So How Do Hl/ns Run Under Win2k?

kavasa

<div class="IPBDescription">Well?</div> Topic title says it all, really.

Raz

I use XP, which is the 2K shell as far as I know, and it runs just fine.

Orcrist

Yes. I run Win2k (with SP3 of course...)

kavasa

Sweet, thanks. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Now, if only FedEx hadn't decided to send my new motherboard from Chicago, to Columbus, and back to Chicago before they actually sent it to <i>me</i>...

-K

MedHead

Half Life and subsequent modifications have run better for me on Windows 2000 Professional than they did on Windows98.

voogru

I been gaming on my win2k box since.... Since i tried win2k "for fun"


Win2k right now is the best windows OS, yes better than XP in my opinion.


XP stands for "Xtra Problems"

Rabid_Llama

I run 2k Pro, no problems here whatsoever. It runs all games just fine period. It's so mainstream now that you can get 2k drivers for just about anything, especially video cards.
The only time you run into problems with 2k and gaming now is when you want to play an OOOOLD game in DOS (which a little program called VDMSound fixes, by the way. Google for it if you have any reason to <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->)
And I agree, 2k is the best Windows OS out there, because XP is 2k plus a bunch of extra stuff that only slows it down and that I would never use.

playerhater

As far as windows goes, I agree with you 100% voogru.

MaTT

For some reason maps load much quicker and i get a higher FPS rate than I ever did under 98. (discounting better drivers etc.)

GreyPaws

Win2kPro(sp3) has no problems running HL or any of the mods, in fact I think they run even better, considdering you can up their priority. and the gefroce4 drivers are super solid for win2k

If youre running win2k advanced server you might have problems (if you got IIS enabled for certain web services, I think if you run it as a DC, you run into problems with direct X)

I've been running win2kpro since before SP1, I also run advanced serv on my other sys, I have no problems playing HL on both, but my friend runs win2k advanced serv at home with IIS and DC enabled and he cant paly any of the newer games

Vimstl

No problems to date with XP. Seems much more stable than 98, and I'm getting good frame rates.

Sycophant

Win2k/SP3 - no problems of any kind in well over 9 months of heavy use (12+ hrs a day).

Drivers are very easy to find, and SP3 has a very handy update program which helps keep everything up-to-date.

I haven't even seen a BSOD on this computer in well over a year. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

masterswordman

Actually I've been running win 2k pro for a while now. Since I constantly get "pirated" software I alwas to clean installs. One time when I was still a CS ****, I started playing (tnt 32mb at the time) and then I would freeze, the CS application would just freeze. I just reinstalled windows and all my stuff and had no problems since.