TS2 and Windows 7
ancienthighway:
From my post on Simbology:
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Win7-64 bit is up and running. I still need to tweek the video a bit since I'm not getting my 1600x1050 display and a couple other minor things, but it's running.
I used the Windows Easy Transfer app to back up My Documents and a couple other folders, then began the installation. If you have a 32-bit Windows now, you'll have to make sure you boot from the DVD rather than hard drive to install the 64-bit version.
Installing Windows was rather painless. Your old Windows, Program Files, and Document and Settings will be saved as Windows.old. If you've used the EA Download Manager to install any digital versions of the game, ProgramData will be saved also. You'll need to install all the drivers for your video card, audio card, printers and scanners, and anything else you've have that need drivers.
All applications must be installed also. Avast, WinRAR, and FireFox are up and running on my box now. Avast and WinRar are the 64-bit versions, FireFox is the 32-bit version. Then came the joy of loading TS2, base game, 8 EPs, and 8 SPs. If you copy the Windows.old\ProgramData folder to the C:\ or the root directory, you won't have to download programs if you've kept the digital installation files. 5 of my Stuff Packs, Castaways, and NHL 09 are digital versions and I was just able to install them. Pests, yeah I installed it too, needed to be downloaded before installing.
Once everything is installed, you can install your backup of TS2. The only thing left is to make any changes needed in the Program Files, the Inteen G file, lighting mods, Scriptorium, clean neighborhoods and the like. If you use a nocd mod, you'll want to put that in, too.
The 64-bit version of Win 7 has two Program Files folders. Program Files is for 64-bit apps, and Program Files (x86) is for 32-bit apps. TS2 installed into the 32-bit folder. I've played around 14 hours game time with out any issues, and really don't expect any. The EA Store indicates all the TS2 games are compatible with Win 7.
Still to come, installation of SimPE, HCDU, Clean Installer, and various other utilities.
Paden:
Thanks for the heads up, Ancient and please keep us updated! I've been considering the switch, but am very happy with XP most of the time.
ancienthighway:
I was quite happy with XP myself. However, Microsoft wanted to shut down XP when Vista was released. Unfortunately for them, Vista was a piece of crap and businesses shunned it. Windows 7 is supposed to have corrected the problems businesses had with Vista, and if that's the case, XP support will be shut down.
Moving from 32-bit to 64-bit is a biggie for me. My old box had 4 GB of RAM, but any 32-bit operating system will only use 3 GB. The addresses for the rest is beyond the capability of 32-bit I believe. My new box has 8 GB of RAM which is now fully used with the 64-bit OS.
I've been running TS2 all all morning without any problems. In fact I was having so much fun doing so, I forgot to add my tweaks to the Program Files. ;D
Nalia:
Thank you, Ancient, for the info. I'm about to build my new pc and will install Windows 7, and I was a little concerned about my Sims since I will move them there. I am wondering, however, if I will be able to use the same user data, with the exception of config file. Because, if not, I will have to start from scratch, an idea that does not thrill me at all.
lovelygoth101:
Quote from: ancienthighway on October 23, 2009, 01:11:12 pm
I was quite happy with XP myself. However, Microsoft wanted to shut down XP when Vista was released. Unfortunately for them, Vista was a piece of crap and businesses shunned it.
I have Vista...and I concur it is a piece :mad:
My grandfather recently gave me a junked computer with XP and I prefer the way it operates much better!!!
Glad to see Windows is trying to fix the problem NOW...
Thanks for teh post Ancient!!!
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