Windows 7 support :: Help and Tips

Chompman Jul 6, 2023 @ 2:33pm

You will need to update to a modern OS to be able to launch steam so if the game requires steam to run this will be needed.

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Cathulhu Jul 6, 2023 @ 2:33pm

Depends, if they use SteamDRM and/or require the Steamclient to work, then no, you will not be able to play the game.

Last edited by Cathulhu; Jul 6, 2023 @ 2:33pm

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🍋 Lemonfed 🍋 Jul 6, 2023 @ 2:35pm

depend on which game.

best is test out yourself , close steam and try to launch each game using their own .exe file.

sometime all you need to do is copy the steam.dll into the game folder and the game will launch without steam.

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Rip a fat one Jul 6, 2023 @ 2:51pm

is this even legal? all content that someone might have bought just beeing unaccessible?

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d3str0y3r Jul 6, 2023 @ 3:19pm

Originally posted by Rip a fat one:
is this even legal? all content that someone might have bought just beeing unaccessible?

Yes it is 100% legal and your agreed to it when you made your Steam Account.

https://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement#2

Steam and your Subscription(s) require the download and installation of Content and Services onto your computer. Valve hereby grants, and you accept, a non-exclusive license and right, to use the Content and Services for your personal, non-commercial use (except where commercial use is expressly allowed herein or in the applicable Subscription Terms). This license ends upon termination of (a) this Agreement or (b) a Subscription that includes the license. The Content and Services are licensed, not sold. Your license confers no title or ownership in the Content and Services. To make use of the Content and Services, you must have a Steam Account and you may be required to be running the Steam client and maintaining a connection to the Internet.

For reasons that include, without limitation, system security, stability, and multiplayer interoperability, Valve may need to automatically update, pre-load, create new versions of or otherwise enhance the Content and Services and accordingly, the system requirements to use the Content and Services may change over time.

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Cathulhu Jul 6, 2023 @ 11:53pm

Originally posted by Rip a fat one:
is this even legal? all content that someone might have bought just beeing unaccessible?

Sure is.
Also happened multiple times already.

Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows Vista

All of these were once supported by Steam. Now they aren't and can no longer run Steam.

That doesn't mean the content turns unaccessible. The user has the option to upgrade/change their OS to a supported one.
Windows 10 is supported until 2025 by Microsoft. You can still upgrade for free.
You can also switch to Linux.

Last edited by Cathulhu; Jul 6, 2023 @ 11:54pm

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Dr.Shadowds 🐉 Jul 7, 2023 @ 1:19am

Originally posted by dshoplifter01:
I understand that Windows 7 will be discontinued by 2024, but I just wanted to ask if the games I downloaded will still be playable or not?

Are you asking if be playable on windows 10/11? Answer is yes, if there any issues check game own sub forum discussions, or the game guide section to see if anyone made a guide how to fix issue if have any.

Originally posted by Rip a fat one:
is this even legal? all content that someone might have bought just beeing unaccessible?

Before you bought anything via Steam, you have to make an account first, and in order to make account, you must agree to Steam terms of service, which it tells you that need to meet system requirements in order to use, and run the client.

Just FYI this is the 3rd time a wave of windows OS getting support dropped. Such as 2007, 2018, and now.

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Rip a fat one Jul 7, 2023 @ 2:21pm

ofc i sign on it when i made an account like 18 years ago ^^, ♥♥♥♥ ass lazy, make a fk emulator, company makes fk millions prolly billions and still takes the easiest way out. now im forced to buy a completely new computer or at least a new hardrive, but whats the point if the comp is old...

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Ettanin Jul 7, 2023 @ 2:31pm

Originally posted by Rip a fat one:
ofc i sign on it when i made an account like 18 years ago ^^, ♥♥♥♥ ass lazy, make a fk emulator, company makes fk millions prolly billions and still takes the easiest way out. now im forced to buy a completely new computer or at least a new hardrive, but whats the point if the comp is old...

Or you use linux with your current hardware.

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Dr.Shadowds 🐉 Jul 7, 2023 @ 2:38pm

Originally posted by Rip a fat one:
ofc i sign on it when i made an account like 18 years ago ^^, ♥♥♥♥ ass lazy, make a fk emulator, company makes fk millions prolly billions and still takes the easiest way out. now im forced to buy a completely new computer or at least a new hardrive, but whats the point if the comp is old...

Here the thing, no company is bending backwards for old hardware on PC, when they let everyone know the plan to drop support, they either actually do it, or not, and majority of the time it's the former, not the letter, as Microsoft does it the rest followes.

