Outragous Lag on Windows 8 Consumer Preview Playing Microsoft Game

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Lag on Windows 8 Consumer Preview Playing Microsoft Game

Hi, I have installed windows 8 consumer preview on VMware player and installed a game, the game installed is Microsoft Midtown Madness 2 but it lags to much that makes it unplayable. Its not because its in a virtual machine because i have windows 7 in a VM (Virtual Machine) and it plays the game fine. I have tried installing Game Booster But it make no differance. I have tried all compatibility Modes and 16 bit color mode but no difference. The problem is with older games like CFS1 to.

What should i do, I was really looking forward to windows 8 but this gaming issue has put me off.
Thanks
 
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Hey, I personally would not consider a game not playing well in a VM as an issue. I would play the game in the host OS instead, regardless of how it worked or not in the VM.

Other than that, the usual: Update all the drivers to everything (from manufacturers' websites) and uninstall whatever a/v you have in the VM in its safe mode with the special tool to do so for the product.
 

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Well i installed Windows 8 Consumer Preview as a dual boot with windows 7 but it screwed up my system, i do know how to dual boot i have done it before with xp but now i have lost all my files (photos, videos, documents, ect. basically formatted my hard drive) and i had to reinstall windows 7 so thats why im running it in a virtual machine.
 

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    Windows 8.1 Pro X64
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    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD FX 8320
    Motherboard
    ASUS M5A97 R2.0
    Memory
    16GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon R9 270X
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    128GB SSD + 1TB HDD
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    Thermaltake Toughpower 750W
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    Thermaltake Commander MS-I Snow Edition
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    Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000
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I hear ya. As I said, I would simply play the game in Windows 7 then. Putting a virtual machine between you and your game is like putting an elephant on your car when you're trying to drive.
 

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    8250 x86 + 7 SP1 x86 + Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x86
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    P4 3.4 GHz HT
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    MSI-7211
    Memory
    OCZ 2 GB DDR @ 400 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    HIS AGP HD 3850 Turbo Ice-Q
    Sound Card
    MOTU Traveler firewire interface
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer x223w
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar Black 1 TB Sata II, WD 400 GB Sata I, WD 120 GB Sata I
    PSU
    300W generic
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    Cybertron
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    Logitech Classic Keyboard 200, Dell RT7D20
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    Logitech M510
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    2 MByte/sec Down, 250 KByte/sec Up
ok, i just wanted to try out games in windows 8 but i guess its not ready for that yet. By the way its not the fact its in a VM because i run windows 7 in a VM and it plays fine.
 
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    Windows 8.1 Pro X64
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    AMD FX 8320
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    ASUS M5A97 R2.0
    Memory
    16GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon R9 270X
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    128GB SSD + 1TB HDD
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    Thermaltake Toughpower 750W
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    Thermaltake Commander MS-I Snow Edition
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    Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000
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I would say it's ready based on how all the latest games work very well even on my 2005 rig in specs. About 5% better than Windows 7 by my gut feeling (not scientific) - but parts of games where I would drop to 20-30 fps I see solid 30+ on Windows 8. Both installs have same exact setup with drivers.

If you really want to try out games, read the tutorials that Brink has worked hard on, on how to dual boot with Windows 8 and other OS.
 

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    8250 x86 + 7 SP1 x86 + Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x86
    CPU
    P4 3.4 GHz HT
    Motherboard
    MSI-7211
    Memory
    OCZ 2 GB DDR @ 400 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    HIS AGP HD 3850 Turbo Ice-Q
    Sound Card
    MOTU Traveler firewire interface
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer x223w
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar Black 1 TB Sata II, WD 400 GB Sata I, WD 120 GB Sata I
    PSU
    300W generic
    Case
    Cybertron
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keyboard 200, Dell RT7D20
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
    Internet Speed
    2 MByte/sec Down, 250 KByte/sec Up
I already read all of those but i tried it today and it wouldn't boot into windows 7 again, i tried all the programs like easy bcd. but now it made me loose all my files on my hard drive.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro X64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD FX 8320
    Motherboard
    ASUS M5A97 R2.0
    Memory
    16GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon R9 270X
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    128GB SSD + 1TB HDD
    PSU
    Thermaltake Toughpower 750W
    Case
    Thermaltake Commander MS-I Snow Edition
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Avast
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