Help with vmware
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yowanvista
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Starcraft runs perfectly on windows7 x32, why are you running it in VM?
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Custom Build
- OS
- Windows 10 Pro x64, Arch Linux
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 OC'd 3.08GHz
- Motherboard
- Asus Rampage formula LGA775
- Memory
- 8GB DDR2 900Mhz
- Graphics Card(s)
- MSI GT730 2GB GDDR5 (Kepler)
- Sound Card
- Supreme FX2
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Samsung LS22F350 LED
- Screen Resolution
- 1080P
- Hard Drives
- Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB, 500GB Hitachi, 2TB Samsung, 500GB Seagate FreeAgent, 640GB Samsung, 160GB Toshiba (Arch)
- PSU
- AeroCool 500W Bronze
- Cooling
- Cooler Master V6 + 3X fans
- Keyboard
- Prolink keyboard
- Mouse
- Logitech M705
- Internet Speed
- 1MiB/s
- Browser
- Chrome Beta
yowanvista
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Have you tried compatibility mode?
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Custom Build
- OS
- Windows 10 Pro x64, Arch Linux
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 OC'd 3.08GHz
- Motherboard
- Asus Rampage formula LGA775
- Memory
- 8GB DDR2 900Mhz
- Graphics Card(s)
- MSI GT730 2GB GDDR5 (Kepler)
- Sound Card
- Supreme FX2
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Samsung LS22F350 LED
- Screen Resolution
- 1080P
- Hard Drives
- Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB, 500GB Hitachi, 2TB Samsung, 500GB Seagate FreeAgent, 640GB Samsung, 160GB Toshiba (Arch)
- PSU
- AeroCool 500W Bronze
- Cooling
- Cooler Master V6 + 3X fans
- Keyboard
- Prolink keyboard
- Mouse
- Logitech M705
- Internet Speed
- 1MiB/s
- Browser
- Chrome Beta
Yeah I have tried everything in this
http://www.sevenforums.com/gaming/11659-starcraft-freezes-after-1-5-minutes-playing.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/gaming/11659-starcraft-freezes-after-1-5-minutes-playing.html
My Computer
- OS
- Windows 7
FZ21Z
~Live Forever~
VMWare is no good for gaming with, so you might as well just install it on your system.
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Sony Vaio FZ21Z
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate x64 ®™
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Duo (2.2 GHz)
- Motherboard
- Sony (Intel Chipset)
- Memory
- 2x 2GB Corsair (667 MHz)
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA 8600M GS (256MB)
- Sound Card
- Sigmatel
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 15.4" TFT X-Black
- Screen Resolution
- 1280x800
- Hard Drives
- Western Digital 300GB Scorpio Black (7200rpm)
- Mouse
- Logitech Anywhere MX
- Internet Speed
- Sky 5MB
FZ21Z
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I wouldn't have thought so no.
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- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Sony Vaio FZ21Z
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate x64 ®™
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Duo (2.2 GHz)
- Motherboard
- Sony (Intel Chipset)
- Memory
- 2x 2GB Corsair (667 MHz)
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA 8600M GS (256MB)
- Sound Card
- Sigmatel
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 15.4" TFT X-Black
- Screen Resolution
- 1280x800
- Hard Drives
- Western Digital 300GB Scorpio Black (7200rpm)
- Mouse
- Logitech Anywhere MX
- Internet Speed
- Sky 5MB
Starcraft should run plenty fine under VMware...
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Sony VPCF115FM
- OS
- Windows 7 Professional
- CPU
- Core i7 720M 2.80GHz
- Memory
- 6GB PC 1666
- Graphics Card(s)
- nVidia 330M
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 16" Sony
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- 500GB
- Internet Speed
- 25Mbps
not so gray matter
מעשוגע פ
The problem with running any resource intensive program via a virtualization program is the fact that it's a program running within a program.
Regular Gaming
Starcraft asks Windows for resources
Windows retrieves resources from hardware through drivers
Virtual Gaming
Starcraft asks Windows(VM) for resources
Windows retrieves resources from virtual hardware (VMWare) through drivers
VMWare retrieves resources from Windows
Windows retrieves resources from hardware through drivers
In other words you're adding an entire extra set of steps to the process. Not only does the game have to wait that much longer to receive the resources it needs, but it has to deal with an extra set of drivers, an extra operating system and the program thats running that operating system. All in all it makes the game less responsive.
Regular Gaming
Starcraft asks Windows for resources
Windows retrieves resources from hardware through drivers
Virtual Gaming
Starcraft asks Windows(VM) for resources
Windows retrieves resources from virtual hardware (VMWare) through drivers
VMWare retrieves resources from Windows
Windows retrieves resources from hardware through drivers
In other words you're adding an entire extra set of steps to the process. Not only does the game have to wait that much longer to receive the resources it needs, but it has to deal with an extra set of drivers, an extra operating system and the program thats running that operating system. All in all it makes the game less responsive.
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Apple Macbook Pro (April 2009)
- OS
- W7 Ult. x64 | OS X
- CPU
- Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo 2.93Ghz [T9800 Penryn]
- Motherboard
- NVIDIA nForce 730i Rev. B1 [Mac-F2268EC8 (U2E1)]
- Memory
- 4096MB Samsung DDR3 Dual Channel [PC3-8500F 1066Mhz]
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512MB [G96M Rev. C1]
- Sound Card
- SB X-Fi Surround 5.1 USB | Onboard Realtek (Disabled)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer x223wbd 22" | Apple Anti-Glare 17" (Disabled)
- Screen Resolution
- {Current} 1440x900 {Acer} 1680x1050 {Apple} 1920x1200
- Hard Drives
- {Internal}
Seagate Momentus 320GB 2.5" 7200RPM [ST9320421AS]
{Externals}
LaCie 320GB USB 2.0 HDD [301284UR]
LaCie 750GB USB 2.0 FW400 eSATA HDD [301314U]
LaCie 1TB USB 2.0 HDD [301304UR]
- PSU
- Magsafe
- Case
- Aluminum/Unibody (MBP52)
- Cooling
- 2 x 6000 RPM Fans
- Keyboard
- Logitech G-15v2 [PN 920-000379]
- Mouse
- Logitech G-9 [PN 910-000338]
- Internet Speed
- 12Mbps/2.5Mbps w/ 24Mbps Speed Boost [Comcast]
- Other Info
- Logitech X-540 Speakers [PN 970223-0122]
Sennheiser PC-151 Headset
^This is very true, but considering the resources the original StarCraft consumes, this is not a problem. I've run StarCraft on VMWare on Windows 7 on an old machine of mine before. A Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz E4300 (no VT) and GMA950 with 2 GB of RAM, and it ran just fine.
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Sony VPCF115FM
- OS
- Windows 7 Professional
- CPU
- Core i7 720M 2.80GHz
- Memory
- 6GB PC 1666
- Graphics Card(s)
- nVidia 330M
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 16" Sony
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- 500GB
- Internet Speed
- 25Mbps
webulator70
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vmware actually isn't too bad for games, nowhere near perfect but it does support dx9c hw rendering and opengl 2.1 as of vmware 7.1 beta.
the problem with it and games going full screen is that it doesn't not change your actual monitors resolution just the virtual one so you need to set your real host windows resolution to that of the game's before launching the game in vmware then, make vmware full screen.
the problem with it and games going full screen is that it doesn't not change your actual monitors resolution just the virtual one so you need to set your real host windows resolution to that of the game's before launching the game in vmware then, make vmware full screen.
My Computer
- OS
- windows 7 x64