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So this comparison was on identical VMware virtual hardware, with stock drivers.
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Then I tested the game inside two virtual machines using vmware-a Windows 7 VM, and a Windows 8.1 VM. I also installed directx 9.0c by downloading it from microsoft.
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The CPU is plenty fast to do that, but the problem then is that the game only offers low resolution and downgraded effects in that mode.Īt first I thought it must be my intel and/or nvidia drivers on the new laptop, so I updated them. The first problem is annoying, but I can sort of halfway read the text by straining my eyes, but the second problem seems to have no solution, other than running the game with a software renderer. * the video output in the game stutters horribly, giving me about 1fps, on a m760 (yes, a 13 year old game that ran superbly on a geforce2 32mb gtx on my old athon 850mhz is now giving my 1fps). * the text in the pick boxes (where you pick options of a popup list) is slanted at about 60 degrees and very hard to read, One in particular I really like is Midtown Madness, but I've just about given up on getting it to work properly. After getting a new Windows 8 laptop (and updating to 8.1 to get the start button back), I tried installing some older games that were working fine on my Windows 7 machine onto Windows 8.1.