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    Vista Home Basic 32 and old rpgs?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Bobby88, Mar 6, 2007.

  1. Bobby88

    Bobby88 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Will old rpgs like Fallout 1&2, Icewind Dale 1&2, Baldur's Gate 1&2 run on Vista Home Basic? Is 512 MB RAM enough to play those games smoothly and is Vista Home Basic similar to WinXP?
    I am asking because I found a nice Lenovo laptop that comes with Vista Home Basic.
     
    Bobby88, Mar 6, 2007
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    jetstar Notebook Deity

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    I would think that Vista Home Basic would require the 512MB RAM, and thus gaming would be difficult if not impossible on this machine.
     
    jetstar, Mar 6, 2007
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    OK Thanks for the quick reply, wasn't thinking of going with Vista anyway...
     
    Bobby88, Mar 6, 2007
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    Those games ran on a p 266 with 32 megs of ram. I have a feeling they'll be just fine on any machine made after 1998. Sure it's "gaming" but it's not 3d or memory intensive.
     
    Saneless, Mar 6, 2007
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    but still get something with more then 512 MB of ram...
     
    Abyss, Mar 7, 2007
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