Run Windows 7 in a virtual machine. Case closed.

There's honestly nothing to get upset about here. Microsoft have done an extreme amount of changes to the backend of Windows over the years and modern development tools creates dependencies on these changes that doesn't exists in XP or Vista, which I assume is the issue here (though I might be wrong).

The most likely reason that Steam doesn't have the same issue is because their DLL files were created with tools that didn't have these dependencies. However if they ever decide to modernize their development tools and recompile those DLL files then even they'll have the same issue.

And honestly that's fine. Ending support for older operating systems is a part of the ever evolving software development. If this weren't the case people would still bitch and moan about GOG not working on Windows 98 or 2000 ("curse you GOG team!!") despite some of the games supporting those OSes natively at release.

The GOG platform seems focused on making games playable on modern operating system and hardware. Supporting old and legacy operating system and hardware goes against this, especially if doing so would mean that modern features and such would be unavailable even on modern operating system and hardware.

GOG have always been about taking what's old and making it work on modern platforms. It have never been about taking what's new and making it work on old platforms.

GOG is focused on getting people to use Galaxy, by hook or by crook. Everything else is negotiable.

Problem, there aren't tons of Linux users period. So how can there be a significant number using XP? There are more people refusing to move on from XP for silliness reasons than there are linux users in total.

And the masses that dutifully buy the latest version of Win are about as consequential as sheep that think getting "sheared" is a free haircut. o.O

Which was included in the part where I talked about modern features. Some might not like Galaxy or its integration in games, but GOG is a business that needs to cater to the general population of gamers to keep themselves in business. And the general population of gamers? Well, those seem more than in favor of enhancing their games with beneficial features (cloud saves, screenshots, in-game web browser) and stuff that they can use to compare with their friends (achievements etc).

That said, however decided on using Shift+Tab for Galaxy's overlay is just plain stupid, especially seeing how Galaxy doesn't allow you to rebind the shortcut. So if you launch a Galaxy game through a Non-Steam shortcut you'll have two overlays opening when using Shift+Tab. There's a reason why Steam, Origin, Ubisoft and other software tries to play nice and use separate overlay hotkeys. But apparently Galaxy is "too special" to do so.

It's more like even though it's past version 1.0 it's clearly unfinished in a ton of ways. Sad thing is if GOG stopped & listened to everyone that flipped total shit everytime Galaxy comes up... it'd never get finished for the myriad of customers it's actually useful to...

Nope.I upgraded because I'm educated. I dutifully blocked the features I don't want from Windows including most of the telemetry (and SHAME ON YOU MICROSOFT for making that so user unfriendly) and I reap the benefits of the newer OS. Many people upgrade because it's new and shiny and they were told to. I upgraded because I wanted some of the features that are included like DirectX 12 support (again, shame on you MS for ransoming good features behind your new and quite good OS).

Thank god for group policies. Gutted the telemetry and restricted the updates (seriously force updating GPU drivers is the dumbest shit on the planet). All for that hardware support and sweet sweet hardware management. The memory handling on 10 is a thing of beauty. Really the worst parts about 10 are all the basic end-user facing aspects, under the hood it's great.

Can you really be sure that MS won't be able to take it upon themselves to "upgrade" your system without asking for your permission the next time they decide that we owe them more money?

I certainly hope so. Unless they unleash a completely new update service I control when updates are installed.
And even then, I control all traffic on my network. I'm not paranoid to the levels of some people here and I don't hate Windows or new things based on them being Windows or just new. But I don't implicitly trust corporations either.

If gog cared about their users who spend money here they would fix this and allow us to play a xp game here drm free and no steam dll orginal or fake renamed,,,

I have used all windows since windows 1.0 and each os is one engine with versions xp and window s10 is mroe then you think brothers they on the now 9 year old kernal using 64 bit os design from lol x64 in 2003 so kinda funny we taking sides for microsoft to push a new model every 5 years and claiming each is ancient .

32 bit software is old but 90% of games you buying buying here is well 32 bit software lmao

stop taking sides with microsoft if you like buying a new pc using same design for 20 year s for a new os thats on a 10 15 year old nt setup fine for the record x64 aka windows xp 64 is same as vista same as windows 7 same as windows 8 same as windows 10 ,,

which incase you didnt notice they claiming its a service now its not an os read its tos,, windows 10 is a os that makes us need cloud servicing and networking like in your collage, they pushing us this way so we can be monitored as a dummy terminal take the time learn how to watch your windows connections....

since xp they lead us to a always watching mode, the old xp windows exploerer called home every time we searched our hds and now windows 10 gathers info like a frigging cable box ...

i hate all windows past windows 7 and the reason i dont use it is that it hates 75% of games that came out thats why im here..... i have over 1000 games and windows 7 runs not even 150 of them xp runs games al the way back to 1975.

many use xp so we can use what we own a pc is not a lame console you throw out, and for the record i run 27 oses and only one plays all software is guess what xp and linux...

windows is a 4 year os that makes us have to rebuy eather pc or os or games thats why we here,, if windows was real os we never have to rebuy a game or change to next one..

Gog you suport old games from 1978 to now so how about leaving xp games as xp games only thing breaking xp games here is lame galaxy client it really seems to be dumb to do this when you sell old games ...

