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Everette97 Jun 16, 2020 @ 1:50pm
Windows XP Can not connect to account
i get stuck on connecting to steam account stuck on that ik it aint support anymore but is there a least a fix for it???
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Originally posted by Cathulhu:
No, there is not. Some components of Steam had to be updated which broke compatibility with Windows XP and Vista.
So Steam can no longer run on those OS. Valve dropped support for those long before it happened. They even announced this change long beforehand.

Use a modern OS if you want to use Steam. Like Windows 7/8.1/10 or a Linux.
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Cathulhu Jun 16, 2020 @ 1:57pm 
No, there is not. Some components of Steam had to be updated which broke compatibility with Windows XP and Vista.
So Steam can no longer run on those OS. Valve dropped support for those long before it happened. They even announced this change long beforehand.

Use a modern OS if you want to use Steam. Like Windows 7/8.1/10 or a Linux.
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Zekiran Jun 16, 2020 @ 2:10pm 
Do not connect to the internet while trying to run that version of Steam.

Disconnect your internet and make sure that steam has *absolutely no chance* of connecting.

Restart steam, and try getting it to 'fail' to connect.

If you are VERY lucky, and it hasn't successfully downloaded the newer version of the client (as in: the nearly-year-old client that deprecated XP) you should still be able to launch successfully.

You will NOT be able to go online with it, on XP, and successfully play. The only way to use it on XP is if you have never updated it and never connect to the internet. The moment that the client believes it has to update, ... it's done. Sorry.
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nullable Jun 16, 2020 @ 3:03pm 
Originally posted by Everette97:
i get stuck on connecting to steam account stuck on that ik it aint support anymore but is there a least a fix for it???

XP is not supported. The fix is to upgrade.
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The Giving One Jun 16, 2020 @ 3:08pm 
Windows XP and Windows Vista Support

Starting on January 1 2019, Steam will officially stop supporting the Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1558-AFCM-4577
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