your new one legally provided your old motherboard is no longer in use
as long as u still have the windows vista disc (yes u can use the partition on the hard drive that some pc manufacturers use to store the windows installion software) and a valid serial number it should activate without problem on the new motherbard.
U bought vista with your old pc and thus are entitled to continue using it even on a new motherboard provided u only use it on 1 machine at a time.
i have replaced 2 motherboards (1 due to a dead pci-e express slot and 1 due to an earth leakage fault) on my pc and vista still runs just fine on the the 3rd motherboard
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rofflesausage
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Posted - 2009.08.18 12:14:00 -
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Originally by: Lifelongnoob u should be able to transfer your vista oem licence code from your old motherboard to your new one legally provided your old motherboard is no longer in use
as long as u still have the windows vista disc (yes u can use the partition on the hard drive that some pc manufacturers use to store the windows installion software) and a valid serial number it should activate without problem on the new motherbard.
U bought vista with your old pc and thus are entitled to continue using it even on a new motherboard provided u only use it on 1 machine at a time.
i have replaced 2 motherboards (1 due to a dead pci-e express slot and 1 due to an earth leakage fault) on my pc and vista still runs just fine on the the 3rd motherboard
I'm sorry, but this is so wrong I don't even know where to start.
OEM = The licence is to the machine, and that machine only. You can NOT transfer an OEM licence to another machine, regardless of if you remove it from the old one or not. The ONLY exception to this is if the old motherboard goes faulty and you replace it for the closest you can. Hardware failure is covered by the EULA.
Now I'm not saying that it's not easy to bypass, MS often activate for people who move OEM systems, but it is strictly and very clearly against the EULA unless it's because of faulty hardware.
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