DD_asas Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Hi all, Next monday i'm going to Upgrade my machine (already have the specs): OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows® 7 PROCESSOR: Pentium® Intel Core i3 2.66GHz RAM: 4GB ATI 5770 HARD DISK: 500GB and so on... my question is: I already have a BACKUP of the game. should i make a recent one? and after the installation, since , my system is XP and i'm upgrading to 7, do i have to reisntall the game, patches, mods, all over again, or the EXE file in the backup do the work?? Thanks in advance, M8's Cheers A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zooly Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 The i3 is a mobile (laptop) processor is it not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD_asas Posted January 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 The i3 is a mobile (laptop) processor is it not? Zooly, I'm Updating my desktop so i think u can find them in both lap and desk top's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snacko Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Personally, I would do a reinstall, but you don't have to. You can go with your backup and if that has problems, then start over with a reinstall. Windows 7 (and Vista) has a security feature called UAC (User Account Control). It pops up a window every time you do something it doesn't like, which is about every 5 minutes. I turned it off. It is one of Windows way of making sure your computer (or you) don't overwrite any program files. It probably does other stuff too. But that is a hassle if you want to mod a game. Also it is annoying if you know what you are doing... Also, I recommend that you don't install your games into any 'Program Files' folders. Then you can also avoid this Windows 7 problem and mod your games without hassle. I suggest that you create a folder on your C: drive called My Programs like this: C:\My Programs Snack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD_asas Posted January 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Personally, I would do a reinstall, but you don't have to. You can go with your backup and if that has problems, then start over with a reinstall. Windows 7 (and Vista) has a security feature called UAC (User Account Control). It pops up a window every time you do something it doesn't like, which is about every 5 minutes. I turned it off. It is one of Windows way of making sure your computer (or you) don't overwrite any program files. It probably does other stuff too. But that is a hassle if you want to mod a game. Also it is annoying if you know what you are doing... Also, I recommend that you don't install your games into any 'Program Files' folders. Then you can also avoid this Windows 7 problem and mod your games without hassle. I suggest that you create a folder on your C: drive called My Programs like this: C:\My Programs Snack Very helpful Andy, thanx. I'll try to run the backup first and see how it goes, and then i'll see.... cheers A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted January 31, 2011 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 No need to re-install IL2. It will run fine if you restore that backup to a folder on the new system. Indeed make sure you do not put it in C:\Program Files or C:\Program Files (x86) Only some third party tools for IL2 may need a registry entry that's normally being created when you install IL2. Should you be using such a tool, the registry entry can easily be re-created, without having to install IL2. Good luck with the upgrade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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