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As have I. Hopefully, it work reliably on both x86 and x64 Vista. This fix is a long time coming and it is absolutely essential for the long term health of Horizons. The next critical update that's...

While I definitely agree that its generally a bad idea for artists and animators to work with engine source code, having worked with a number of artists, is there any current status for a working...

I got the 32 bit and 64 bit version of the Windows 7 Beta this afternoon.

So far, my experience has been mostly positive. I like the GUI alterations, it reminds me a lot of KDE and Gnome. 7 is...

With the ATI Catalyst 8.10s, you don't need to use the XML profile tweak to adjust the fan speeds. They've integrated manual fan control into the drivers.

Also, for those who have more than 4GB...

The problem is not with Vista, it is with Horizons. The only game that I know that has problems with Vista is Horizons, and I've personally installed and ran nearly 100 games on my Vista 64 machine,...

Anandtech mainly, though I visit Firingsquad, Tomshardware, Xbit regularly, and few other specialty forums and sites.

And I never specified programmers, I said people. ;) I do work with a few .NET...

Pharcellus, I'm not going to quote your rebuttal to my post, but there are a few things I wish to comment on .

1) Longhorn WAS the internal codename for Vista. Going through changes, cuts,...

I like Vista. :) You should hang around on tech forums, you'll find a lot of people like Vista. ;)

Vendors are still writting and updating XP drivers because a good 70% of the market still uses...

Uh . . .need to clarify some things here. Vista and Longhorn are the same thing, Longhorn was simply Vista's internal code name.

Now, I got into the IT thing after the release of Windows 3.1, so...

Free RAM is RAM wasted. Vista manages its memory in the same manner of Unix, Linux, and BSD. It caches as much as it can in order to boost performance. Its why Vista opens applications nearly...

I don't think this deserves its own thread really, but it may help others with getting Horizons to work in Vista.

Its similar to MS Virtual PC, but open source, plus its more frequently updated...

Yep, developers can be idiots. Hmm . . . maybe I shouldn't say that on a forum ran mostly by developers?

In polls like these, you should specify whether or not you've used Vista and how long you've used it for in your responses.

Honestly, its been my experience that most people who hate Vista are...

Same here, except I disable UAC. Vista runs faster and more stable than XP, plus it has full support for all my hardware. Horizons is about the only game in my entire collection that doesn't work,...

Didn't work for me either.

True, all PCs can run Windows XP. However, there are some things you should consider. First, drivers. A PC that ships with Vista installed may or may not have XP drivers for its hardware. Finding...

When I played Horizons, the engine barely utilized video cards. At the time, I got better performance playing it on my A64 3200 notebook and Radeon Mobility 9600 than I did on my P4 2.4C and GF6800GT...

I created a trial account and spent a good portion of my saturday trying to get Horizons to run under Vista 64. Major no go.

Is there a time frame for when we can expect a Vista fix, or an...

XP and 2k were both based on the NT kernel, which wasn't DOS based. Win95, 98, and ME were all based off a hybrid of 16 and 32 bit code. The NT kernel based OSs of WinNT, 2000, XP, Vista, and 7 are...

I'd go with Option 3 first, even though it'd take the greatest amount of work. Baring that, Option 2. Either would work well under Vista and could easily be adapted to function under Linux. Getting...

That is true. I was referring mainly to other companies, such as Nvidia, who took 6 to 8 months after the release of Vista to have quasi-stable drivers, and theyhad very popular hardware at the time.

Whoa there. Nvidia dropped the ball on the 8x00 series cards. Even though, they are so far behind ATI's drivers in terms of stability its pathetic.

However, Nvidia currently has hardware that...

I'll assume that asking for a linux client is an entirely fruitless endeavor? :(

Dang, beat me to it. Vista calls it Superfetch. Linux distros and BSD distros will do the same thing.

As for Vista's performance, I noticed nearly no drop in FPS among my various games going from...

Is there any word on when Vista will be supported?

Seems like Horizons may run better under Linux and Wine than it does under Vista.
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