How long before they make us del old games claiming they expired ????

i brought fall out new vegas to play it on my xp,, i never played it cause im against always needed 3rd party software its what breaks stuff all the time,,,

i hate steam i waited all these years, and then i brought fallout new vegas to play on my xp system please cut that lame galaxy out and give us a patch its a xp game so think about us i been here since 2012 how about fixing this for us make a dummy dll or somthing remove that steam crap...

Sounds like operator error.

more like their hate for us using old software they drop the dx and driver suport so programers have to pay them to relic in the newest os sdk package microsoft makes the core of their money from programs updating their lic if a game company doe'nt do that the games die off

in last 5 years of the push to windows 10 we lost gamespy breaking loads of game we lost new os suport for dx 9 ect even games from say 2012 have issues with their changes they rename game directories and admin rights to install directories they claim this makes os safer but every windows has same loop holes look at the wanna cry microsoft claimed it proved xp was anceint but proof shows over 70% of machines was windows 10 hit by it...

truth is windows is a program pretending to be an os, all os's pretend, the real code of the pc and mac hardware is assembly,,, and it only changed slighty in 40 years,, the hardware only real changes is how many cpus and what paths and access happens windows only real os is its kernal and well its still nt same for 20 years ,, the differnaces is memory addressing we went from say 4 k in 70s to now allowed 128 gigs ,,

when they make windows they modify and change the setup new memory handling, how many apps allowed real time access ect ,, vista - windows 8 - windows 10 same kernals ,,

you say wait hes crazy but heres secert theres one os for each series ,, they then turn off stuff to make other versions

so say win 7 utimate is real win 7 they down grad from their for cheaper selling versions like pro preminum ect

windows changes its real design every 10 years there was one 80s os but 12 versions over the 80s then 1 90s 95-98-98 2nd edition and millium,,

the 32 bit and 64 bit is really the finale memory usage in 80s we was 8 bit max 4 megs 90s 16 bit 16 megs

2000's 32 bit 16 gig and today currently 64bit 64gig limit but at their offices they running 128 bit 256 cpu pcs one day we be that endgame

microsft makes money by trainig us to beleave we have old equipment when its their code that bricks the software for next os they now got the hardware guys making on motherboards so they block old os installs just so we all be win 10 users even linux should be watching this we use those boards they going monply on us again like when they forced out netscape for softkey aka their lol suposed exploer...

my hardware is 64 bit i use 32 bit os so im backwoods compatable to original code not emulation see here our games using emulation like dosbox ect i like using real oses and yep i have dos 7.0 for my dos games,, i still use emulation aka dosbox on games here but nothing beats real dos :)

this pc is 64 bit i use 32 bit limits so i can run real dos and all os'es made and virtual box is ok but i like hotswaping stright oses and yes i have windows 7 and perfer xp for my gaming so all games use one os,,

try hitman or say badmojo etc on a windows 7 from here older quicktimes tend to bug windows 7 try the x-files game or blade runner they not here yet hope they make it here in native form on windows 7 it hates quick time games like hell cab or dracula unleashed or frankenstien throught the eyes of a monster or the mummy or sherlock holmes consulting detective or etc

windows 10 hates so many games i could write a book, im kinda a long time gamer done over 10,000 games and ran a bbs for shareware on fidonet once i was the store for these guys including microsoft lol when their windows was a lmao office app hahahaha

windows 95 they coned everyone into games playing better in windows and well windoom hit and well they turned all pcs into a every 4 years money maker for them....

PS. and in 5 years these games for windows 10 will have issues cause unless they make us all relic microsft wont make money thats why they do this so today its win xp anceitnt bad bad os then 2020 windows 7 bad bad os lol win 8 already bad bad os lol and guess what omg why you using windows 10 in 2024 its old omg its a security risc lmao

...Uh, what? Which has nothing to do with MS and everything to do with gamespy being trash and the company that bought them shut them down.

I've yet to come across a game out of all my old retail games (except for Securom garbage which is blocked because secure is vulnerable as hell and basically malware), Steam library, GOG library, etc. that doesn't work under Win 10. Literally the only old game issue I've had so far is having to manually enable directplay for legacy multiplayer.

It sounds like you aren't very good at making your OS work for you.

Why People insist so much on continuing to use Windows XP? Its probably full of security loop holes and is very outdated by today standards. Your "purists" could at least upgrade to Windows 7 if you dont want to get the latest Windows version.

Or if your problem is with your paranoia of being suspicious that Microsft increased their "surveillance capabilities" to spy on you. You can install Linux distributions like Deepin OS, Linux Mint or Ubuntu. Now a days you can run with Wine almost all games that were released 2 years ago and below.

Anyways guys stop using Windows XP. Your guys sound like my grandmother, who was raised in the country instead of a big city. She insists on washing her clothes using her own hands instead of a washing machine.A few years ago She moved to the big city to stay closer to her grandkids and my parents. Although we already gave her a washing machine years ago she never uses it. I guess we can say she is as hard headed as the guys in this forum who refuse to stop using Windows XP . Like your guys She insists on keeping traditions that are not necessary and usually are time consuming and way less efficient.

I think its ok to keep your traditions and dont follow every trend. It shows that you are not submissive nor easily brainwashed by the mainstream culture. However I do think its wrong and pretty dumb to keep habits, that are way more time consuming and dangerous, when there are easier ways to do things.

Edit: Fixed some spelling/grammar mistakes