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Doing a clean install on a new Win 8 computer: what's the best OS for MAME?

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Dcpmark:


--- Quote from: wp34 on February 13, 2013, 12:49:50 pm ---If you think you are going to use GroovyMame you will want to stick with XP.

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This is the kind of specific info I was looking for....thanks. Although in perusing the Groovy Mame thread, I do note that Calamity wrote that the latest version should work in Windows 7 "in theory." That sounds more promising than for some older stuff that definitely won't work and don't have great active developers like Calamity constantly updating it.

wp34:

I'll have to look into that issue again.  When I was researching GM I got the impression that Windows 7 was optimized for LCD's and could not take full advantage of GM.  I'm pushing GM on an arcade monitor so I stuck with Windows XP.   



--- Quote from: Dcpmark on February 13, 2013, 02:08:01 pm ---
--- Quote from: wp34 on February 13, 2013, 12:49:50 pm ---If you think you are going to use GroovyMame you will want to stick with XP.

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This is the kind of specific info I was looking for....thanks. Although in perusing the Groovy Mame thread, I do note that Calamity wrote that the latest version should work in Windows 7 "in theory." That sounds more promising than for some older stuff that definitely won't work and don't have great active developers like Calamity constantly updating it.

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sharpfork:

I had a hell of a time getting my legit XP Pro SP1 to instal on a newer MOBO with an SSD.  Do the folks who are recommending XP have a specific version that seems to work better with modern hardware?
If I have OS issues again, I think I'm going to nuke the whole thing and give Linux another shot.

Sparkolicious:

I moved on to windows 7 just because.. Everything works fine with ZiNc being the exception.. PSXMame fixed that issue.

wp34:

I'm using older hardware so I can't be any help.  I have considered moving to newer hardware at some point and am concerned about XP compatibility. 

I would have moved to Windows 7 64-bit were it not for GroovyMame.


--- Quote from: sharpfork on February 13, 2013, 04:00:29 pm ---I had a hell of a time getting my legit XP Pro SP1 to instal on a newer MOBO with an SSD.  Do the folks who are recommending XP have a specific version that seems to work better with modern hardware?
If I have OS issues again, I think I'm going to nuke the whole thing and give Linux another shot.

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