21.04.2010, 18:19
Good day,
Walter_Solito has good points.
Windows 7 has its own advantages and I would never say no to an upgrade to it. It is an excellent system and the best from Microsoft to this time. From XP to Win7 is no significant advantage in the running of IL-2. The big advantage might be in getting a 64-bit Windows 7 instead of 32-bit. People say that this allows another 1GB of system RAM, but I have read no conclusive proof of this. The 64-bit seems to be quicker and more reliable to some people. The disavantage is that some Programs are only available in 32-bit.
Having two Operating Systems in the same computer is possible by installing one into a new disk partition. This way you could test the effect of IL-2 in both the two Operating Systems and compare the results. Two Operating Systems in the same computer will be sharing resources ( system RAM perhaps?? ), but it might reveal a difference despite this. Of course, they run one at a time.
Reformat after a new graphics card might be needed, but I simply do not know. I have never read about that, as far as I remember, so I will search for information on that soon.
Walter_Solito has good points.
Windows 7 has its own advantages and I would never say no to an upgrade to it. It is an excellent system and the best from Microsoft to this time. From XP to Win7 is no significant advantage in the running of IL-2. The big advantage might be in getting a 64-bit Windows 7 instead of 32-bit. People say that this allows another 1GB of system RAM, but I have read no conclusive proof of this. The 64-bit seems to be quicker and more reliable to some people. The disavantage is that some Programs are only available in 32-bit.
Having two Operating Systems in the same computer is possible by installing one into a new disk partition. This way you could test the effect of IL-2 in both the two Operating Systems and compare the results. Two Operating Systems in the same computer will be sharing resources ( system RAM perhaps?? ), but it might reveal a difference despite this. Of course, they run one at a time.
Reformat after a new graphics card might be needed, but I simply do not know. I have never read about that, as far as I remember, so I will search for information on that soon.