fausto
FOI SuperMod
Is Orbiter 2010 P1 fully compatible with Windows7? Did someone find any problems with that?
Fully compatible. No issues.Is Orbiter 2010 P1 fully compatible with Windows7? Did someone find any problems with that?
Not just old games either--a lot of newer ones do it too. The transition is also pretty quick, so it's not a big deal.Yes indeed. You'll drop out of Aero's fancy "glass" mode, if you're using it, when you fire Orbiter up, just like any old game. That is not a major hardship in the grand scheme of things.
AFAIK most games use something specefic with rendering that is not compatible with Aero so Win7 automatically disables it.Right. Is there a hard and fast rule on when glass needs to be turned off and when it doesn't?
Aye. Starcraft will work under Aero, but the colours will be so mixed up it's unplayable. It's not much of a problem for me because I use the classic scheme anyway. Old school.AFAIK most games use something specefic with rendering that is not compatible with Aero so Win7 automatically disables it.
Although sometimes it doesn't I had one game that didn't work unless I manually disabled Aero, what a pain.
Darren
It has something to do with how the game insantiates the renderer--if you'll notice, Orbiter turns Aero off only when it actually starts the simulation, not when it's sitting on the launchpad. Something about starting the 3d acceleration causes it to turn Aero off, but I'm not really sure what.Right. Is there a hard and fast rule on when glass needs to be turned off and when it doesn't?
I'm running Win7 Ultimate. The Orbiter Launchpad runs, but when I Launch, the Launch Screen displays BRIGHTLY then DIMS and the program is halted at that point.
What are those other zip files that overwrite Orbiter data? They can't be Orbiter distribution's optional components, but maybe they are add-ons. Can you name them?I went through all the other zip files with the exception of not overwriting files and Orbiter works fine. I don't know why all the other zip's are there as they are redundant. I would recommend as you install Orbiter that you NOT overwrite files that exist even though they are of the same date/time.
Deimos_L5.zip
Dione_L7.zip
Enceladus_L8.zip
Iapetus_L8.zip
Io_L7.zip
Mercury_L8.zip
Phobos_L5.zip
Rhea_L7.zip
Tethys_L7.zip
Titan_L7.zip
As orb pointed out, a lot of the files you were overwriting were probably from planets_and_moons.zip, so it didn't matter.I went through all the other zip files with the exception of not overwriting files and Orbiter works fine. I don't know why all the other zip's are there as they are redundant. I would recommend as you install Orbiter that you NOT overwrite files that exist even though they are of the same date/time.
There is that information on this page:ORB,
Clearly, after the fact, all the other zip's are not needed. Would be nice to add a note to the d/l page explaining what files are needed. I figured I needed them all.