Do people have trouble running Baldurs Gate 2 on Windows XP?

gershwin · #1 (**permalink**) 12-25-2001, 08:22 AM

Please help. If there's no problems then I will get this game. Would save me a lot of hassle.

phantom_DD · #2 (**permalink**) 12-25-2001, 08:45 AM

No probs here

Akubi · #3 (**permalink**) 12-25-2001, 01:09 PM

NO PROBLEM here either

dopplehanger · #4 (**permalink**) 12-25-2001, 01:29 PM

i Havent run into any problems with gamin with Win Xp but i must say that XP is by far the biggest piece of **** windows they have ever made. I am a computer guy so i work with computers i hate havin to fix so many bugs in it

Quitch · #5 (**permalink**) 12-25-2001, 03:45 PM

I also do tech support, and Windows XP is by far the best Windows OS around, it's more reliable and faster than any of the previous OS's. I run it on my machine, without any problems.

I can run BG2 on my machine under XP, but I had to run the config tool in 98 compatibility mode. You will also need to disable 3D acceleration.

Amidala · #6 (**permalink**) 12-25-2001, 03:46 PM

My C-media Soundcard crashed BG2.
Screensave option also crashes BG2 sometimes.
Disabled Screensaver and switched to onboard sound, now it works fine.

And Win XP is the BEST Windows ever made !
Though that does not mean much.

MegaToerist · #7 (**permalink**) 12-26-2001, 01:33 PM

My only problem is that BG2 seems to trigger reboots every 10 minutes

.

TC, Geert

JosephCSu · #8 (**permalink**) 12-26-2001, 02:01 PM

Win XP is piece of crap OS. Go back to Win 98 SE. That is still the best ever.

dopplehanger · #9 (**permalink**) 12-26-2001, 03:44 PM

yea Win 98 is best ever made i still run on that OS for my good my computers

dopplehanger · #10 (**permalink**) 12-26-2001, 03:44 PM

yea Win 98 is best ever made i still run on that OS for my good my computers

Nightmare · #11 (**permalink**) 12-26-2001, 04:41 PM

BG2 runs fine under WinXP. Just make sure you download the latest drivers for your graphics card, so 3D accelleration will work.

I love WinXP.

Sure, everything was incompatible at first (

), but now the only thing still not working is our scanner (and also our Microsoft joystick, which we had to throw out because they decided not to support it

).

But it's still a great OS. Complete crashes are non-existent, programs are faster, and a start-up of under 1.5 minutes.

Quitch · #12 (**permalink**) 12-27-2001, 02:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Viagra Boy:
<STRONG>Win XP is piece of crap OS. Go back to Win 98 SE. That is still the best ever.</STRONG>

Hah....hah.....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAAAAAAAAA!!!

Yeah, good one.

BlackBreeze · #13 (**permalink**) 12-28-2001, 05:11 AM

I run BG2 under XP to and no problems at all. I do encounter some strange bugs with the traps on the map screen sometimes.
When you look at the map screen and hover over a trap marking with the mouse, BG2 closes so you have to start it again.

MegaToerist · #14 (**permalink**) 12-28-2001, 05:27 AM

@BlackBreeze: I had that same problem under Win98, so it's not related to XP.

TC, Geert

UserUnfriendly · #15 (**permalink**) 12-28-2001, 11:07 AM

best ever was win 95 osr 2.5!

every body knows this, for stability and reliability.

nt 4 with serve pak 3 is also outstanding. note I mention stuff that is reliable and predictable, as they all were majorly buggy and YOu need to decide what you want to do and choose os to fit. anyway, every body knows the most reliable systems are

Os2
linux!!!!