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Game Forum / Action Games / Half Life / March 2007Steam and Vista
Will steam and HL games work on the new windows Vista? Regards, Rene >Will steam and HL games work on the new windows Vista? They already do.  SignatureAndrew, contact via http://interpleb.googlepages.com Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards, please don't top post. Trim replies to quote only relevant text. Check groups.google.com before asking an obvious question. >>Will steam and HL games work on the new windows Vista? > > They already do. Thanks Andrew, Just wanted to be sure, But just in case I was planning on keeping XP in dualboot as insurance. Regards, Rene > Will steam and HL games work on the new windows Vista? The gains of using vista are what, exactly? :E >> Will steam and HL games work on the new windows Vista? > > The gains of using vista are what, exactly? :E Everyone needs a new challenge occasionally... >> Will steam and HL games work on the new windows Vista? > >The gains of using vista are what, exactly? :E May be the gains are that he is getting a new PC which will come with Vista pre-installed, and just wants his old games to work? Just a thought.. >>> Will steam and HL games work on the new windows Vista? >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Just a thought.. I just like the challenge of a new operating system and all the joys and sorrows of trying to make it work to my likeing, sorta like getting a new computer. Regards, Rene > I just like the challenge of a new operating system and all the joys and > sorrows of trying to make it work to my likeing, sorta like getting a new > computer. Vista isn't a "new operating system". It's just XP with more eye candy and more bloat. If you really mean what you say above, why aren't you using Linux? Signature"Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me". >> I just like the challenge of a new operating system and all the joys and >> sorrows of trying to make it work to my likeing, sorta like getting a new [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > If you really mean what you say above, why aren't you using Linux? Used multi flavors of Linux for many years, got fed up with the constant changes and lack of support for my hardware. Also got fed up with the command line scenario, If I loved the command line so much I would have stuck with Dos 6.22. Got tired of editing all the files just to make it half useable . At 73 years old I just don't need that hassle anymore. I'll leave for you young fellows. Regards, Rene > constant > changes and lack of support for my hardware. That is a good description of Windows Vista. I would seriously not recommend putting Vista on anything but the newest hardware, and even then I doubt it will work very well, due to lack of drivers and memory usage off the charts for no good reason. > That is a good description of Windows Vista. > > I would seriously not recommend putting Vista on anything but the newest > hardware, and even then I doubt it will work very well, due to lack of > drivers and memory usage off the charts for no good reason. I tend to agree on this one Vista is a bit bitchy and grabs approx 20% of your horsepower for just sitting there doing nothing - Peter >> Vista isn't a "new operating system". It's just XP with more eye candy >> and more bloat. >> >> If you really mean what you say above, why aren't you using Linux? > Used multi flavors of Linux for many years, got fed up with the constant > changes and lack of support for my hardware. Also got fed up with the > command line scenario, If I loved the command line so much I would have > stuck with Dos 6.22. I'll bet the hardware support in a recent Linux distro is as good or better than Vista... Also the command line is not a requirement at all. Sounds like Linux has changed a lot since you last looked at it. The GUI is much better than any Windoze ever was. > Got tired of editing all the files just to make it half useable . At 73 > years old I just don't need that hassle anymore. I'll leave for you > young fellows. Editing files is not required. Signature"Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me". >>> Vista isn't a "new operating system". It's just XP with more eye candy >>> and more bloat. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Editing files is not required. OK, I d/led Ubuntu Standalone and burned to CD last night, Will run it on my secondary PC and see what it does and looks like now, Maybe I'll like it or Not but it's worth a shot. Regards Rene > Used multi flavors of Linux for many years, got fed up with the constant > changes and lack of support for my hardware. Also got fed up with the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Regards, Rene I think that depends on the flavour you choose. I've tried Debian, Ubuntu and Mandrake on my machine in the last 18 months and each got dismissed for one reason or another (Wouldn't sit happily with Windows, lack of hardware support, outright crap) but I got a copy of Fedora RC6 a few weeks back, installed it and its beautiful. Unlike any OS I've ever used, with the exception of power management it supported all my kit out of the box, anything I needed to install has been as simple as downloading it and running Yum on the file to integrate it into the OS and it's very usable too. (Of course, the fact that I do know my Linux commandline helps in a pinch :) ) Try an easy Linux, you may well be surprised. Civilian_Target >> Used multi flavors of Linux for many years, got fed up with the constant >> changes and lack of support for my hardware. Also got fed up with the [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Civilian_Target Thanks Civ, I'll give it a close look. Regards Rene >>> I just like the challenge of a new operating system and all the joys and >>> sorrows of trying to make it work to my likeing, sorta like getting a [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Regards, Rene 73!? You're my hero. Sounds like I many never kick this gaming habit! I'll be sure not to let my wife know... >> Got tired of editing all the files just to make it half useable . >> At 73 years old I just don't need that hassle anymore. I'll leave for you [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > 73!? You're my hero. Sounds like I many never kick this gaming habit! I'll > be sure not to let my wife know... From the 33 people that contributed to a thread in AGHL a few years ago the average age of the posters to the group is 51yrs old. Be interesting to see what it is in csipga wouldn't it? I'm guessing considerably lower given some of the posts in there... >>> Got tired of editing all the files just to make it half useable . >>> At 73 years old I just don't need that hassle anymore. I'll leave for [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > to see what it is in csipga wouldn't it? I'm guessing considerably lower > given some of the posts in there... Thanks, I really enjoy playing Half-Life 1 and 2 and all the mods available, I may not be as fast as the young ones but if the game lasts longer thats a plus for me. Yes I still build my own systems and build and repair them for Friends, It keeps the mind young and active. Long live the P51D, The best and nicest fighter that ever flew. Regards, Rene Lamontagne |
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