15-02-2007, 12:13 PM
If You Want to Use Windows Vista, Make Sure You Are Ready To Handle It.
Compatibility Issues:
Some Old Drivers Might Not Work In Windows Vista
List Of HARDWARES That Are Capable With Windows Vista:
AGP:
b]ATI GRAPHIC CARDS[/b]:
ATI® Radeon 9000/9100 (32 Bit)
ATI® Radeon 9550Se 256mb,(32 Bit
ATI® Radeon 9600XT (128MB) (32 Bit)
ATI® Mobility Radeon 9600 (32 Bit)
ATI® Radeon 9600Pro, 128MB
ATI® Mobility Radeon 9700 (32 Bit)
ATI® Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB (32 Bit)
ATI® Mobility Radeon 200M (32 Bit)
ATI® Mobility Radeon x700 (32 Bit)
ATI® Radeon x700Pro (32 Bit)
ATI® Radeon X800XT (32 Bit)
BFG® 7600 GS OC 512mb (32 bit)
NVIDIA GRAPHIC CARDS:
Nvidia® Geforce 3 (32 Bit) [driver 66.93]
Nvidia® Geforce 4 MX-440 128 MB
Nvidia® Geforce 4 MX-440 64 MB
Nvidia® 4 Geforce TI 4200
Nvidia® Geforce FX5200 64MB (32 Bit)
Nvidia® GeForce FX 5200 (128MB) (32 bit)
Nvidia® GeForce FX 5500 (256MB)
Nvidia® Geforce FX5600 (128MB)
Nvidia® Geforce FX5600 (256MB) (32 Bit)
Nvidia® GeForce FX 5700 (128MB) (32 bit)
Nvidia® GeForce FX 5900XT (128MB)(32 bit)
Nvidia® GeForce 6600 (32 Bit) Version 75.03
Nvidia® GeForce 6600GT (128 MB)(32 bit & 64 bit) Version 75.03
Nvidia® GeForce 6800 (128 MB) (32 bit & 64 bit)
Nvidia® GeForce 6200 (64bit memory) (128 MB)(32 bit)
XFX® Geforce 6800XT (256MB) (32 bit)
Nvidia® GeForce 7800 GTX (32 Bit)
Gainward® Geforce 7600 GS+ (512MB) (32 bit)
VM Additions® S3 Trio32/64 (32 Bit)
PCI-Express:
o Asus® Extreme Radeon x600xt/HDTV (32 Bit)
o ATI® Radeon x300 (128MB) (32 bit & 64 bit)
o ATI® Radeon x600 (256MB)
o ATI® Radeon x800 GTO (256MB) (32 Bit)
o ATI® Radeon x850 XT (256MB) (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
o ATI® Radeon x1800 XT (256MB) (64 Bit)
o Nvidia® GeForce 6600 (256 MB) (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
o Nvidia® GeForce 6600GT (128 MB) (32 Bit)
o Nvidia® GeForce 6700GT (256 MB) (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
o Nvidia® GeForce 6800 (256 MB) (32 Bit)
o Nvidia® GeForce 6800GS (256 MB) (32 Bit)
o Nvidia® GeForce 6800GT (256 MB) (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
o Nvidia® GeForce 7300GS (128 MB) (32 Bit)
o Nvidia® GeForce 7400 (128 MB) (32 Bit)
o Nvidia® GeForce 7600GT (256MB) (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
o Nvidia® GeForce 7600GS (512MB) Asus (32 bit)
o Nvidia® GeForce 7800GTX (256MB) (32 Bit)
o Nvidia® GeForce 7900GT (512MB) (32 Bit & 64 Bits)
o Nvidia® GeForce 8800G Series (32 Bit & 64 Bits)
* PCI:
NVIDIA® GeForce FX5500 (256 MB) (32 Bit)
* Onboard:
Intel® GMA950 (32 Bit)
Intel® GMA X3000 (Intel G965 Express Chipset)
Nvidia® GeForce 6100 (32 bit)
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MOTHERBOARDS:
ABIT
* NF7-S v2.0
* KV8 pro (Vista RC1 64 bits)
ASUS
* A7N8X v2
* A7N8X-E Deluxe
* K8V (32 bit)
* A8V Deluxe (32 bit)
* P4C800
* P4P800 Deluxe (32 bit)
* P5WD2
* P5WD2-Premium
* P5W64 [Note: Still under testing. Modes to be determined.]
