Orlin Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Right i know this soulds like a silly question but What windows should i use for GameEXi know it works on all but i am going to bulid a new pc just for GameEX and i will be used to play Games, Music, DVD/Films, Karaoke & this internet website where you can seach and play music for free all within GameEXi am looking for which os works better for GameEX if you get what i mean.So far i am thinking of windows xp home.but would windows media center be anybetter ?What do you think i should have ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkenobi Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Do you have a 64-bit CPU or not? If so, then you should consider either XP64 or Vista64. If not, then XP works great. There are many people who use Vista (which should work fine with GameEx), but that sometimes causes issues with certain emulators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Do you have a 64-bit CPU or not? If so, then you should consider either XP64 or Vista64. If not, then XP works great. There are many people who use Vista (which should work fine with GameEx), but that sometimes causes issues with certain emulators.I have just upgraded from XP to vista x64 with SP1 it loads loads faster than xp and i have had no problems (yet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Telephone Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Windows XP Professional SP3 or Vista Home Premium SP1 (or better)Avoid the home / home basic versions of these OSs if you can.I'm running Vista Home Premium SP1 32-bit on my Media Center & GameEx system and have had no issues with emulator compatibility. I suggest turning off UAC if you go with Vista. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krakerman Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Windows XP Professional SP3 or Vista Home Premium SP1 (or better)Avoid the home / home basic versions of these OSs if you can.I'm running Vista Home Premium SP1 32-bit on my Media Center & GameEx system and have had no issues with emulator compatibility. I suggest turning off UAC if you go with Vista.Why?? I'm using Windows XP SP3 Home using Boot Camp on my MacPro and it works great!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkenobi Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 The home versions should be ok, but there are times when they skimp on some components people want. Most of the time these things are related to networking and multiple users, so it doesn't affect that many people. I personally would always opt for a Pro build whenever possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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