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Tom Clukay

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Windows 7 compatibility?
« on: November 20, 2009, 05:10:59 am »
I am running the 32-bit version of Windows 7 on my laptop PC. Is version 7.5 of EA compatible with this OS and, if not, is there any schedule date for when a compatible version will become available?

Thank you in advance.
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Re: Windows 7 compatibility?
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2009, 11:50:19 am »
I've been running on the RC1 (build 7100) version of Win7 32 bit for months now and EA is fine (as far as I can tell).

I've also had a quick check on the released Win7 64 and it seemed OK there, but that was only transient.

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Re: Windows 7 compatibility?
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2009, 01:18:09 pm »
I'm currently running the latest EA build (7.5.850) on 64-bit Windows 7 (and have been for about since whenever Windows 7 hit the streets) with no problems. BTW - that's with the Visual Studio and Eclipse integration add-ins as well.

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Re: Windows 7 compatibility?
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2009, 08:17:52 pm »
Ya,know I had this weird dream the other night, I was on a planet where operating systems had to be compliant with applications, not the other way around.

Nah, then I woke up and put it down to that funny tasting mushroom quiche my son in law brought around.

ces't la geurre
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Re: Windows 7 compatibility?
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2009, 08:53:11 pm »
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Hey bruce,

If you lift the covers on Windows 7 you'll find that Gorilla has gone to great lengths to make Windows 7 compatible for applications.

In fact, in my case, so much so that my primary synchroniser for my Windows Mobile wouldn't even run the installer on Win 7 and the manufacturer said "Win 7 compatibility wasn't in their planning".  

A couple of settings on the file installer properties and not only did it install, it works perfectly.  (Up yours Chapura!)

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Re: Windows 7 compatibility?
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2009, 09:18:10 pm »
Sorry Paolo, not even tempted.

I'm so far over into penguin land now it would take several semi-loads of Reschs, fourteen truck jacks and a coupla dozen pub owners daughters to even make me consider WOW7!  :)

I mean, I've got a postgresql server here now running on a P3 with 1300Gb of data, (and OK only 18 users) running on VPN's and its been up now for nearly 1200 days.  (Talk about tempting fate    ;D )

There is only one machine running M$ and thats for one application - no clues for guessing which one.

s'Friday, cheers
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