Windows 7 (beta) and Phoenix online?

[robgt]

Is anyone here running Phoenix on Windows 7 beta (64 bit) and successfully connecting to online Phoenix sessions?

Every time I try to launch multiplayer I get a blue screen of death

Dammit!

Suggestions (outside of reinstalling XP) welcome.

Vista just doesn't run Phoenix as well as XP does on my Laptop...
Windows 7 runs it in standalone absolutely fine (possibly better than XP) but dies when I try to launch multiplayer. I enter my username, click next and it dies.
Cheers,
Rob

[callum]

Looks like it's a bug

i get a BSOD aswell on 32-Bit with 4GB DDR3

intially i thaught it was due to the IPv6 but since Vista has IPv6 Intergration i ruled that out, But what i shall do in just a second is disable DEP for Phoenix and give it a try

Shall try on the later build release's sometime soon


Edit: No Luck, Got another BSOD, what more frustrating is that it doesnt actually say whats failed, and i dont fancy decoding the binary code either, Shall check event logs ect

[mundo330]

Everyone has to have the new Toys!

I am a IT Professional for a large group of motorcycle dealerships. We are still running XP Pro for good reason! Compatibility!!! If you want to play with the beta's do as the pro do, either setup a completely separate system for your test bed and stop whining, or... Go here and download Virtual PC and run your betas as Virtual PCs. All you will need is some extra ram which is a lot less expensive than building a separate machine!

Download 32 and 64 bit versions here!

Download details: VPC 2007 SP1

Causality is the root of all life!

[callum]

I am a IT Professional for a large group of motorcycle dealerships. We are still running XP Pro for good reason! Compatibility!!! If you want to play with the beta's do as the pro do, either setup a completely separate system for your test bed and stop whining, or... Go here and download Virtual PC and run your betas as Virtual PCs. All you will need is some extra ram which is a lot less expensive than building a separate machine!

Download 32 and 64 bit versions here!

Download details: VPC 2007 SP1

Causality is the root of all life!

Lol, Im Dual booted Between, Vista, Ubuntu, and Windows 7 and im sure rob is dual booted or atleast got it on a seprate system aswell.

and were not exactly whining either, thats what testing is all about discovering bugs and sharing infomation that should lead to a fix,



Dont really like running betas in VMs as i cannot test its full functionality,

Though i must say, Microsoft have gotten there act together, Windows 7 is what Vista really should have been, and im looking forward to the Release Candidate Testing, and ultimately RTM,

Been running Windows 7 Build 7000 full time for quite sometime, and i must say its the most stable Beta i have ever tested, not really encounterd any problems or issues.

Regards
Callum

[Tim Procter]

If you want to play with the beta's do as the pro do, either setup a completely separate system for your test bed and stop whining,

The man wasn't whining but merely asking a question.

[choppertastic]

Dont really like running betas in VMs as i cannot test its full functionality,

Why do you say this. We do all our corporate testing of new OS / software in a virtual environment. I would say virtual is the best environment for beta software as you get features like snapshots. Mapping USB/ serial / parallel devices is possible.

[callum]

Why do you say this. We do all our corporate testing of new OS / software in a virtual environment. I would say virtual is the best environment for beta software as you get features like snapshots. Mapping USB/ serial / parallel devices is possible.

True, Its a great way of testing software and OS's, but i like to test it on its own hardware instead of being shared with a Host OS,

Also gives me a chance to test out the Graphical aspect of it aswel, for example games and what not, as the emulated virtual machine only limited functiality,

and i guess its personall choice aswell.

[JeromeF]

Slightly off topic...

I tried out 7105 on my Samsung NC10 over the weekend and can't get over how well it runs on this machine, it is as fast as XP with 2Gb memory.

Really can't wait for it to be retail Seems perfect for Netbooks.

[choppertastic]

I will still stick with OS X

[callum]

Slightly off topic...

I tried out 7105 on my Samsung NC10 over the weekend and can't get over how well it runs on this machine, it is as fast as XP with 2Gb memory.

Really can't wait for it to be retail Seems perfect for Netbooks.

Uses less RAM then XP

Will sure be upgrading straight the way when it becomes RTM without a doubt.

Im sure this will be a turn about from vista

[sacko]

I've got build 7077 on my PC, love it. Will definitely be running it on most of my machines.

[robgt]

Sacko,
Are you running the 64 bit version of the OS and can you connect to online multiplayer sessions in Phoenix?

Where are you guys getting your later builds from?
In my MSDN subscription, I only have access to 7000?

Cheers,
Rob

[sacko]

Dont think there is a 64 bit copy out yet, but it will be very soon.

The copy I have is a leaked version, and you will have to google it (or PM me )

[Tom Burgess]

Dont think there is a 64 bit copy out yet, but it will be very soon.

The copy I have is a leaked version, and you will have to google it (or PM me )

PM sent

[JeromeF]

My 7105 is a leaked version too