Windows 8 and CloD (Merged Threads)

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Originally Posted by mcdaniels

Hi there,
thanks for your replies. In fact Windows 8 gives no boost to games. According to some article I read on tomshardware, 8 is as fast as 7 in most situations.

So: No, there is no need to switch to 8, when using 7.

If you are interested in additional features which are offered by the 8 pro version (e.g. hyper-v, faster boot etc.), this might be a point for someone to switch.

If you still run XP you may take the chance of getting a cheap 8 (til end of January 2013).

Interesting fact is: Only CloD does not work. Every other game (I own) does its job quite well @8.

@Airhog: If you uninstall all previous installations of .net Framework @8, the installer does its job, but CloD only starts for a second (steam says "Playing Cliffs of dover") then quits.

It is strange that COD is the only "AAA"-type title that I have seen that still does not work with Windows 8. L.A. Noire didn't work with Windows 8, but it had to do with .NET 4 in their Social Club program. They released a new version and it works just fine in 8 now.

I looked into the .NET issue at work last week. I set up a Windows 7 and Windows 8 box. On the Windows 7 machine, I skipped installing .NET 4 and went straight to 4.5, since that would be closer to the environment in Windows 8. I used procmon on both machines to see what Launcher.exe is doing. COD worked just fine on Windows 7, but it was still a no-go on Windows 8. I could not find anything in the capture spew from procmon that would lead me to believe anything was wrong in Windows 8. I haven't had any more time to look into it.