* A8N-SLI Deluxe (Vista RC1 64 bits)
* A8N-SLI Premium (Vista RC1 64 bits)
* P5ND2-SLI Deluxe (Vista RC1 64 bits)
* P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe (32 bit)
* Crosshair (32 bit)
DFI
* LanParty UT nF3 250Gb (32 bit & 64 bit)
* nF4 Infinity (32 bit & 64 bit)
* DFI CFX3200
* DFI ICFX3200 (RD600)(Note: This applies to all upcoming RD600 ATI chipsets)
ECS
* N2U400-A nForce2 (32 bit)
* RS480-M
GIGABYTE
* GA-965P-DQ6 (32 bit)
* GA-945GM-S2 (32 bit) (64bit)
* GA-8I945PLGE-RH (32bit)
* GA-8IPE1000 (32-bit)
* GA-M59SLI-S5 (32 bit & 64 Bit)
* GA-K8N ULTRA-SLI (32 bit)
* GA-K8N51GMF-9 (32 bit & 64 bits)
* GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH (32 bit & 64 bits)
* GA-K8N Neo4-F
Intel
* Intel® Desktop Board DQ963FX
* Intel® Desktop Board DG965WH
* Intel® Desktop Board DG965RY
* Intel® Desktop Board DP965LT
* Intel® Desktop Board D975XBX
* Intel® Desktop Board D945PSN
* Intel® Desktop Board D945GNT
* Intel® Desktop Board D955XBK
* Intel® 975 Chipsets
* Intel® 965 Chipsets
* Intel® 955 Chipsets
* Intel® 945 Chipsets
MSI
* MSI 945 PL Neo F (64bit)
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GAMES THAT WORKS WELL WITH DIRECTX 10
Games
* GTA: San Andreas (32 Bit)
* Age of Empires 3 (patch 1.08 and higher)
* Baldurs Gate : Tales of the Sword Coast v1.3.5521 (32 bit)
* Battlefield 1942 (32 Bit)
* Battlefield 2 (32 Bit)
* Battlefield 2 Patch 1.3 [NOTE: Requires elevated privileges.]
* Battlefield 2142 Betas 1 and 2 [NOTE: Requires elevated privileges.]
* Black and White 2 v. 1.0-1.2
* Call Of Duty 2 (on ATI9600)(Punkbuster servers will work if you go to compatibility mode and set to run program as administrator)
* Call of Duty v1.5 (32 Bit)
* Civilization IV (Original and Warlords)
* Comanche 4 (32 Bit)
* Command & Conquer Generals (32 Bit)
* Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun (64 Bit)
* Company of Heroes (32 Bit)
* Counter-Strike Source (32 Bit)
* Counter-Strike v1.x (32 Bit)
* Crazy Taxi 3 (32 Bit)
* Cue Club
* Dark Age of Camelot (Darkness Rising Client) v1.84 (64 Bit)
* Dawn of War (32 Bit)
* Delta Force Black Hawk Down (32 Bit)
* Deus Ex: Invisible War (tested version 1.2)
* Devil May Cry 3 (on x800pro with ATI Vista beta driver)
* Dismount - Latest Versions of All Games (32 Bit)
* DOOM 3 (32 Bit)
* Dungeon Siege II
* Dungeon Siege II Broken World
* Eve On-Line
* EverQuest 2 (32 Bit)
* Far Cry (64 Bit)
* FEAR (32 & 64 Bit)
* FEAR Combat (64 Bit)
* Final Fantasy XI [NOTE: Backup updated PlayOnline folder from previous installation, copy over PlayOnline folder in Vista. Disregard incompatibility
warning]
* FlatOut 2
* Flight Simulator X - Beta 3 (32-bit)
* Goonzu
* GTA III
* GTA San Andreas
* GTA Vice City
* GTR2 v1.0 (32 Bit)
* Guild Wars (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
* Guilty Gear XX#reload (on ATI9600)
* Half-Life (32 Bit)
* Half-Life 2 (32 Bit & 64 Bit) [NOTE: Steam loads 64bit version of HL2 in x64)
* Heroes of Might and Magic IV
* Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb v1.01 (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
* Just Cause (32 Bit)
* Lego Star Wars (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
* Lego Star Wars II (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
* Lineage II
* Madden NFL 2007
* Matrix - Path of Neo (on x800pro with ATI Vista beta driver)
* Medal of Honor Pacific Assault Spanish (32 Bit)
* Metal Gear Solid - Integral
* Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 (32 Bit)
* Myst V: End Of Ages (32 Bit)
* Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 (32 Bit)
* Need for Speed Underground 2 (32 Bit)
* Need for Speed: Most Wanted (32 Bit)
* Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
* Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
* Painkiller (32 Bit)
* Pirate King Online
* PKR (32 bit) [Online poker game]
* Planescape : Torment v1.1 (32 bit)
* Prey (32 bit)
* Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (32 Bit) [NOTE: Installer requires elevated privileges.] [NOTE: Will only run Starforce Protection updated driver]
* Quake 4 (32 Bit)
* Quake III: Arena (32 Bit)
* Red Alert 2 (32 Bit)
* rFactor (32 bit)
* Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends (32 bit)
* Rogue Trooper (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
* RTCW (32 Bit)
* SimCity 4 (32 Bit)
* Star Wars Battlefront II (32 Bit)
* Starcraft (32 bit) [Note: RC1 Only 10/26/06. See notes in error section]
* Steam Engine v1.48.0.0 - All Games (32 Bit)
* Trackmania United
* Terminator 3: The War of the Machines (32 Bit)
* The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion v1.1.511 (32 Bit)
* The Sims (32 Bit)
* The Sims 2 (32 Bit)
* Titan Quest v1.20 (32 Bit)
* Toca Race Driver 3 [32bit] (Starforce driver incompatible - need noCD + Original DVD in DVD drive to run the game)
