BSOD

DevGrousis · #1 03-17-2011, 04:27 AM

Got the Blue Screen of Death early today [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I am playing through BootCamp (Windows XP) on a Macbook Pro 13in, and for the first time since i dumped my PC about 2 years ago i re experienced the BSOD lol it was an interesting feeling, mid conversation with friends, and mid fight with a spectre my screen blacked out then went blue and gave me that horrid message :P

I'm trying to re partition my hard drive and reinstall a fresh copy of Windows 7 (might as well upgrade)

few questions

1. Does Windows 7 have any problems running Project1999? Would i be better off using Windows XP like before?

2. Any mac pro's out there that can help me with a stubborn boot camp problem?

mwatt · #2 03-17-2011, 05:00 AM

Windows 7 runs games, including EQ, very well.

HOWEVER, the recent SP1 introduced a bug that may cause you to crash to the desktop without warning. It is an issue with games that use DX9.

If this happens to you, check out this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2488113

The patch available through this link fixed my issue.

fugazi · #3 03-17-2011, 06:11 AM

Running WinEQ fixed that problem for me [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Chrushev · #4 03-17-2011, 01:01 PM

I run it on a 13inch macbook with bootcamp. used my installer to set it up (see my signature). Works great. No issues.

President · #5 03-17-2011, 01:04 PM

Wrong forum.

Prince · #6 03-17-2011, 03:55 PM

#1 issue that causes BSOD in boot camp on mac laptops is overheating

DevGrousis · #7 03-17-2011, 04:40 PM

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#1 issue that causes BSOD in boot camp on mac laptops is overheating

Mine does quite a bit of over heating haha Good to know, though, I have been needing to purchase one of those cooling decks for my mbp, so i dont melt this ho down.

Prince · #8 03-17-2011, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DevGrousis [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Mine does quite a bit of over heating haha Good to know, though, I have been needing to purchase one of those cooling decks for my mbp, so i dont melt this ho down.

that'll do it. I used to bsod on my macbook all the time while playing eq; since i put it on a desk with a laptop cooler it hasn't happened once.

Mcbard · #9 03-17-2011, 08:13 PM

I play with a 13 inch Macbook Pro using XP with parallels. Before that I used Windows 7 and bootcamp. No overheating yet.

bizzum · #10 03-17-2011, 08:32 PM

Also been playing on a 15" Pro, but I use XP with bootcamp and it works flawlessly. Can't wait to get my new one with thunderbolt /drool