KiWiTT, a ton of us on here are using the RTM, myself included.
It runs great.
As for Civ4, I cannot imagine it would not work.
I agree with Antman and the others, dual boot it and try it out. If you like it and Civ4 works, then upgrade if you want.
If not, keep using Vista.
Its up to you.
~Lordbob
I suppose Vista is alright, its very similar to that of Windows 7, but then again, Windows 7 uses less of your system resources to run, its faster than Vista, even faster than XP was when loading, the system is more responsive, its intelligent.That's why I've chosen it over Windows XP (my trusted favourite) and Vista.
Buying Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit.
I have core i7 and 6Gb of RAM and 10,000 rpm HDD. Did consider getting a SDD, but not justified yet.
Bye bye Vista ... It was fun knowing you.
Last edited by KiwiTT; 23 Oct 2009 at 03:11.
Had Windows Vista 64 Home Premium and upgraded to Windows 7 Ultimate 64.
* Downloaded drivers to USB Key
* Copied all remaining data to 1 TB external disk as a precaution. (use the 1 TB disk as primary storage)
* Set BIOS to boot from DVD first
* Booted Win 7 DVD
* Installed Windows 7 by formating drive first (advanced option)
* Adjusted standard features
* Reset BIOS to boot from HDD first
* Installed Windows XP Mode (and Virtual PC), may or may not use it.
* Turned off System Restore in XP Mode and Win 7
* Installed Live Extras
* Installed MSE
* Installed additional Themes
* Ran Windows/Microsoft Update
* Installed Graphics Driver (others not needed)
* Tested Experience Rating
* Installed JRE, Acrobat, OpenOffice
* Configured Windows Mail - sent email
* Installed CIV 4
* Installed CIV 4 Patches
* Ran CIV 4 Mods
* Installed my Mod
* Ran my Mod
* Editted my Mod
In fact - too easy. All told 4 hours and up and running fully (including downloads)
Last edited by KiwiTT; 23 Oct 2009 at 20:41.
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