* Trackmania Nations (32 Bit) [NOTE: Will only run with Starforce Protection Updated driver]
* Tri-Towers v2.1.3 [NOTE: Gives error after exit & can't register]
* Tron 2.0
* Unreal Tournament 2004 (32 Bit)
* Vietcong 2
* Warcraft III Reign of Chaos
* Warcraft III The Frozen Throne
* Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne v1.18 (32 Bit)
* Winning Eleven v8 (32 Bit)
* World of Warcraft v1.12.0.5595 (32 Bit)
* ZDameon (Doom Multiplayer)
* Zoo Tycoon 2 (32 Bit)
* Zoo Tycoon 2 African Adventure Expansion (32 Bit)
* Zoo Tycoon 2 Endangered Species Expansion (32 Bit)
* 2006 FIFA World cup (32 Bit)
* Aliens versus Predator 2
* Americas Army 2.7 (32-bit)
* Anno 1701
* Age of Empires and the Rise of Rome expansion
* Age of Empires II and the Conquerors expansion
* Armed and Dangerous
* Arx Fatalis
* Blade Runner (32-bit)
* Baldur's Gate (32bit) (Polish version, English should work well too)
* Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast (32bit) (Polish version, English should work well too)
* Battle for Middle-Earth 1 & 2
* Battlefield 2 & Special Forces (Run BF2.exe As administrator.)
* Battlefield 2142(32bit)
* Battlefield 2142(64bit) - Same settings used on XP, crashes to desktop at every map change (after a certain period) due to low video card memory
(256mb). Disable Areo or set texture settings lower.
* Black and White 2
* Blood II The Chosen (It rarely crashes, but this was happening under XP too.)
* Broken Sword: The Angel of Death
* Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
* Call of Duty & United Offensive
* Call of Duty 2 (run cod2mp_s.exe in XP SP2 compability mode; SP fine.)
* Call of Duty 2 upgraded to 1.3 works on Home Premium RTM no trouble (32 bit)
* Championship Manager 2007
* Civilization III (run as administrator, XP SP2 compatibility mode)
* Cobra 11 - Nitro (StarForce protection vista-update required)
* Command & Conquer: Generals
* Commandos: Beyond The Call Of Duty
* Company of Heroes (32 bit Home Premium) No prob's.
* Condemned - Criminal Origins
* Continuum
* Counter-Strike 1.6
* Counter-Strike Condition Zero
* Counter-Strike Source
* Crashday (With patch 1.1 + No Intro Fix)
* Cricket 07 (Australian version - works on both x86 & x64)
* Darwinia
* Deal or No Deal
* Delta Force Black Hawk Down & Team Sabre
* Deus Ex
* Diablo I
* Diablo II - NOTE: For best results, set Compatibility Mode for application to Windows XP SP2 in the shortcut's properties and run as
administrator. This should allow all features of game to work properly, including LAN and Battle.Net play. If the game takes too long to start up, try
disabling Aero Glass (or under compatability disable desktop composition).
* Doom 2(Doom95) (Requires DPlay.dll in the game's directory for doom95 to work properly)
* Doom 3 (Requires working OpenGL support)
* Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil (Requires working OpenGL support)
* Doomsday 3D Engine v1.9.0 Beta 4
* Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition with all Add-Ons (for Windows Edition; not original 16-bit MS-DOS) (This game works slowly with too low performance
if you don't install the driver of your graphic card manually although Vista automatically recognizes and installs the drivers of your graphic card
and DirectX.)
* Duke Nukem 3D High Resolution Pack (HRP) (also External Release (XTR)) v1.0
* Duke Nukem Manhattan Project
* Dungeon Keeper
* EA Link for EA Games
* Elder Scrolls: Oblivion
* Everquest
* Everquest II
* F.E.A.R (32-Bit).Runs fine in XP SP2 Compatibility
* F1 2006 (Win 98/Me Compatibility Mode)
* FlatOut 2 (32 bit Home Premium)
* Flight Simulator 2004
* Flight Simulator X
* FBI: Hostage Rescue
* F.E.A.R
* FIFA 07
* Football Manager 2007
* Freelancer
* Flatout 2 (European with Starforce update)
* Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
* Gothic 3 (Windows Vista wont allow 2 files to install in system folder(64 bit))
* Grand Prix 4
* Grand Theft Auto II
* Grand Theft Auto III
* Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
* Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
* Guild Wars: Factions
* Gun
* GunBound WC
* Half Life
* Half Life 2 & Half Life 2: Episode One
* Halo: Combat Evolved(need a patch windows tel you about it)
* Halo: Custom Edition(needs a update tho download http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1884)
* Hitman: Blood Money
* Hitman: Contracts
* Hugo: The Evil Mirror
* In The Groove + Impact dancepad
* Jazz Jack Rabbit 2
* Little Fighter 2 (32 bit)
* KISS: Psycho Circus The Nightmare Child
* Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Legend
* Lego Star Wars II (64-bit)
* Max Payne 1.01
* Max Payne 2
* Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault Installed MOHAA Ver1.1 on 32-bit Ultimate, plays fine with no problems at all, multiplayer untested as yet.
