Steam stopped working in Windows 8.1

[Ahmad]

Now Steam is forcing me to replace my perfectly working Windows 8.1 with a totally unnecessary Windows 10 just to play a game that runs perfectly in Windows 98.

[Ontrix_Kitsune]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Crashed:

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Tito Shivan:

I've already moved to 11. Nowadays I don't hesitate that much upgrading the OS. It's no longer the headache it used to be.

And I'm sure you've had a processor that supports SSE4.2 for longer than you can remember?

Most computer processors released in the past 12 years support SSE 4.2, I just checked. No one should still be actively using any system older than 10 years today. Most everyone has replaced their computer and upgraded it within the past 10 years. It's not a concern at all.

[Master.Constructor]

If anyone knows of an UpdatePack8 or 10 in the works I'd love to hear about it. For now Windows 7 is still the sweet spot for an anti-spy / clean 64bit OS that still does what I need, every day.

From MajorGeeks:

Simplix UpdatePack enables you to update your live Windows 7 system and integrate hotfixes into a Windows 7 distribution. This is the full download. A 2MB downloader is available here.

This update pack allows you to update Windows 7 SP1 (x86 x64) and Server 2008 R2 SP1 live operating systems and integrate the updates in the distribution (Install.wim). It can be installed in any language. Includes all critical, recommended, and security updates and updates for all versions of Internet Explorer.

[Princess Luna]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Ontrix_Kitsune:

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Crashed:

And I'm sure you've had a processor that supports SSE4.2 for longer than you can remember?

Most computer processors released in the past 12 years support SSE 4.2, I just checked. No one should still be actively using any system older than 10 years today. Most everyone has replaced their computer and upgraded it within the past 10 years. It's not a concern at all.

Are you trying to force people to move to win 10?
Why Steam can't keep working on w7 even if old client?

[D. Flame]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Ontrix_Kitsune:

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Crashed:

And I'm sure you've had a processor that supports SSE4.2 for longer than you can remember?

Most computer processors released in the past 12 years support SSE 4.2, I just checked. No one should still be actively using any system older than 10 years today. Most everyone has replaced their computer and upgraded it within the past 10 years. It's not a concern at all.

Until I switched to a 13400F, I was using a 4790K CPU. That released in like 2014, and it was still working just fine for modern games.

A 4790K + RTX 3060 worked perfectly well for modern games.

People don't want to be forced to discard working hardware and have to buy new expensive hardware just because Tech Execs want to spy on them.

[Seraphita]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Princess Luna:

Are you trying to force people to move to win 10?
Why Steam can't keep working on w7 even if old client?

Because it's no longer supported and Steam, as a service, doesn't want to develop a client for them. Besides, if Windows 7 people had issues with steam games, Support would not be able to do anything due to lack of official support. It's too much troubles.

[Ontrix_Kitsune]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Princess Luna:

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Ontrix_Kitsune:

Most computer processors released in the past 12 years support SSE 4.2, I just checked. No one should still be actively using any system older than 10 years today. Most everyone has replaced their computer and upgraded it within the past 10 years. It's not a concern at all.

Are you trying to force people to move to win 10?

Nope. I did not write or say anything about forcing anyone to do anything at all. I did not even hint at suggesting that either. I just wrote a factual statement about technology to share information with others, nothing more. You can think or extrapolate whatever you want to from my words but you can not change what I said (and did not say).

[Lixire]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Princess Luna:

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Ontrix_Kitsune:

Most computer processors released in the past 12 years support SSE 4.2, I just checked. No one should still be actively using any system older than 10 years today. Most everyone has replaced their computer and upgraded it within the past 10 years. It's not a concern at all.

Are you trying to force people to move to win 10?
Why Steam can't keep working on w7 even if old client?

At some day, the back-end will change enough to the point that the old Win7 client will no longer be accepted and not allow you to log in or the client becoming so broken to the point of being useless. That can take anywhere from months to years depending on what Valve will be changing under the hood

Valve or any developer for that matter. has 0 interest to support Windows 7 by any capacity as neither newer tools support it and the user base isn't there to justify the effort doing so

[Patchy (sick)]

Valve having "L" In their name, how ironic :p

[Princess Luna]

Where do all there Win10 and and win 11 lovers came from? We know you like to be limited in choices and got used to any update breaking os

Plesse enjoy it

[Tito Shivan]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Princess Luna:

Where do all there Win10 and and win 11 lovers came from?

You mean 97% of Steam users?

[Knee]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Princess Luna:

Where do all there Win10 and and win 11 lovers came from? We know you like to be limited in choices and got used to any update breaking os

Plesse enjoy it

They have been enjoying it. You seem to be the one too busy to enjoy your own choice of OS and are envying theirs.

[Lixire]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Princess Luna:

Where do all there Win10 and and win 11 lovers came from? We know you like to be limited in choices and got used to any update breaking os

Plesse enjoy it

if anything, from where all of this Win7 tribalism came from?
You were the ones who told people to upgrade from XP/Vista back in 2019 after all

[Tito Shivan]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Lixire:

if anything, from where all of this Win7 tribalism came from?

It happens every time an OS support is dropped for the client. Many people are averse to change and a movement begins, believing they'll somehow strongarm Valve into giving up.

I myself kept clinging on using WinXP up the very last days of support. Because I didn't want to go through a OS upgrade. Nowadays I breezed through W7, 10 and 11. Upgrading the OS isn't what it used to be.

[Seraphita]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Tito Shivan:

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Lixire:

if anything, from where all of this Win7 tribalism came from?

It happens every time an OS support is dropped for the client. Many people are averse to change and a movement begins, believing they'll somehow strongarm Valve into giving up.

I myself kept clinging on using WinXP up the very last days of support. Because I didn't want to go through a OS upgrade. Nowadays I breezed through W7, 10 and 11. Upgrading the OS isn't what it used to be.

So what you mean is that people will go tribal with Windows 10? It would be quite the switch if people started doing this with Windows 11 later as well. But joke aside, I'm scared of upgrading to Windows 11. I don't feel "ready". (Also afraid to break things)

[Tito Shivan]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Seraphita:

So what you mean is that people will go tribal with Windows 10?

They went tribal with W98. They went with WinXP. They went with Win7/8

There's totally going to be people going tribal and not wanting to let go W10 by the time support is dropped.

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Seraphita:

(Also afraid to break things)

I've been there too. Fortunately system upgrades have gotten better and safer with time. It's also different to be an early adopter (where you're more exposed to bugs and errors) than a late one (when things are far more ironed on)