Windows 7-64 Dominates Steam

[reggieray]

[citation][nom]blurr91[/nom]Mac gamer...isn't that an oxymoron?[/citation]
Can't we all get along? I run Win 7 64 on my gaming self built rig (thanks newegg). At first I was reluctant to use steam but have become use to it and like the fact I do not have to put in the games disk to play but I will never accept of buy a game that requires GFWL. Did it once with Fallout 3 never again. If you buy Fallout 3 Game of the Year, a must buy, excellent game there is a easy work around to not need to use the crappy GFWL copycat service.
Just install the all of the game. Download the patches from the web separately. You will need to step the patches something like this 1.3 then 1.5 up till you have the latest, 1.7 I think. Once you have it updated you will have to use the install DVD to bring up the game launcher so you can turn on the 5 game expansions. Remove the game CD and put it away, you will not need it again.
Do not use the default launcher/icon in the Windows start menu that points to Fallout3launcher.exe, just delete the icon from your start menu. Find the Fallout 3 folder on your HD and make a start menu shortcut to the Fallout3.exe Application file by dragging it to your start menu. Be careful not to try and use the Fallout3.exe catalog file, it won't work. Done enjoy.
I use a Macbook for my main PC and am glad to see more games on the Open GL Mac platform. My STEAM account allows me to play the Orange Box on my Macbook if I wish even though the game was bought for the Windows Platform, pretty cool.

 

[Guest]

@alexkitch,

You don't really understand 64bit do you, if you're a programmer you're a bad one

 

[mchuf]

[citation][nom]ThisIsMe[/nom]The sad part of this post is that 22.7% still using XP after 10 years! It needs to die. Seriously. It was a piece of junk when it came out. It was a piece of junk after sp1. It was a price of junk even after sp2 almost turned it into a whole new OS. Granted it was cooler than Windows Millennium or 2000, and each sp gave it more life by making it slightly better, but that doesn't change the fact that you people still gripping at XP are just slowing down the tech industry. You're like the guys who used to go out and buy a new computer made for Windows 98 and install DOS and Windows 3.11 on there because it still "worked." The same people who back then would say, "Who needs more than 12MB of RAM? I have Windows 3.11 not that bloated RAM hog called 95 or 98!" all without batting an eye. You people are the cause of Crysis 2 and over a dozen other games being released recently with only DirectX 9 support. What a waste! The worst part is that a lot of you probably have some example of modern hardware in that PC that is running XP and can't use all of the functionality of said device and you don't even realize it. Geez get over yourselves already. You don't have to be one of the "go getters" and switch to the newest thing as soon as it comes out, but at least put in the effort to let something that's dead die. Besides, half of the people on this site still running XP prolly aren't even running a legit copy of XP anyways. Sure maybe back in the day you bought a PC with it one there, but there is no way you still show up at this site for any reason and still be using a PC that has to be over 4 years old by now.Whatever... you know what? What I'm doing is dumb. I typing all of this to explain to a bunch of retards why they are retards. I'm just gunna go bang my head against the wall because it will me more productive.[/citation]


Why yes, I agree that you are dumb.

Sure my main machine and my laptop both are newer Windows 7 rigs. But I still have a Windows XP Pro SP3 rig as a secondary machine. It still plays most games just fine (C2D E6400, 3 gig DDR2, 1 gig 9800GT). I have it hooked up to a hdtv and game with it @ 1360x768. It's a very dependable rig and I'm not going to change something just because I can. Honestly most the games on Steam don't need super rigs, or even one as good as mine. Hell, look at how many people still play Counter Strike!

Oh, by the way, I also kept my Win 98SE gaming rig and still play on that once in a while.

 

[a_wal]

Seriously, who wants to game with less than 4 gigs? 64 bit FTW

 

[razzb3d]

Sure my main machine and my laptop both are newer Windows 7 rigs. But I still have a Windows XP Pro SP3 rig as a secondary machine. It still plays most games just fine (C2D E6400, 3 gig DDR2, 1 gig 9800GT). I have it hooked up to a hdtv and game with it @ 1360x768. It's a very dependable rig and I'm not going to change something just because I can. Honestly most the games on Steam don't need super rigs, or even one as good as mine. Hell, look at how many people still play Counter Strike!

Oh, by the way, I also kept my Win 98SE gaming rig and still play on that once in a while.

The fact that you keep your old XP pc is one thing, but using it on your main is quite another. I also have my old K6-2 /w Voodoo 2 SLI running windows 98 just for kicks.