* Klotski (and Microsoft Entertainment Pack 1991)
* MU Online
* Need for Speed (32-bit)
* Need for Speed III: Hot pursuit
* Need for Speed Most Wanted
* Neverwinter Nights 2
* NHL 06
* NHL 07
* Outrun 2006
* Pariah (With 98/ME Compatibility mode)
* Pacific Warriors
* Phantasy Star Universe
* Prey (Requires working OpenGL support)
* Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
* Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (Starts Windows MCE upon exit?)
* Pro Evolution Soccer 6
* Psychonauts
* Quake 2
* Quake 3
* Quake 4 (v1.3) Works. Tested on Vista Enterprise 64bit
* Race - The WTCC Game
* Ragnarok Online
* Rainbow Six: Lockdown
* Rise of Nations Gold (32 bit)
* RollerCoaster Tycoon [With the Loopy Landscape Add-On] (Vista 32-bit)
- Add the "Windows 95" compatibility mode for the file "rct.exe"
- Add the "Full control" right to "Everyone" for the folder of RCT and its subfolders.
* RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 [Original and all Add-Ons] (Vista 32-bit)
- Add the "Full control" right to "Everyone" for the folder of RCT2 and its subfolders.
* RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 [Original and all Add-Ons] (Vista 32-bit)
* Rome: Total War
* Savage (32-bit)
* Second Sight
* SimCity 3000 Unlimited (32-bit)
* Splinter Cell
* Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
* Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
* Splinter Cell: Double Agent
* Star Wars Galaxies
* Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds and Clone Campaigns
* Star Wars Jedi Academy (32bit)
* Star Wars Jedi Outcast (32bit)
* Star Wars Battlefront 2 (32bit)
* Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2 (32 bit).Runs fine in XP SP2 Compatibility
* Starcraft
* Steam (Build: Jan 15 2007, 10:37:59)
* Super Mario Forever (After starting the game, the mouse cursor of Vista still appears on the screen. Ignore it.)
* SWAT 4 & The Stetchkov Syndicate (32-bit)
* The Elderscrolls Oblivion (32-bit)
* The Sims II (32-bit)
* The Simpsons - Hit & Run (32-bit)
* Titan Quest
* Tomb Raider Legend (32bit)
* Train Simulator (Microsoft) (Vista 32-bit)
* Unreal Tournament 2004
* Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
* Warcraft 3 & also The Frozen Throne(With 98/ME Compatibility Mode)
* Warhammer Mark of Chaos
* Warhammer Dawn Of War 40k (32 Bit)
* World of Warcraft - May have issues with Graphics and Sound (Depending on Hardware Installed)
* WarRock - Run with XP/SP2 Compatibility Mode (32-bit)
* Wolfenstein: Enemy territory 2.60b (Worked perfectly with Ultimate RTM, usin PNY Verto GeForce 6600GT, and nVidia 97.46 forceware for Windows vista)
* World Racing 2 (StarForce protection vista-update required)
* Worms 4: Mayhem
* Worms Armageddon with latest patch (32bit)
* Worms World Party
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Compatibility Issues With DirectX10
-Some Games Crashes During Launch.
-Some Just Don't Run
-Some Just Display White Blanks in Main Menus or During In Game
-Some Just Runs Well And Suddenly Stops And Crash With An ERROR Message.
-Some Games Don't Display Well in Lining
-When Hearing The Sound Of The Game During Play, Some Just Don't Stop Playing The Sound.
-Your Pc Will Crash with an Blue Screen
-Some Give Lackness.
*Games Runs in Windows 95 , 98 ,Me and 2000 Might Not Run Well At All.*
*(IF YOU KNOW ANY OF THE HARDWARES OR GAMES THAT RUNS WELL WITH VISTA, PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY POSTING REPLYS IN THIS TOPIC WITH YOUR LIST OF CAPABLE
HARDWARE OR GAMES THAT YOU FIND THAT IS OR HAVE TESTED YOURSELF THAT IS CAPABLE WITH VISTA)*
THANKS FOR READING, I HOPE THIS MIGHT HELP.
