Lol, that'll be barely compatible with XP!
Windows 8 who's buying/upgrading
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Lol, that'll be barely compatible with XP!
Works fine on Windows 7.
Once any software hits 8 years old there's a good chance that new OS's may start to leave them behind, it all depends how dependant the original Developers made the software on a particular OS.
Software designed with XP in mind has I higher chance of not running on newer OS's as everyone basically had access to everything when it came to programming, whereas MS has ring-fenced the newer OS's kernal so nobody has access to it for security. As MS push on and make this more and more out reaching, more and more titles may get caught in the compatibility trap.
The title probably needs a patch to remove some earlier OS dependencies that can no longer be accessed..
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Soldato
Unfortunately, you're continued line of comments do come across as 'whiney'.
For some reason, you seem to have more issues than the average person on here that's actually used Windows 8.
You've said you're sticking to Windows 7. Good for you. There are also numerous Linux distro's you're welcome to try, most of which do actually have a start button.
have u tried compatibility mode?
Caporegime
Is this not the place to discuss Windows 8?
Is it wrong that I can discuss it's pros and cons based on my usage? To discuss frustrating aspects of it? There are hundreds of reviews and articles of people with similar frustrations and yet in here it's all rosey, it's all good chaps, lets all get our crayons out.
If people want to get defensive over my dislike of a bit of software that they think is the second coming then I think the problem may not lie with me.
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Soldato
Nothing wrong at all with discussing pros and cons, and when you start discussing the pros, we'll all be watching intently.
Caporegime
I did, if you'd read my posts instead of just inanely posting:
It boots faster than windows 7.
That is all. The only thing that I have noticed over 7 that is positive in a week or so.
It boots faster than windows 7.
That is all. The only thing that I have noticed over 7 that is positive in a week or so.
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Yep, sadly it's a total no-go.
there's more than that. ssd optimize tool, better task manager, built in iso mount, built in VM (Hyper-V), Native USB 3.0 Support, ect
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Soldato
I know this doesn't really help but I completed bioshock 1 on Windows 8 about 2 weeks ago. It worked flawlessly. This was a stand alone client from gamefly however and was not installed through steam.
Associate
Both my games are steam copies. If I cant get them going by the weekend I may just have to go to 7.
Associate
I have gaming problems - La Noire, GTA IV and Flatout, all based on games for Windows live , all fail to load or crash. I haven't been playing much lately so it isn't a big issue for me but it seems that there ought to be a fix by now and just switching back to Windows 7 isn't going to get Steam and the developers to fix the issues.
Caporegime
Windows live has been seriously borked recently, may be just that GFWL is down.
Associate
Yep, I think that's right. Some people have installed the latest version of GFWL and had the games working but I have, so far, failed on this. Frankly I am not so much interested in what's wrong as I am in when it will be fixed. Certainly it appears to be GFWL as games not using it work fine.
Over at Steam forums they recommend uninstalling GFWL and getting latest version from Microsoft,thread here on the subject http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2985637
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Saints Row the Third works perfectly fine on Windows 8 for me
On both my Laptop & Desktop.Try updating your drivers or if you have it on steam verify the files.
For GFWL http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/LIVE/PC/DownloadClient download that run it & then try running your games. GTA4 uses this & I had to do this before it would work.
Should have added this yesterday but make sure you log in to the program too ^^
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Associate
Tried that but without success. I think I'll delete these games and re-download them before trying to change the GFWL setup again.
I tried that, didn't work for me with Dark Souls. This is the main reason I immediately went back to win7, just so I could continue to play the game. It amazes me there should be ANY problems with Windows 8 and their own games client.