this is about
XP 64 and no steam
xp 32 works fine no steam
it is only about
XP 64
another reason to play without steam
steam must run to play = extra load time.
the rig I owned last week was an HP m8020n it had XP pro 32 installed
I put Half life program from 1998 not steam it ran fine.
I pulled the hard drive from it and sold it last week
last night I was playng hl 1 within steam it locks up if you play really fast. that rig is q9450/2x9800gtx+ wet/8gig pc6400/800mhz; & yes hl2 works fine on this rig or if you play HL1 slow it also works fine.
when I play hl1 on my duo core e6420 9500gt 4gig works great no steam, never locks...
I have steam running fine and love it, when I open my steam accoun it has many active working games
I have a second pc
that is the one I am working on.
I have 2 gamming pc's, it is the 2nd one that I am working on
their are reasons for no steam and HL does run well on new computer my...
I have multiple PC's maybe that is what is not klear.
1 of my pc's has all of my games including my steam account and works great
I understand that you can not just run new rigs with an old OS it is alot of work. But does work when all of the correct drivers are installed.
XP only usses...
I do not need more steam
I had my original HL that I bought in 1998 working fine on my XP rig
I have a rig running win 7 with my steam account it is fine no problem.
I just built another rig yesterday it has XP 64bit I want to put HL original without steam.
please3 forgive me
I did not...
heh thanks for the welcome
I don't realy need much safty or protection I am not fragil.
I was looking for the answer to my question (about my instal trouble).
except today I am not buying any new Steam products. If you have access to the Steam records you could check my steam account...
My thread asking how to fix original HL that I bought in 1998 pre-steam for a new system running OS XP 64bit.
The moderators say no buy no help all is on sale this weekend.thread closed.
you guys are a nice bunch
No nomad not if you read my first post I was looking for an answer to a question.
the moderators simply guessed I wanted to instal maybe a hacked copy? (guessed).
When actualy I wanted to instal my original copy that I bought in 1998 on a new computer but running XP 64.
then they...
Yeah it is missunderstanding but done by 2 moderators.
I am used to people answering a post without reading it. I even understand the fact that they want to help but do not have the time to read and just guess that they know what you are going to ask and assum that the answer is the same as...
Yeah I am a charming angel, politically correct and eloquent too.
I just joined and askes a simple question and the moderators say no buy no help
what kind of place is this I ask and then you feel that I should be nice?
thanks for the info
your_half-life_folder/halflife.exe -32bit
yeah I come here to find an answer to a question and a suck balls lazy ask no reading moderator 2 of them close my thread because they think I need to buy more steam product?
how is it that someone can be a moderator and not even read and post coments like all the other morrons
I have never seen such
this is how you treat a new member
I don't want to be part of your fourm
I have bought and played HL since 1998
STEAM HAS EVEN GIVEN ME COMPLIMENTRY COPIES
your super SUCK BALLS MODERATOR CLOSED MY THREAD because I do not want to buy today?
go begging...
I have a full retail copy steam included it works fine.
you close my thread because I won't buy stuff from you
I have already bought HL
If that is what this forum is you can suck my balls