RANDY,
YOUR VISTA MANAGER.
Compatibility Issues:
Some Old Drivers Might Not Work In Windows Vista
List Of HARDWARES That Are Capable With Windows Vista:
AGP:
b]ATI GRAPHIC CARDS[/b]:
ATI® Radeon 9000/9100 (32 Bit)
ATI® Radeon 9550Se 256mb,(32 Bit
ATI® Radeon 9600XT (128MB) (32 Bit)
ATI® Mobility Radeon 9600 (32 Bit)
ATI® Radeon 9600Pro, 128MB
ATI® Mobility Radeon 9700 (32 Bit)
ATI® Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB (32 Bit)
ATI® Mobility Radeon 200M (32 Bit)
ATI® Mobility Radeon x700 (32 Bit)
ATI® Radeon x700Pro (32 Bit)
ATI® Radeon X800XT (32 Bit)
BFG® 7600 GS OC 512mb (32 bit)
NVIDIA GRAPHIC CARDS:
Nvidia® Geforce 3 (32 Bit) [driver 66.93]
Nvidia® Geforce 4 MX-440 128 MB
Nvidia® Geforce 4 MX-440 64 MB
Nvidia® 4 Geforce TI 4200
Nvidia® Geforce FX5200 64MB (32 Bit)
Nvidia® GeForce FX 5200 (128MB) (32 bit)
Nvidia® GeForce FX 5500 (256MB)
Nvidia® Geforce FX5600 (128MB)
Nvidia® Geforce FX5600 (256MB) (32 Bit)
Nvidia® GeForce FX 5700 (128MB) (32 bit)
Nvidia® GeForce FX 5900XT (128MB)(32 bit)
Nvidia® GeForce 6600 (32 Bit) Version 75.03
Nvidia® GeForce 6600GT (128 MB)(32 bit & 64 bit) Version 75.03
Nvidia® GeForce 6800 (128 MB) (32 bit & 64 bit)
Nvidia® GeForce 6200 (64bit memory) (128 MB)(32 bit)
XFX® Geforce 6800XT (256MB) (32 bit)
Nvidia® GeForce 7800 GTX (32 Bit)
Gainward® Geforce 7600 GS+ (512MB) (32 bit)
VM Additions® S3 Trio32/64 (32 Bit)
PCI-Express:
o Asus® Extreme Radeon x600xt/HDTV (32 Bit)
o ATI® Radeon x300 (128MB) (32 bit & 64 bit)
o ATI® Radeon x600 (256MB)
o ATI® Radeon x800 GTO (256MB) (32 Bit)
o ATI® Radeon x850 XT (256MB) (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
o ATI® Radeon x1800 XT (256MB) (64 Bit)
o Nvidia® GeForce 6600 (256 MB) (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
o Nvidia® GeForce 6600GT (128 MB) (32 Bit)
o Nvidia® GeForce 6700GT (256 MB) (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
o Nvidia® GeForce 6800 (256 MB) (32 Bit)
o Nvidia® GeForce 6800GS (256 MB) (32 Bit)
o Nvidia® GeForce 6800GT (256 MB) (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
o Nvidia® GeForce 7300GS (128 MB) (32 Bit)
o Nvidia® GeForce 7400 (128 MB) (32 Bit)
o Nvidia® GeForce 7600GT (256MB) (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
o Nvidia® GeForce 7600GS (512MB) Asus (32 bit)
o Nvidia® GeForce 7800GTX (256MB) (32 Bit)
o Nvidia® GeForce 7900GT (512MB) (32 Bit & 64 Bits)
o Nvidia® GeForce 8800G Series (32 Bit & 64 Bits)
* PCI:
NVIDIA® GeForce FX5500 (256 MB) (32 Bit)
* Onboard:
Intel® GMA950 (32 Bit)
Intel® GMA X3000 (Intel G965 Express Chipset)
Nvidia® GeForce 6100 (32 bit)
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MOTHERBOARDS:
ABIT
* NF7-S v2.0
* KV8 pro (Vista RC1 64 bits)
ASUS
* A7N8X v2
* A7N8X-E Deluxe
* K8V (32 bit)
* A8V Deluxe (32 bit)
* P4C800
* P4P800 Deluxe (32 bit)
* P5WD2
* P5WD2-Premium
* P5W64 [Note: Still under testing. Modes to be determined.]
