Posted May 01, 2017

Rievier
Amorphous Blob
Registered: Jun 2014
From Italy

Ganni1987
'My Rewards' is DRM
Registered: Sep 2011
From Malta
Posted May 01, 2017
Windows XP is over 15 years old now and as much as it's one of the best Windows OS's ever created there is very little point in continuing to support it.
GOG may no longer support the OS but that doesn't mean it will not run. As a Linux user sometimes I buy Windows games which run perfect using Wine of which GOG doesn't offer support.
For the record, GOG only supports Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04 as Linux distros, that doesn't mean the games will not run on older versions or non-Ubuntu distros. You don't see anyone complaining about that,
Personally I find nothing "Anti-WinXP" from GOG's side.
GOG may no longer support the OS but that doesn't mean it will not run. As a Linux user sometimes I buy Windows games which run perfect using Wine of which GOG doesn't offer support.
For the record, GOG only supports Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04 as Linux distros, that doesn't mean the games will not run on older versions or non-Ubuntu distros. You don't see anyone complaining about that,
Personally I find nothing "Anti-WinXP" from GOG's side.

Starmaker
go Clarice!
Registered: Sep 2010
From Russian Federation
Posted May 01, 2017

I'm learning programming and teaching programming. We have a guest lecture by a guy who independently invented binary search. He's alive and well. IIRC it was used in some sort of dictionary software for the Apple ][. ffs, Donald Knuth is still alive. Most techological developments we're taking for granted are shockingly recent, AND they continue. WinXP isn't just "old", it's bad. It's twice as old now as 3.1 was then. In 2017, 10 is the best Windows, just be sure to do a clean reinstall.

Lin545
May. 24, 2022
Registered: Jun 2011
From Russian Federation
Posted May 01, 2017
Oh yeah!? Know what?! They've been also complotting against MSDOS!!
The many titles that GOG sells, originally run on MSDOS! And yet they don't guarantee that it runs on MSDOS today!
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/ sarcasm
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Linux chops everything you throw at it, maybe except stupiDX11/12, but who would accept trojan os for "realistic hair fx" bonus?
Edit: ah, yes, Starmaker. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The many titles that GOG sells, originally run on MSDOS! And yet they don't guarantee that it runs on MSDOS today!
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/ sarcasm
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Linux chops everything you throw at it, maybe except stupiDX11/12, but who would accept trojan os for "realistic hair fx" bonus?
Edit: ah, yes, Starmaker. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Post edited May 01, 2017 by Lin545

HunchBluntley
language geek
Registered: Jul 2014
From United States
Posted May 01, 2017
I don't think anyone was actually confused about what he meant, as that was pretty easily gleaned from the context, as well as the similarity to plot that you mentioned. :) But given that the OP seems to be a non-native English speaker who was making a rather loony accusation, it was easy for me to assume that the word was either an untranslated borrowing from another language (which isn't far off the mark, actually), or something made-up, rather than it being an antique English word I'd never heard of.

HunchBluntley
language geek
Registered: Jul 2014
From United States

Lin545
May. 24, 2022
Registered: Jun 2011
From Russian Federation
Posted May 01, 2017
Ahhhh!

dudalb
New User
Registered: Sep 2009
From United States
Posted May 01, 2017
I can see using XP as the second system on a dual boot computer, or running it in a VM,(for the express purpose of running old games) but as a primary operating system it is pretty much dead. Few software companies support it anymore.
And the situation is just going to get worse.
It does not help their case that so many of the hardcore XP users come off as the computer equivalent of the Grumpy Old Man yelling "GET OFF MY LAWN!". The the OP resorted right off the bat to a conspiracy theory weakens his case.
It is simply not worth it from a business standpoint for GOG to continue to test games for XP. People who use XP as their main OP is getting smaller every day.
I am sure GOG will keep a couple of XP computers around because they are now selling many game that were programmed for XP,and naturally you need the native OS to adjust a game for a modern OS,but they are not going to test a game for XP.
And it might still work on XP. It is just that GOG does not guarantee it.
There are some wierdnesses with GOG compatibility, "THe Longest Journey is listed for Windows XP,8 and 10 but not 7,but from the forums most users can, with a couple of tweaks, run it on 7.
And the situation is just going to get worse.
It does not help their case that so many of the hardcore XP users come off as the computer equivalent of the Grumpy Old Man yelling "GET OFF MY LAWN!". The the OP resorted right off the bat to a conspiracy theory weakens his case.
It is simply not worth it from a business standpoint for GOG to continue to test games for XP. People who use XP as their main OP is getting smaller every day.
I am sure GOG will keep a couple of XP computers around because they are now selling many game that were programmed for XP,and naturally you need the native OS to adjust a game for a modern OS,but they are not going to test a game for XP.
And it might still work on XP. It is just that GOG does not guarantee it.
There are some wierdnesses with GOG compatibility, "THe Longest Journey is listed for Windows XP,8 and 10 but not 7,but from the forums most users can, with a couple of tweaks, run it on 7.
Post edited May 01, 2017 by dudalb

mofofromjkt
The only Covfefe Gamer
Registered: May 2016
From Indonesia
Posted May 01, 2017
great old game that exclusively play only on windows xp = Fallout 3
purchased the game , tweaked it , download the patched, installed and applied the patch on my windows 7, didnt work, tweaked some more, the game still didnt work.
refunded it.
the hell with the windows xp.
purchased the game , tweaked it , download the patched, installed and applied the patch on my windows 7, didnt work, tweaked some more, the game still didnt work.
refunded it.
the hell with the windows xp.

adamhm
GOG for Linux
Registered: May 2009
From United Kingdom
Posted May 01, 2017

purchased the game , tweaked it , download the patched, installed and applied the patch on my windows 7, didnt work, tweaked some more, the game still didnt work.
refunded it.
the hell with the windows xp.

Themken
Old user
Registered: Nov 2011
From Other
Posted May 01, 2017

purchased the game , tweaked it , download the patched, installed and applied the patch on my windows 7, didnt work, tweaked some more, the game still didnt work.
refunded it.
the hell with the windows xp.
Both the OP and me clearly stated that XP were not our main operating systems but something we kept for running some old games.

TerriblePurpose
Kwisatz Haderach
Registered: Sep 2008
From Canada
Posted May 01, 2017
Yeah, as noted, it works on Win7 as well. I played it just recently on my Win7 Pro 64 bit rig, installed from my GOTY discs.

mofofromjkt
The only Covfefe Gamer
Registered: May 2016
From Indonesia
Posted May 01, 2017


adamhm
GOG for Linux
Registered: May 2009
From United Kingdom
Posted May 01, 2017
Post edited May 01, 2017 by adamhm

Themken
Old user
Registered: Nov 2011
From Other
Posted May 01, 2017
Lovely DRM making it a challenge for us to play our old games. Thank GOG there is, errh...GOG...
Post edited May 01, 2017 by Themken