Windows 7 NetBook 1.66GHz 2GB RAM

Hi there,

I have an Acer Asper One D150b. I have Windows 7 Premium installed, I have upgraded the NetBook to the maximum capacity of 2GB Crucial Ram and upgraded the Hard Disk Drive to 500GB SATA 5,400rpm and it has a Intel Atom N280 1.66GHz CPU.

I purchased the FootBall Manager 2010 game from my local football club Bromley FC store for just £15 which was a bargain!

I connected up my USB DVD drive and installed the game flawlessly.

I understand that minimum system requirements are

PC

OS: Windows XP / Vista / Windows 7

Processor:

1.4GHZ+ for XP

or

2.0GHZ+ for Vista / Windows 7

Memory:

512MB Ram for XP

or

1GB Ram for Vista / Windows 7

Video Card:

128MB of memory.

NVidia FX 5900 Ultra or better; ATI Radeon 9800 or better; Intel 82915G/82910GL or better.

The thing is this....

Windows 7 uses LESS memory and CPU and PageFile than Windows XP and Vista!!

I also have Adobe CS4 Master Collection installed on my NetBook despite the fact it requires 2GHz or faste to run yet my NetBook is only 1.66GHz and has 2GB Ram and it works just fine.

Here is what Adobe CS4 Master Collection system requirements are.

Windows

* 2GHz or faster processor for DV; 3.4GHz for HDV; dual 2.8GHz for HD*

* Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (Service Pack 3 recommended) or Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1 (certified for 32-bit Windows XP and Windows Vista†)

* 2GB of RAM (more RAM recommended when running multiple components)

* 24.3GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on flash-based storage devices)

* 1,280x900 display with OpenGL 2.0–compatible graphics card

* Some GPU-accelerated features require graphics support for Shader Model 3.0

* Dedicated 7200 RPM hard drive for DV and HDV editing; striped disk array storage (RAID 0) for HD; SCSI disk subsystem preferred

* For SD/HD workflows, an Adobe-certified card for capture and export to tape

* OHCI-compatible IEEE 1394 port for DV and HDV capture, export to tape, and transmit to DV device

* DVD-ROM drive (DVD+-R burner required for DVD creation)

* Blu-ray burner required for Blu-ray disc creation

* Microsoft Windows Driver Model– or ASIO-compatible sound card

* QuickTime 7.4.5 software required for QuickTime and multimedia features

* Broadband Internet connection required for online services‡

So as you can see Adobe CS4 Master Collection does NOT even qualify to meet the minimum system requirements yet it installed fine and works without any problems.

I noticed that there are two .dll files in FM2010

IntelLaptopGamingVista.dll

IntelLaptopGamingXP.dll

All we need is a Windows 7 dll file and we should be set.

I have looked at this thread but it still don't help.

http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php?t=162915

Any ideas please??

Cheers,

so whats basicaly the matter does the game come up with the same error message on your netbook?

I have installed the game on my Netbook and it installs fine but does NOT run

any ideas please??

what error message does it come up with?

Problem solved

Thanks to Vasilli07

""C:\Program Files\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2010\fm.exe" --small_screen --windowed"

FIXED

Now all I got to do is hunt for this NetBook Skin.

there is a netbook skin in the skinning forum. it works fine for me.

Hey z1xiang,

You got a link to this bud?

I have seen one on another forum

http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/downloads.php?do=file&id=1299

I have not tested it yet so don't know if it is anygood or not.

But, If you have that link it would be great,

Thanks,

there is a netbook skin in the skinning forum. it works fine for me.

Thanks for the link Jamie; cheers fella

BTW I am running a screen resolution of 1024x600

Would this skin work ok?

Thanks again,

Cheers M8,

yep its meant for a netbook

I just read the thread of that link you posted and it says designed for 1024x600

Cheers Mate

Thanks for the link Jamie; cheers fella

BTW I am running a screen resolution of 1024x600

Would this skin work ok?

Thanks again,

Cheers M8,

Thanks again Jamie,

Nice one fella

not a problem

Hey Jamie,

I changed the target location to

"C:\Program Files\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2010\fm.exe" --small_screen --windowed --skin=netbook2010

So now it should always launch this skin

Thanks bud