Trying to play on windows 7, I get the following error [Solved]

[bananashake]

"The procedure entry point GetOverlappedResultEx could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll"

I get this each time I try to open the game from the root folder.
If I try to open the game from steam it simply won't start.

Did anyone find a fix for this?

LE: IT WORKS. Solution is here :
https://steamcommunity.com/app/2478970/discussions/0/4362368844136934664/

[Ave]

becuase windows 7 is no longer supported.

[N3RDY_C0ll3CT0R]

windows 7 got no support for everything. why do people play on this system? try it on win98 :'D

kernel 32 > is a win update problem. you need to fix this with updating windows/recovery or copy a new one.

google got some nice links to "fix kernel 32 error" cant put the links here

[bananashake]

Originally posted by Ave:

becuase windows 7 is no longer supported.

Thing is I can play countless other games(older and newer) directly from the steam interface even though support for windows 7 has ended. This game is the only one that does this.

[L00n4tic]

Originally posted by bananashake:

Originally posted by Ave:

becuase windows 7 is no longer supported.

Thing is I can play countless other games(older and newer) directly from the steam interface even though support for windows 7 has ended. This game is the only one that does this.

even stands on the store page that u need windows 10

[FhqwhTODD]

Originally posted by bananashake:

This game is the only one that does this.

That you tried. A ton of games do not work in Win7. Deal with it.

[bananashake]

Originally posted by L00n4tic:

Originally posted by bananashake:

Thing is I can play countless other games(older and newer) directly from the steam interface even though support for windows 7 has ended. This game is the only one that does this.

even stands on the store page that u need windows 10

It doesn't . At minimum system requirements you can check. It says windows 7 or later.

[N3RDY_C0ll3CT0R]

Originally posted by bananashake:

Originally posted by L00n4tic:

even stands on the store page that u need windows 10

It doesn't . At minimum system requirements you can check. It says windows 7 or later.

lol and the last sentence on shop page is? right..
steam doesnt support since january 2024 windows 7 or lower...

[bananashake]

For anybody checking this thread trying to make it work, I managed to make it work on windows 7 following the solution in this thread :

https://steamcommunity.com/app/2478970/discussions/0/4362368844136934664/

[Marcus]

Originally posted by bananashake:

Thing is I can play countless other games(older and newer) directly from the steam interface even though support for windows 7 has ended. This game is the only one that does this.

same

[[GOD] DIFUNTO666]

Originally posted by derrick:

The kernel error alone tells you much about the issues with still insisting on running older software, with games using modern APIs.

I see no problem with that, if he is running an original windows better than turning to piracy also if he likes more the older SO it is his choice, but yeah some problems happens but same goes to older games, I have the F.E.A.R. Trilogy bought on steam and the first game doesn't work properly for modern windows, I had to patch with 3D party drivers to make it work properly, the game was lagging and couldn't adjust the mouse sensitivity. I have the original disk and played on windows XP back the days and it was fine but the disk doesn't work on modern windows because the old DRM in the disk requires a file that no longer exist in modern windows due to its old technology and could easily be exploited by hacker to invade systems, this is why MS just ditched it. This problems happens no matter what but as the OP said he found out a work around and mae the game runs just fine same I did with F.E.A.R. back then on windows 10.

[Quilnux]

Originally posted by GOD DIFUNTO666:

Originally posted by derrick:

The kernel error alone tells you much about the issues with still insisting on running older software, with games using modern APIs.

I see no problem with that, if he is running an original windows better than turning to piracy also if he likes more the older SO it is his choice, but yeah some problems happens but same goes to older games, I have the F.E.A.R. Trilogy bought on steam and the first game doesn't work properly for modern windows, I had to patch with 3D party drivers to make it work properly, the game was lagging and couldn't adjust the mouse sensitivity. I have the original disk and played on windows XP back the days and it was fine but the disk doesn't work on modern windows because the old DRM in the disk requires a file that no longer exist in modern windows due to its old technology and could easily be exploited by hacker to invade systems, this is why MS just ditched it. This problems happens no matter what but as the OP said he found out a work around and mae the game runs just fine same I did with F.E.A.R. back then on windows 10.

This is one of the reasons I keep an old PC around running Window XP (and a second running Win98SE since it's the last to fully support 16-bit arch). It does get expensive to maintain it but it's worth it as I can play older games on it just fine. I understand why Steam dropped all older OSes (they want to use their fancy new UI that takes 3 times more RAM) but it still sucks that some people won't be able to play older games with Steam. It's one of the reasons I've started transitioning to things like GOG or back to physical media where possible. Don't have to worry about store platforms ending support for older OSes in the future. I can just download the installers directly from GOG and they will run on the OS they were originally designed for.

[hup]

Originally posted by Ave:

becuase windows 7 is no longer supported.

Proton are supported

[Quilnux]

Originally posted by hup:

Originally posted by Ave:

becuase windows 7 is no longer supported.

Proton are supported

That's true, if someone wants to switch over to linux, it'll support all the old Steam games pretty well.

[hup]

Originally posted by Quilnux:

Originally posted by hup:

Proton are supported

That's true, if someone wants to switch over to linux, it'll support all the old Steam games pretty well.

You dont need to run old, unsupported windows version
Its a security risk
Software, stop working
New hardware are not supported

[Quilnux]

Originally posted by hup:

Originally posted by Quilnux:

That's true, if someone wants to switch over to linux, it'll support all the old Steam games pretty well.

You dont need to run old, unsupported windows version
Its a security risk
Software, stop working
New hardware are not supported

Although proton doesn't support full 16-bit games so you'd still have to run an old Win98SE PC to get those games to work.

But I just found nostalgia in using an old PC for old games. It's not a security risk if you never connect it to the internet (which I don't).