* A8N-SLI Deluxe (Vista RC1 64 bits)
* A8N-SLI Premium (Vista RC1 64 bits)
* P5ND2-SLI Deluxe (Vista RC1 64 bits)
* P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe (32 bit)
* Crosshair (32 bit)
DFI
* LanParty UT nF3 250Gb (32 bit & 64 bit)
* nF4 Infinity (32 bit & 64 bit)
* DFI CFX3200
* DFI ICFX3200 (RD600)(Note: This applies to all upcoming RD600 ATI chipsets)
ECS
* N2U400-A nForce2 (32 bit)
* RS480-M
GIGABYTE
* GA-965P-DQ6 (32 bit)
* GA-945GM-S2 (32 bit) (64bit)
* GA-8I945PLGE-RH (32bit)
* GA-8IPE1000 (32-bit)
* GA-M59SLI-S5 (32 bit & 64 Bit)
* GA-K8N ULTRA-SLI (32 bit)
* GA-K8N51GMF-9 (32 bit & 64 bits)
* GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH (32 bit & 64 bits)
* GA-K8N Neo4-F
Intel
* Intel® Desktop Board DQ963FX
* Intel® Desktop Board DG965WH
* Intel® Desktop Board DG965RY
* Intel® Desktop Board DP965LT
* Intel® Desktop Board D975XBX
* Intel® Desktop Board D945PSN
* Intel® Desktop Board D945GNT
* Intel® Desktop Board D955XBK
* Intel® 975 Chipsets
* Intel® 965 Chipsets
* Intel® 955 Chipsets
* Intel® 945 Chipsets
MSI
* MSI 945 PL Neo F (64bit)
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GAMES THAT WORKS WELL WITH DIRECTX 10
Games
* GTA: San Andreas (32 Bit)
* Age of Empires 3 (patch 1.08 and higher)
* Baldurs Gate : Tales of the Sword Coast v1.3.5521 (32 bit)
* Battlefield 1942 (32 Bit)
* Battlefield 2 (32 Bit)
* Battlefield 2 Patch 1.3 [NOTE: Requires elevated privileges.]
* Battlefield 2142 Betas 1 and 2 [NOTE: Requires elevated privileges.]
* Black and White 2 v. 1.0-1.2
* Call Of Duty 2 (on ATI9600)(Punkbuster servers will work if you go to compatibility mode and set to run program as administrator)
* Call of Duty v1.5 (32 Bit)
* Civilization IV (Original and Warlords)
* Comanche 4 (32 Bit)
* Command & Conquer Generals (32 Bit)
* Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun (64 Bit)
* Company of Heroes (32 Bit)
* Counter-Strike Source (32 Bit)
* Counter-Strike v1.x (32 Bit)
* Crazy Taxi 3 (32 Bit)
* Cue Club
* Dark Age of Camelot (Darkness Rising Client) v1.84 (64 Bit)
* Dawn of War (32 Bit)
* Delta Force Black Hawk Down (32 Bit)
* Deus Ex: Invisible War (tested version 1.2)
* Devil May Cry 3 (on x800pro with ATI Vista beta driver)
* Dismount - Latest Versions of All Games (32 Bit)
* DOOM 3 (32 Bit)
* Dungeon Siege II
* Dungeon Siege II Broken World
* Eve On-Line
* EverQuest 2 (32 Bit)
* Far Cry (64 Bit)
* FEAR (32 & 64 Bit)
* FEAR Combat (64 Bit)
* Final Fantasy XI [NOTE: Backup updated PlayOnline folder from previous installation, copy over PlayOnline folder in Vista. Disregard incompatibility
warning]
* FlatOut 2
* Flight Simulator X - Beta 3 (32-bit)
* Goonzu
* GTA III
* GTA San Andreas
* GTA Vice City
* GTR2 v1.0 (32 Bit)
* Guild Wars (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
* Guilty Gear XX#reload (on ATI9600)
* Half-Life (32 Bit)
* Half-Life 2 (32 Bit & 64 Bit) [NOTE: Steam loads 64bit version of HL2 in x64)
* Heroes of Might and Magic IV
* Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb v1.01 (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
* Just Cause (32 Bit)
* Lego Star Wars (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
* Lego Star Wars II (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
* Lineage II
* Madden NFL 2007
* Matrix - Path of Neo (on x800pro with ATI Vista beta driver)
* Medal of Honor Pacific Assault Spanish (32 Bit)
* Metal Gear Solid - Integral
* Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 (32 Bit)
* Myst V: End Of Ages (32 Bit)
* Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 (32 Bit)
* Need for Speed Underground 2 (32 Bit)
* Need for Speed: Most Wanted (32 Bit)
* Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
* Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
* Painkiller (32 Bit)
* Pirate King Online
* PKR (32 bit) [Online poker game]
* Planescape : Torment v1.1 (32 bit)
* Prey (32 bit)
* Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (32 Bit) [NOTE: Installer requires elevated privileges.] [NOTE: Will only run Starforce Protection updated driver]
* Quake 4 (32 Bit)
* Quake III: Arena (32 Bit)
* Red Alert 2 (32 Bit)
* rFactor (32 bit)
* Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends (32 bit)
* Rogue Trooper (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
* RTCW (32 Bit)
* SimCity 4 (32 Bit)
* Star Wars Battlefront II (32 Bit)
* Starcraft (32 bit) [Note: RC1 Only 10/26/06. See notes in error section]
* Steam Engine v1.48.0.0 - All Games (32 Bit)
* Trackmania United
* Terminator 3: The War of the Machines (32 Bit)
* The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion v1.1.511 (32 Bit)
* The Sims (32 Bit)
* The Sims 2 (32 Bit)
* Titan Quest v1.20 (32 Bit)
* Toca Race Driver 3 [32bit] (Starforce driver incompatible - need noCD + Original DVD in DVD drive to run the game)
