Skyrim stops working on windows 7

[Greenbeat70]

Hello everyone,i have a problem and i was asking myself is there please, anyone who can offer me a solution for steam to stop working on windows 7 ultimate.

I never play the game but i have thousants of hours work in the creation kit supplied with the game,i will loose that if steam stops working. That is a shame because 75% of my time is going into this game. I create my own content and im also altering poses with the tool HKX poser,im willing to share some awesome tips with the one who can help me to prevent that steam stops working.

BTW Englisch is not my native language but i think its good enough?

[jcanders]

A) Upgrade to Windows 10 or 11 

The support for W7 ended years ago and the upgrade path was free. 

 

B) Get the DRM-free version from GOG.com. 

www.nexusmods.com/news/14753

Edited November 5, 2023 by jcanders

[RoxDox]

As much as 8, 10 and 11 have sucked. I'm sorry my friend you may need to just upgrade....

[Mr. Otaku]

There is no solution for that, Steam is ending support for an aging OS. There's no reason to still be using Windows 7. Just do yourself a favor and get 10 or 11.

Edited November 6, 2023 by Mr. Otaku
Make A Post With No Typos Challenge: Impossible

[belegost]

On 11/5/2023 at 2:56 PM, jcanders said:

upgrade path was free. 

Still is if you have a legitimate key from your initial Win7 purchase. MS no longer advertises it, but the procedure is available.

[jcanders]

4 hours ago, belegost said:

Still is if you have a legitimate key from your initial Win7 purchase. MS no longer advertises it, but the procedure is available.

 

No, Microsoft put an end to it a while ago, after 7 instead of 1 year.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/its-official-no-more-free-windows-10-upgrades/

 

If you're trying to activate a W7-license on a W10-system (due to replacing hardware or a new build), you'll only get an error message.

[belegost]

1 hour ago, jcanders said:

 

No, Microsoft put an end to it a while ago, after 7 instead of 1 year.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/its-official-no-more-free-windows-10-upgrades/

 

If you're trying to activate a W7-license on a W10-system (due to replacing hardware or a new build), you'll only get an error message.

Good thing I did it last year then.

[LanaRavenclaw]

Another option: use Linux. It is quite different but works very well for Skyrim.

[Lyman the Lunatic]

Mine works just fine. Is it a 3rd party software conflict?

[Guest]

On 11/5/2023 at 2:14 PM, Greenbeat70 said:

Hello everyone,i have a problem and i was asking myself is there please, anyone who can offer me a solution for steam to stop working on windows 7 ultimate.

I never play the game but i have thousants of hours work in the creation kit supplied with the game,i will loose that if steam stops working. That is a shame because 75% of my time is going into this game. I create my own content and im also altering poses with the tool HKX poser,im willing to share some awesome tips with the one who can help me to prevent that steam stops working.

BTW Englisch is not my native language but i think its good enough?

> I know this kind of pain.. This year, Flickr ended support for Vista around July, which forced me to switch to imgbox, where the size of the uploaded file is limited to about 10MB. 

If you've ever wondered why computer games are created for the latest versions of operating systems - the answer is simple.. As usual, it's all about mutual earnings of these industries. 
As the saying goes: "You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours".?‍♀️

Alright, more to the point!? Someone mentioned a year ago in one of the posts on Reddit that it is possible to cheat Steam's requirements by replacing a file with an .api extension (it works like a system patch), but! 
Depending on the author's opinion, this may result in a ban/blockage of your account!  The second solution given by an anonymous user from Reddit is to edit the line indicating the version of OS in the Steam notepad.
(By changing the line with Win 10, Windows 10 to Win 11) I don't remember its correct form of name, so you'd have to check it in your notepad.?
 

On 11/19/2023 at 8:24 PM, LanaRavenclaw said:

Another option: use Linux. It is quite different but works very well for Skyrim.

> I'm considering installing one of these Gaming Linux on an external drive, but.. Beacuse of such a wide selection of them, it's easy to get a dilemma.
Besides of that, there is the question of choosing the right tool to make Linux bootable in the BIOS.?

Edited November 21, 2023 by smartfon

[LanaRavenclaw]

4 hours ago, smartfon said:

> I'm considering installing one of these Gaming Linux…

Although I do have opinions on these distros, one of the nice things about Linux is that you can choose differently if you don't like things, so if you are willing to go the Linux route I'd say don't worry too much about which distro to use initially.

 

Now the opinions:

• Fedora seems nice, I have heard good things about it generally
• Garuda is based on Arch Linux, which I use myself and like quite a bit. I did also test Garuda on a Live USB, and it seems okay, though the theme is a bit garish
• Pop!_OS is a solid choice as well
• Linux Mint is solid as well

 

The other ones I'd avoid, though they might be an okay choice for you…

 

4 hours ago, smartfon said:

choosing the right tool to make Linux bootable in the BIOS.?

I may be missing something, but it should be as easy as making a USB installation medium (I'd pick Rufus here) selecting the USB when booting and then following the installer.

 

If you mean a boot loader (the thing that allows you to choose between Windows and Linux after installation) I think most of the distros in that article use GRUB, which supports both BIOS and UEFI.

 

(Note: The link is to the Arch Wiki, a resource that's primarily for Arch Linux, but is very useful for any distro generally)

[Gameplayer]

Win 10 regi key cost me about ten dollars last year. 

 

The next issue is that win11 is going to need modern PC to actually run.

[Guest]

11 hours ago, LanaRavenclaw said:

Although I do have opinions on these distros, one of the nice things about Linux is that you can choose differently if you don't like things, so if you are willing to go the Linux route I'd say don't worry too much about which distro to use initially.

 

Now the opinions:

• Fedora seems nice, I have heard good things about it generally
• Garuda is based on Arch Linux, which I use myself and like quite a bit. I did also test Garuda on a Live USB, and it seems okay, though the theme is a bit garish
• Pop!_OS is a solid choice as well
• Linux Mint is solid as well

 

The other ones I'd avoid, though they might be an okay choice for you…

 

I may be missing something, but it should be as easy as making a USB installation medium (I'd pick Rufus here) selecting the USB when booting and then following the installer.

 

If you mean a boot loader (the thing that allows you to choose between Windows and Linux after installation) I think most of the distros in that article use GRUB, which supports both BIOS and UEFI.

 

(Note: The link is to the Arch Wiki, a resource that's primarily for Arch Linux, but is very useful for any distro generally)

Oh my!? Thanks a lot for sharing your experience and knowledge about this operating system family with me and the community LL.? So far, I've managed to run some outdated version of Linux Mint and Fedora mounted on a flash drive using Rufus. (FAT32 file system) Both systems have a convenient and pleasing to my eye interface. Well, that's as much as I can say after a quick examination / survey of them in their raw state.? (without installing them)