Stu6945 10 Posted October 11, 2009 Hey does any 1 know if ArmA 2 will run on windows 7? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nicolasroger 11 Posted October 11, 2009 yes i run it on windows 7 32 bits with no problem at all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deadfast 43 Posted October 11, 2009 Runs fine on Windows 7 x64 for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Binkowski 26 Posted October 11, 2009 Runs fine on Windows 7 64bit for me as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stu6945 10 Posted October 11, 2009 Yay that meens Ill probaly be able to run the game Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cole 0 Posted October 11, 2009 Windows 7 build 7100 32bit (yes, I suddenly feel like a retard for having the 32bit version) here, no problems at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Madus_Maximus 0 Posted October 11, 2009 Runs fine in the 64bit RTM too (build 7600 if you wish you know). Shame it's not 64bit aware to make use of my extra RAM but oh well, be a while before most games are like that lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blechreiz 0 Posted October 11, 2009 windows7 pro x64 very fine for me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vasmkd 12 Posted October 11, 2009 Runs fine for me on win7 64 bit. Runs slightly better on xp 32 bit for me but i will see what 191.07 drivers do on win7 when i get a chance to install them. It ran great on all drivers for xp 32 bit so far Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shataan 1 Posted October 11, 2009 With 64 bit here... it`s a bit odd that the devs didn`t take this into developement consideration. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Madus_Maximus 0 Posted October 12, 2009 With 64 bit here... it`s a bit odd that the devs didn`t take this into developement consideration. Market share and lowest common denominator. That pretty much sums up why it's not 64bit aware. More people playing it will have a 32bit OS than 64bit. Give it about 5 years and we may see a shift in those figures but right now 32bit is king as far as Windows machines go. They want their game to run for as many people as possible. It would be nice however if there was some way to make it aware of and use the extra resources a 64bit OS brings, like more RAM. A few other games have done this but I'm not sure how much overheard it would cause or if it's financially viable for BIS to even bother at the present. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rekrul 7 Posted October 12, 2009 For a game as RAM heavy as ArmA2 is, it's still pretty strange. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JuggernautOfWar 1 Posted October 12, 2009 Runs great on Windows 7 Enterprise x64. For a game as RAM heavy as ArmA2 is, it's still pretty strange. ArmA II can't use more than 2 GB of RAM. Because of this having faster RAM is especially better than having more RAM in ArmA II. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rundll.exe 12 Posted October 12, 2009 I run a dual boot XP 32 bit and win7 RC (7100) 32bit. And for some reason the performance in Win 7 is quite bad, compared to XP. Fps may be about the same, but it stutters so much it gets unplayable after a while. When It really goes bad I see my hdd light flashing continuously, while in XP everything is fine. I recon this is some driver problem for my hdd (controller) but to conclude for this topic: Win7+Arma2 doesnt work for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rekrul 7 Posted October 12, 2009 ArmA II can't use more than 2 GB of RAM. Because of this having faster RAM is especially better than having more RAM in ArmA II.Uh, yeah. So it's strange that they didn't compile a 64-bits version so it utilize more RAM. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sniperdoc 0 Posted October 12, 2009 Fine on Win 7 64-bit RC 7100 Build. I recon this is some driver problem for my hdd (controller) but to conclude for this topic: Win7+Arma2 doesnt work for me. Can you list your specs...? Hard drive access would seem to indicate page file access which Arma does a lot of... just FYI. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shataan 1 Posted October 12, 2009 Well, the final release Win7 is out right away. I am switching to it from 32bit XP. The Arrowhead Expansion pack is out when? I sure hope BIS is making provisions FOR win 7 64bit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex72 1 Posted October 12, 2009 Win7 32bit here and ARMA2 runs great on it. Also a lot of threads asking this in this forum already. Use the search function to find even more about this. Alex Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
