Akaishizuki Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I want to format my pc and switch to window 8 and wonder if switching to window 8 will bring problems for novel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkker Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 As I know it will, to some... (Sorry, am not updated in those facts) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidbatman Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Short answer, yes. Windows 8 gave me a lot of issues for many games and VNs don't seem to play nicely in general with it. Someone here can give you a better explanation with more specific answers I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeith Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Well, for me, it doesn't give my any problems (yet). I'm using windows 8, and I can play it fine. :D/> Well, I've only played Yandere and HoshiMemo of Fuwanovel. Haven't tried playing MuvLuv again in this windows 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widi Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 don't grab W8 grab W7 cuz if you grab W8 some old VN like Muv-Luv or kanon doesnt work on W8 but if you wanted badly to swith W8 then go ahead my advise if you want to play VN you should make a dual booting 1.W8(for personal use) 2.W7/XP (for VN) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggressor Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Or you can set up a virtual machine with Windows XP and play any VN you want. That's what I did on my Win8 notebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Moved to correct forum. Maybe it could fit to VN general talk but it has nothing to do with fan translation or volunteer talk. And on topic: w8 will bring lot of problems so if you are not experienced in using virtual PC or dual boot, I would stick to w7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewycool Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Eeew this thread made me sick Windows 8 isn't good, stick to windows 7 it's better in every way Don't fix something that isn't broke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggressor Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I've seen several VNs that hadn't run under Win7 either. The latest one was Magus Tale. So I'd still recommend having WinXP as a second system for VNs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkker Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Eeew this thread made me sick Windows 8 isn't good, stick to windows 7 it's better in every way Don't fix something that isn't broke If Kuu read this.... It might start unnecessary problems for you, Lewy.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewycool Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 If Kuu read this.... It might start unnecessary problems for you, Lewy.. Kuu doesn't come on the forums anyway we have the IRC for that anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewycool Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I've seen several VNs that hadn't run under Win7 either. The latest one was Magus Tale. So I'd still recommend having WinXP as a second system for VNs. He/she can just use virtual machine with XP on win7 .... Win7 only have a problem on a small amount of games, not many where else win8 does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeith Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Win7 only have a problem on a small amount of games, not many where else win8 does Damn, really? I did not know that, since, like I've said, I've only played two VNs since I've bought the new laptop with windows 8. >_< Does the compatibility stuff not work in Win8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkker Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Kuu doesn't come on the forums anyway :P/> we have the IRC for that anyway So should this thread be specially referred to?? XDDD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklord Rooke Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Windows 8 isn't good, stick to windows 7 it's better in every way It seems like Windows 8 is technically superior to Windows 7. That being said most users won't care about/notice the performance upgrades, the user interface is a mess and, most importantly, it's causing problems for gamers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidbatman Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Windows 8 is not a bad OS at all. The UI is sort of goofy (having to switch between Metro and Desktop) but as for how it runs, it runs fairly well. I did mess up the drivers for my old integrated laptop graphics and caused a lot of games to run at a lower performance. But as for how W8 ran, I liked it. Still went back to 7 on my new computer though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendjin Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Don't worry 8.1 will solve that: Muki and solidbatman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meru Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Don't worry 8.1 will solve that: Hahahah this is perfect. I don't know wtf they were thinking with the whole start button thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shcboomer Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Oh Penny Arcade. Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 The problem isn't the UI as you can easily change it back to how it is in w7, or at least similar. The biggest problem really is the compatibility, yes w8 has slightly better memory management and overall it works a bit faster (not by much) but all this is exchanged for stuff just not working on it, exactly because of this reason. Its not only that you will not be able to run this specific VN you just think about, yes, there are games you can't run but those are on w7 too, its always good to have virtual XP too. But the problem is the countless other software and small games and just things, you can't even think about now but when you need them, you want to be able to use them and they just wouldn't run. A friend was using w8 for a while and he was first like "yeah I cant run this but there was a fix, the crackers now do better cracks that support w8 etc", but after a while, he realized that like one of 10 things he installs just don't work properly or don't work at all, and its just things you wouldn't think about now but you will want later. Small things from simple encoding software to streaming and recording software, management software etc. So he went back to 7. And the painful thing is that you might not be sure if it is problem of something else or windows 8, only later after hours of trying to fix it figuring that it is because of w8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldin Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I hate w8. fortunately I still have my old comp, which I use for misc stuff storage, like my anime and visual novel stuffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendjin Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I believe in some cases the issue is the complete lack of 16 bit support. Plus by default permissions are more locked down as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REtransInternational Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 16-bit support is one thing that seems to have come back in Windows 8, for some odd reason. MS has a history of removing things with each version, it's one thing to add new features but to force unnecessary changes only causes problems. Either way it'll be difficult to convince the users to switch back, although if many VNs you want to play don't work on Win8, maybe they'll reconsider... currently XP (32-bit) is probably the most compatible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendjin Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Oh I wait it was 64 bit win 7 that lacked 16 bit support. My bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkker Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Don't worry 8.1 will solve that: That pic>> XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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