Re: [tuxracer-main] TuxRacer on Windows XP

[Denis B. <den...@ya...>]

le dim 25-11-2001 =E0 14:46, Frank Van Damme a =E9crit :
> On Monday 26 November 2001 01:43, you wrote:
> > Kenton Groombridge wrote:
> > > Windoze XP does not have support for OpenGL.
> >
> > That's not true.
> >
> > There are some problems with some of the OpenGL drivers - but then ther=
e
> > are problems with lots of Windoze XP drivers.
>=20
> For some reason, older drivers don't work with Xp. Every time MS brings o=
ut a=20
> new version of their "os" everything has to be adapted.
They do they own competition. If programmers and hardware company take
time to adapt they driver for the new MS-OS, they don't have time to
make driver for other operating system.

It's an old system developed by PizzaHut with an other Pizza company
owned by themself !


>=20
> > > Remember if it isn't a
> > > Microsoft standard and it doesn't fit into the plan of Microsoft's to=
tal
> > > domination, then Microsoft doesn't include it.
> >
> > That's normally true - but they couldn't afford to have every Quake pla=
yer
> > on the planet decide not to upgrade because it won't run their favorite
> > game.
>=20
> Indeed.
>=20
> > Also almost all "professional" 3D packages like CAD use OpenGL - and th=
at's
> > another section of the user community that M$ wouldn't want to have stu=
ck
> > at a previous OS release.
> >
> > > Your video card vendor will hopefully have an XP driver with OpenGL.
> > >  That is the only way to get OpenGL back.
> >
> > It's known that the nVidia drivers are 'flakey' with WinXP...Period.
>=20
> It is known (by me anyway) that nVidia is flakey, period.
>=20
> > I'd certainly advise against running XP.
>=20
> I'd advise against running windows, be it DOS, ce, NT or Fisher Price
>=20
> Frank
>=20
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