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Nefra · Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 950 Location: florida

OK, Ellusive has to go out of town Monday for work for 5 weeks, we been shopping all day for laptops... the problem is... they all freaking come with microsoft vista now, so has anyone been able to get it to work with EQ? also does the core 2 duo processor have any problems with eq that anyone knows of?

Healinyou · Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 12:52 am Post subject:

I use the duel core thingy without a single problem with EQ
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Wreckage · Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Posts: 46

The Core 2 duos are awesome! I use one in my desktop and it runs just fine.

Attreus · Joined: 04 Oct 2005 Posts: 190

ya, duel core is easy, mine works great. the only thing you can do about vista is buy one without an operating system and then buy xp. you will have to order it though and some companies wont sell it without the operating system becuase they put there restore junk on the disk with it. they are out there if you look though.
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Nefra · Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 950 Location: florida

yeah problem is he leaves monday so no time to speical order:(

Compass · Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Posts: 853

EQ is working on my Vista computers with no issues. Make sure to fully patch the operating system. Also, if you run into issues, google everquest and Vista and there are a couple of good threads that I looked at to help with the transition.

Compass

Aetemius · Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 10:42 pm Post subject:

Hmmm...Home alone for 5 weeks huh? Twisted Evil

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Raolf · Ling King Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Posts: 130

i suggest you dont waste money being in a hurry, however if you must reformat it with a windows xp everyone should have those discs laying around !
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Nefra · Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 950 Location: florida

Thx for all the help Smile

as of midnight last night hes up and running, now we can only hope the hotel has a decent connection. oh and Aet, he leaves me home with the kid to keep me outta trouble lol

Gribiel · Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Posts: 84

You could purchase an external harddrive, load Windows XP on it, and have the laptop load from the external first. It will run the OS off the Hard drive along with EQ.

It works.

-Gribiel the Lovedorf

Ellusive · Joined: 01 Feb 2006 Posts: 34 Location: florida

new laptop working great only problem i ran into was i had to download and install directx 9.0c so if anyone was wondering vista seems to run eq just fine you just need to right click on the eq icon and start the program as an administrator

Wreckage · Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Posts: 46

What laptop did you end up getting? I am looking for one so I can play when I am on the road for work.

Healinyou · Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:10 pm Post subject:

I would get a laptop for when i went away from home, but i never leave the house.
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Raolf · Ling King Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Posts: 130

i know about 10 computer geeks that had vista that worked fine at first then they ran into so many problems the got rid of it so i hope you just have the luck they didnt
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Jademajick · Joined: 09 Apr 2007 Posts: 225 Location: FL

I just got a new laptop with vista also and the only major problem i had was downloading maps. i also have to right click the Eq icon and run as administrator. I have an HP dv9260 nr with the intel duo core. i can even two box. Mine has NVidia GeForce Go7600 graphics card with 256 dedicted video memory with the 17" screen. also has 2.0 gig hard drive so no major problem. glad you got it working. i'll be on laptop for another week or two then should have my velocity machines back.

Jade

Nefra · Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 950 Location: florida

think that is the same machine Ell has Jade... it does run nicely that i saw

Ellusive · Joined: 01 Feb 2006 Posts: 34 Location: florida

mine is a HP dv9334us