* Trackmania Nations (32 Bit) [NOTE: Will only run with Starforce Protection Updated driver]
* Tri-Towers v2.1.3 [NOTE: Gives error after exit & can't register]
* Tron 2.0
* Unreal Tournament 2004 (32 Bit)
* Vietcong 2
* Warcraft III Reign of Chaos
* Warcraft III The Frozen Throne
* Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne v1.18 (32 Bit)
* Winning Eleven v8 (32 Bit)
* World of Warcraft v1.12.0.5595 (32 Bit)
* ZDameon (Doom Multiplayer)
* Zoo Tycoon 2 (32 Bit)
* Zoo Tycoon 2 African Adventure Expansion (32 Bit)
* Zoo Tycoon 2 Endangered Species Expansion (32 Bit)
* 2006 FIFA World cup (32 Bit)
* Aliens versus Predator 2
* Americas Army 2.7 (32-bit)
* Anno 1701
* Age of Empires and the Rise of Rome expansion
* Age of Empires II and the Conquerors expansion
* Armed and Dangerous
* Arx Fatalis
* Blade Runner (32-bit)
* Baldur's Gate (32bit) (Polish version, English should work well too)
* Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast (32bit) (Polish version, English should work well too)
* Battle for Middle-Earth 1 & 2
* Battlefield 2 & Special Forces (Run BF2.exe As administrator.)
* Battlefield 2142(32bit)
* Battlefield 2142(64bit) - Same settings used on XP, crashes to desktop at every map change (after a certain period) due to low video card memory
(256mb). Disable Areo or set texture settings lower.
* Black and White 2
* Blood II The Chosen (It rarely crashes, but this was happening under XP too.)
* Broken Sword: The Angel of Death
* Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
* Call of Duty & United Offensive
* Call of Duty 2 (run cod2mp_s.exe in XP SP2 compability mode; SP fine.)
* Call of Duty 2 upgraded to 1.3 works on Home Premium RTM no trouble (32 bit)
* Championship Manager 2007
* Civilization III (run as administrator, XP SP2 compatibility mode)
* Cobra 11 - Nitro (StarForce protection vista-update required)
* Command & Conquer: Generals
* Commandos: Beyond The Call Of Duty
* Company of Heroes (32 bit Home Premium) No prob's.
* Condemned - Criminal Origins
* Continuum
* Counter-Strike 1.6
* Counter-Strike Condition Zero
* Counter-Strike Source
* Crashday (With patch 1.1 + No Intro Fix)
* Cricket 07 (Australian version - works on both x86 & x64)
* Darwinia
* Deal or No Deal
* Delta Force Black Hawk Down & Team Sabre
* Deus Ex
* Diablo I
* Diablo II - NOTE: For best results, set Compatibility Mode for application to Windows XP SP2 in the shortcut's properties and run as
administrator. This should allow all features of game to work properly, including LAN and Battle.Net play. If the game takes too long to start up, try
disabling Aero Glass (or under compatability disable desktop composition).
* Doom 2(Doom95) (Requires DPlay.dll in the game's directory for doom95 to work properly)
* Doom 3 (Requires working OpenGL support)
* Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil (Requires working OpenGL support)
* Doomsday 3D Engine v1.9.0 Beta 4
* Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition with all Add-Ons (for Windows Edition; not original 16-bit MS-DOS) (This game works slowly with too low performance
if you don't install the driver of your graphic card manually although Vista automatically recognizes and installs the drivers of your graphic card
and DirectX.)
* Duke Nukem 3D High Resolution Pack (HRP) (also External Release (XTR)) v1.0
* Duke Nukem Manhattan Project
* Dungeon Keeper
* EA Link for EA Games
* Elder Scrolls: Oblivion
* Everquest
* Everquest II
* F.E.A.R (32-Bit).Runs fine in XP SP2 Compatibility
* F1 2006 (Win 98/Me Compatibility Mode)
* FlatOut 2 (32 bit Home Premium)
* Flight Simulator 2004
* Flight Simulator X
* FBI: Hostage Rescue
* F.E.A.R
* FIFA 07
* Football Manager 2007
* Freelancer
* Flatout 2 (European with Starforce update)
* Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
* Gothic 3 (Windows Vista wont allow 2 files to install in system folder(64 bit))
* Grand Prix 4
* Grand Theft Auto II
* Grand Theft Auto III
* Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
* Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
* Guild Wars: Factions
* Gun
* GunBound WC
* Half Life
* Half Life 2 & Half Life 2: Episode One
* Halo: Combat Evolved(need a patch windows tel you about it)
* Halo: Custom Edition(needs a update tho download http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1884)
* Hitman: Blood Money
* Hitman: Contracts
* Hugo: The Evil Mirror
* In The Groove + Impact dancepad
* Jazz Jack Rabbit 2
* Little Fighter 2 (32 bit)
* KISS: Psycho Circus The Nightmare Child
* Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Legend
* Lego Star Wars II (64-bit)
* Max Payne 1.01
* Max Payne 2
* Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault Installed MOHAA Ver1.1 on 32-bit Ultimate, plays fine with no problems at all, multiplayer untested as yet.
