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Title: Which win7 for mame and steam?
Post by: Generic Eric on November 18, 2010, 04:15:25 pm

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Trying to decide which version of win7 to get for my mame PC.  I'll get the 64bit, but I keep getting hung up on whether or not I'd actually use the xp mode for anything.

Has anyone here run into a need for xp mode?  <edit>If so, what are some examples</edit>

Thanks to everyone that answered.

Which win7 for mame and steam?

Title: Re: Does anyone here use XP mode on there win7 system?
Post by: Dazz on November 18, 2010, 07:02:26 pm

Yes, I've run across a couple pieces of software that's needed to be run in XP compatibility mode.

Title: Re: Does anyone here use XP mode on there win7 system?
Post by: Endaar on November 18, 2010, 07:55:40 pm

It's slow, so on a MAME PC I can't imagine what you'd ever use it for. You're not going to run games or an emulator in XP mode.

Title: Re: Does anyone here use XP mode on there win7 system?
Post by: drventure on November 18, 2010, 09:14:11 pm

I picked up a copy of VMWare desktop years ago and have upgraded it ever since. I use it for running any older stuff under 64bit Win7 (and Vista 64 before that).

The snapshot feature of VMWare alone is worth the money

Title: Re: Does anyone here use XP mode on there win7 system?
Post by: Generic Eric on November 19, 2010, 10:06:09 am

Thanks folks!

Any opinion on which version of win7 you need for an arcade pc?  I might install some vertical shooters on it or other games from steam.