People sitting on hardware that already having hard time running a game with an OS are prone to getting replace sometime in the future as people may want something that isn't laggy, or better experience using the PC. If got a quad core CPU with 8GB of RAM then basically already good enough to run Windows 10/11, and to get better FPS in games just slap in a GPU if using a desktop, otherwise if on laptop, experience be ok, and most likely just playing really old games anyways such as old quake, old doom, basically games that doesn't require more than 512MB, or just maybe 1GB of VRAM as depends how old if an APU we talking here, and all need was just RAM to be 4MB for bare minimum, but best headroom for minimum is 8GB because wouldn't run into that so wouldn't need pagefile to make up the headroom, just depends how graphical the game is such as elder scrolls morrowwind, or Oblivion.

Dual boot is an option, can keep one OS you really like, and on another partition, which IMO I suggest get another drive so they have nothing to do with each other but if don't wanna buy another storage drive, just make the partition for 2 sides ahead of time installing Windows 10, or linux 1st, then install Windows 7 or 8, this way there no conflict, but I still recommend to be on their own drives so have more room, and no possible unforeseen conflict with each other.

Last edited by Dr.Shadowds 🐉; Jul 7, 2023 @ 2:43pm

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Rip a fat one Jul 7, 2023 @ 4:23pm

Looked up some prices and can actually get away pretty cheap with just a new ssd and getting win 10, but it's still work for me now that i need to transfer all my old stuff and go out shopping. I mean my system works fine (almost) as it is and why fix something that already works.

Cant uppgrade, tried but seems some of my windows files got corrupt a while back with a bluescreen. Need a repair from a fresh iso. : /

Mby i just should install linux but dont really know that OS oh well..

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nullable Jul 7, 2023 @ 4:51pm

Originally posted by Rip a fat one:
Looked up some prices and can actually get away pretty cheap with just a new ssd and getting win 10, but it's still work for me now that i need to transfer all my old stuff and go out shopping. I mean my system works fine (almost) as it is and why fix something that already works.

Support ends. Like it or not you can't use the same OS forever. It's not Valve's job to figure out ways to enable you or continue support for unsupported OS'es.

Everyone is dropping Windows 7 support, they have been for years. It's just hitting the consumer space last. Make no mistake this isn't something just Valve is doing. Epic is dropping Windows 7 support, Chrome is too. Final Fantasy 14 is ending windows 7 support. The list goes on and will continue to grow.

Steam being the first/only thing you're aware of might make it feel like a shock. But this is business as usual as far as most users and businesses are concerned.

Originally posted by Rip a fat one:
Cant uppgrade, tried but seems some of my windows files got corrupt a while back with a bluescreen. Need a repair from a fresh iso. : /

Mby i just should install linux but dont really know that OS oh well..

Updating and upgrading your PC is and has always been part of PC gaming. Maybe before you could do it solely on your schedule because you weren't dependent on services. But if you use any services, constantly evolving and long running services, like Steam and you think you can run the same system forever, you're really fooling yourself.

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Dr.Shadowds 🐉 Jul 7, 2023 @ 6:58pm

Originally posted by Rip a fat one:
Looked up some prices and can actually get away pretty cheap with just a new ssd and getting win 10, but it's still work for me now that i need to transfer all my old stuff and go out shopping. I mean my system works fine (almost) as it is and why fix something that already works.

Cant uppgrade, tried but seems some of my windows files got corrupt a while back with a bluescreen. Need a repair from a fresh iso. : /

Mby i just should install linux but dont really know that OS oh well..

What your current specs if don't mind me asking? And yeah storage drives are cheap these days get 1TB for around $50.

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Rip a fat one Jul 8, 2023 @ 12:42pm

I have a i7 quad (8cpu's) @ 3,4ghz, 16 g ram and a gtx 670, its not fancy by any way but it does what it needs to.

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Rip a fat one Jul 8, 2023 @ 1:09pm

Originally posted by nullable:
Updating and upgrading your PC is and has always been part of PC gaming. Maybe before you could do it solely on your schedule because you weren't dependent on services. But if you use any services, constantly evolving and long running services, like Steam and you think you can run the same system forever, you're really fooling yourself.

Upgrading ure specs is not a part of PC gaming, if u play for example cs or starcraft why do u need to upgrade your specs? the game runs fine without fancy gpu's and etc. You upgrade ure setup when something breaks or when u feel like u need to. Sure if u want to play the latest triple A games u prolly need to update frequently. And yes you could classify this as a upgrade that is needed

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