* Klotski (and Microsoft Entertainment Pack 1991)
* MU Online
* Need for Speed (32-bit)
* Need for Speed III: Hot pursuit
* Need for Speed Most Wanted
* Neverwinter Nights 2
* NHL 06
* NHL 07
* Outrun 2006
* Pariah (With 98/ME Compatibility mode)
* Pacific Warriors
* Phantasy Star Universe
* Prey (Requires working OpenGL support)
* Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
* Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (Starts Windows MCE upon exit?)
* Pro Evolution Soccer 6
* Psychonauts
* Quake 2
* Quake 3
* Quake 4 (v1.3) Works. Tested on Vista Enterprise 64bit
* Race - The WTCC Game
* Ragnarok Online
* Rainbow Six: Lockdown
* Rise of Nations Gold (32 bit)
* RollerCoaster Tycoon [With the Loopy Landscape Add-On] (Vista 32-bit)
- Add the "Windows 95" compatibility mode for the file "rct.exe"
- Add the "Full control" right to "Everyone" for the folder of RCT and its subfolders.
* RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 [Original and all Add-Ons] (Vista 32-bit)
- Add the "Full control" right to "Everyone" for the folder of RCT2 and its subfolders.
* RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 [Original and all Add-Ons] (Vista 32-bit)
* Rome: Total War
* Savage (32-bit)
* Second Sight
* SimCity 3000 Unlimited (32-bit)
* Splinter Cell
* Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
* Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
* Splinter Cell: Double Agent
* Star Wars Galaxies
* Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds and Clone Campaigns
* Star Wars Jedi Academy (32bit)
* Star Wars Jedi Outcast (32bit)
* Star Wars Battlefront 2 (32bit)
* Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2 (32 bit).Runs fine in XP SP2 Compatibility
* Starcraft
* Steam (Build: Jan 15 2007, 10:37:59)
* Super Mario Forever (After starting the game, the mouse cursor of Vista still appears on the screen. Ignore it.)
* SWAT 4 & The Stetchkov Syndicate (32-bit)
* The Elderscrolls Oblivion (32-bit)
* The Sims II (32-bit)
* The Simpsons - Hit & Run (32-bit)
* Titan Quest
* Tomb Raider Legend (32bit)
* Train Simulator (Microsoft) (Vista 32-bit)
* Unreal Tournament 2004
* Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
* Warcraft 3 & also The Frozen Throne(With 98/ME Compatibility Mode)
* Warhammer Mark of Chaos
* Warhammer Dawn Of War 40k (32 Bit)
* World of Warcraft - May have issues with Graphics and Sound (Depending on Hardware Installed)
* WarRock - Run with XP/SP2 Compatibility Mode (32-bit)
* Wolfenstein: Enemy territory 2.60b (Worked perfectly with Ultimate RTM, usin PNY Verto GeForce 6600GT, and nVidia 97.46 forceware for Windows vista)
* World Racing 2 (StarForce protection vista-update required)
* Worms 4: Mayhem
* Worms Armageddon with latest patch (32bit)
* Worms World Party
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Compatibility Issues With DirectX10
-Some Games Crashes During Launch.
-Some Just Don't Run
-Some Just Display White Blanks in Main Menus or During In Game
-Some Just Runs Well And Suddenly Stops And Crash With An ERROR Message.
-Some Games Don't Display Well in Lining
-When Hearing The Sound Of The Game During Play, Some Just Don't Stop Playing The Sound.
-Your Pc Will Crash with an Blue Screen
-Some Give Lackness.
*Games Runs in Windows 95 , 98 ,Me and 2000 Might Not Run Well At All.*
*(IF YOU KNOW ANY OF THE HARDWARES OR GAMES THAT RUNS WELL WITH VISTA, PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY POSTING REPLYS IN THIS TOPIC WITH YOUR LIST OF CAPABLE
HARDWARE OR GAMES THAT YOU FIND THAT IS OR HAVE TESTED YOURSELF THAT IS CAPABLE WITH VISTA)*
THANKS FOR READING, I HOPE THIS MIGHT HELP.
RANDY,
YOUR VISTA MANAGER.