In fact, the only legitimate reasons I can think of for not installing Win7 are:
a) some kind of software you desperately need and won't run on win7
b) can't afford the upgrade

 

[RADIO_ACTIVE]

the curse of XP and DX 9 may be over soon /kidding

 

[RADIO_ACTIVE]

I forgot the curse of 32-bit as well 😛

 

[ThisIsMe]

[citation][nom]mchuf[/nom]Why yes, I agree that you are dumb.[/citation]

It didn't take long, did it? Congratulations! You're the first poster to put words in my mouth. Considering the words I spoke were these.

[citation][nom]ThisIsMe[/nom]What I'm doing is dumb.[/citation]

Now you tell me. Where in there do I state that I am dumb? After you figure out where, then you can post the above statement showing your agreement me.

Anyways, back to topic.

[citation][nom]mchuf[/nom]Sure my main machine and my laptop both are newer Windows 7 rigs. But I still have a Windows XP Pro SP3 rig as a secondary machine. It still plays most games just fine (C2D E6400, 3 gig DDR2, 1 gig 9800GT). I have it hooked up to a hdtv and game with it @ 1360x768. It's a very dependable rig and I'm not going to change something just because I can. Honestly most the games on Steam don't need super rigs, or even one as good as mine.[/citation]

Sometimes I wonder if people even ready things before they start commenting. So you say you have two newer computers running Windows 7. OK, so there you go. Those are your two main systems. They run Windows 7. That's my point. I wasn't referring to the third, fourth or higher PC down the chain of your personal order of regular use. So you still have an "older PC" that still works, and you happen to turn it on from time to time and maybe play a game with it. Do you think I was referring to people like you at all?

In addition I would like to point out that your system was probably made close to 1 1/2 years (or longer) after Windows XP was replaced by Windows Vista. This is based on the video card you have listed as a major component and assuming it was there from the start. So, if you think about it, you are still running and outdated OS on that rig and have been doing so since day one.

Now to go a little further about that last part of your babbling on about irrelevant points of topic. The part about "super rigs" and about your rig. I never mentioned anything about a "super rig." The whole piece was only about OS's and the newer vs. outdated technologies contained therein. I had made references to people that are still running an outdated OS and the fact that these people are holding back technology. At one point I did mention people running a 4+ year old PC not being the sort that I believe would frequent this web site, and I can understand how someone like you could have become easily confused. BTW, I will stick by that comment. If you have a 4+ year old PC and still use it as your main PC and haven't bothered trying to upgrade any of the easily upgraded major parts of it (RAM, GPU, CPU, OS, HDD, etc.), then I can only see you coming to this web site for some interesting reading from time to time. Most of the info here will be over the heads of these types of PC users.

So back to the main points again. If you were serious about keeping that Windows XP rig of yours up and running for games, then why not upgrade to Windows 7? It doesn't cost much. It would run smoother and better for any modern software. It even has better hardware support for those "older" components in that system. You would get the benefit of actually being able to use that DirectX 10 video card that you spent your money on. No more being limited to DirectX 9. You could install the 64-bit version and utilize that 64-bit CPU you paid for. This latter suggestion would also allow you the choice to install more than that 3GB of RAM. Even if you mainly use it as a Media Center PC the updated Media Center interface, advanced network media sharing capabilities, and better HDMI audio/video support should make for an appealing upgrade option.

So, what would the negatives be? It'll cost you ~$80 for the upgrade software and about 1 hour of your time? Seriously...

 

[TitusFFX]

has anyone had issues using CSS on steam using win 7 64? had some issues when i first installed it but put it in compatibility mode of XP SP2 and it works fine now...

 

[mayankleoboy1]

i'm surprised vista 32 bit isnt dead yet

 

[Wish I Was Wealthy]

I've just booted up windows 7 & put it on line just the other day...It's not as fast booting up as my retail boxed XP Pro is...Also my XP OS generally speeds through all processes fast in applications & my windows 7 is only just a little faster than my Vista Ultimate OS...So what is the big fuss...The only advantage that windows 7 has is Direct X 11,IE9 & soon IE10 & that it is a prefered operating system by microsoft to use...I just think if some things are left out of XP & soon to Vista like the IE10 will be,it is just their greedy money making ventures that microsoft is really on about & secondly Rupert Murdoch's aims in his business for protection content...When the cloud comes out soon,eventually we'll all be in this sociallist,communist,fascist one world type of tyrant's reign...Like past monarchs & socialist rulers were...