My rig is Windows 7

nokmirt · 03-17-2021, 05:06 AM

I guess I need a new pc before I can play it. So I will be sticking to ootp 21 at least for the near future. This really sucks.

Hellenstone · 03-17-2021, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nokmirt

I guess I need a new pc before I can play it.

REALLY???
I'm on Windows 7 Pro 64bit too and to be honest I did not check any requirements until now...
And in Steam page it says "Win 8/10".
And I already preordered...!!!

Can someone confirm that Win7 is really not usable???

bwburke94 · 03-17-2021, 08:18 AM

I can't think of any changes which would make the game unusable on Win7 x64, but the OS is past end of life so it might make sense to stop supporting it.

Hellenstone · 03-17-2021, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by bwburke94

I can't think of any changes which would make the game unusable on Win7 x64, but the OS is past end of life so it might make sense to stop supporting it.

Yeh, I know.
But makes no sense for me to just update to Win10 with my old PC.
But money needs to be saved for some home repairs first... :-(

Westheim · 03-17-2021, 10:11 AM

Win7 is no longer supported by Microsoft, so it makes no sense for game developers to support it. The upgrade to Win10 is free (still, I think? They will sure try to make dosh by harvesting your data though).

Whether the game would run on 64bit-Win7 system nobody knows. It should definitely not run on a 32bit system.

nokmirt · 03-17-2021, 10:50 AM

I updated to Windows 10 it is free.

Hellenstone · 03-17-2021, 03:09 PM

But it makes no sense to me cause that would mean to reinstall all my stuff which will take ages...
And the onthe-fly update will not workly correctly I suppose.
So probably I'll have to refund my preorder and wait until I buy a new PC system... :-( :-( :-(

Westheim · 03-17-2021, 03:26 PM

You don't have to reinstall anything. It's almost like a patch (pretty big one though, takes a while). If *I* managed to update my system, anybody can.

nokmirt · 03-17-2021, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hellenstone

But it makes no sense to me cause that would mean to reinstall all my stuff which will take ages...
And the onthe-fly update will not workly correctly I suppose.
So probably I'll have to refund my preorder and wait until I buy a new PC system... :-( :-( :-(

No I updated to it just fine man. It takes an hour or two and is non destructive. I did not need to save anything. Ootp 21 works great. Microsoft.com obviously and search for Windows 10 update.

RevanFan · 03-17-2021, 07:49 PM

You can upgrade to Windows 10 without it being a true "clean install". You're given the option at the start of the installation process to either upgrade your current system, which should keep all of your data, or do a custom install, through which a clean install can be performed.

I always suggest a clean install myself, but if you don't want to have to back up all your data first and reinstall everything later, the upgrade should work fine. I would suggest backing up anything important first, though, just to be safe.

zappa1 · 03-19-2021, 04:29 AM

By the way, does anybody know the minimum system requirements and recommended requirements for OOTP 22? Can't seem to find it. Thanks.

Westheim · 03-19-2021, 05:33 AM

This is from the Steam store page:

MINIMUM:
OS: Win8.x/Win10
Processor: Intel or AMD, 32 bit or 64 bit
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 or newer, min 256 MB GPU memory
Storage: 3 GB available space

RECOMMENDED:
OS: Win10
Processor: Intel or AMD, 32 bit or 64 bit
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 or newer, min 256 MB GPU memory
Storage: 20 GB available space

zappa1 · 03-19-2021, 06:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Westheim

This is from the Steam store page:

MINIMUM:
OS: Win8.x/Win10
Processor: Intel or AMD, 32 bit or 64 bit
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 or newer, min 256 MB GPU memory
Storage: 3 GB available space

RECOMMENDED:
OS: Win10
Processor: Intel or AMD, 32 bit or 64 bit
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 or newer, min 256 MB GPU memory
Storage: 20 GB available space

Thank you very much for your quick response. I should be good to go.

Charley575 · 03-19-2021, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Westheim

This is from the Steam store page:

MINIMUM:
OS: Win8.x/Win10
Processor: Intel or AMD, 32 bit or 64 bit
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 or newer, min 256 MB GPU memory
Storage: 3 GB available space

RECOMMENDED:
OS: Win10
Processor: Intel or AMD, 32 bit or 64 bit
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 or newer, min 256 MB GPU memory
Storage: 20 GB available space

I don't think that's accurate, because OOTP 22 is going to be 64 bit this year.
I also wouldn't be surprised if it ran just fine on Win 7. As recently as I think OOTP18, I was still running it on an old Windows Vista laptop.

Hellenstone · 03-19-2021, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charley575

I don't think that's accurate, because OOTP 22 is going to be 64 bit this year.
I also wouldn't be surprised if it ran just fine on Win 7. As recently as I think OOTP18, I was still running it on an old Windows Vista laptop.

64 bit is definitey confirmed, Perhaps there will be 32 and 64 bit exe?

and thats what I hope for my Win7 Pro 64bit and that they just don't mention it cause Win7 support is cancelled by Microsoft...

tejdog1 · 03-19-2021, 12:52 PM

Please let this be 64 bit.

GBN · 03-19-2021, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tejdog1

Please let this be 64 bit.

Confirmed

Matt Arnold · 03-19-2021, 04:28 PM

Because Windows 7 isn't supported by Microsoft anymore, we can't technically guarantee that it will operate without issue.

Raidergoo · 03-19-2021, 06:21 PM

If you are still running Windows 7, you are easy meat intelligence agencies of the following nations:

Code:

Name of entity
Belarus
Bhutan
Denmark
Greece
Honduras
Indonesia
Israel
Jordan
Korea, North
Kyrgyzstan
Lithuania
Malaysia
Nicaragua
Norway
Panama
Romania
Ukraine
Vietnam

Johnny Case · 03-20-2021, 11:51 AM

Huh. Strange how the worst of the meat eaters isn't on here:

THE USA

03-17-2021, 05:06 AM	#1
nokmirt Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Iowa Posts: 74	My rig is Windows 7 I guess I need a new pc before I can play it. So I will be sticking to ootp 21 at least for the near future. This really sucks.

03-17-2021, 10:11 AM	#5
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,709	Win7 is no longer supported by Microsoft, so it makes no sense for game developers to support it. The upgrade to Win10 is free (still, I think? They will sure try to make dosh by harvesting your data though). Whether the game would run on 64bit-Win7 system nobody knows. It should definitely not run on a 32bit system. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 92 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

03-17-2021, 03:09 PM	#7
Hellenstone Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2011 Location: Southern Germany Posts: 152	But it makes no sense to me cause that would mean to reinstall all my stuff which will take ages... And the onthe-fly update will not workly correctly I suppose. So probably I'll have to refund my preorder and wait until I buy a new PC system... :-( :-( :-( __________________ *"I don't want to play golf! When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it!" (~Rogers Hornsby)*

03-17-2021, 03:26 PM	#8
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,709	You don't have to reinstall anything. It's almost like a patch (pretty big one though, takes a while). If I managed to update my system, anybody can. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 92 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

03-17-2021, 07:49 PM	#10
RevanFan Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2020 Posts: 33	You can upgrade to Windows 10 without it being a true "clean install". You're given the option at the start of the installation process to either upgrade your current system, which should keep all of your data, or do a custom install, through which a clean install can be performed. I always suggest a clean install myself, but if you don't want to have to back up all your data first and reinstall everything later, the upgrade should work fine. I would suggest backing up anything important first, though, just to be safe. Last edited by RevanFan; 03-17-2021 at 07:51 PM.

03-17-2021, 08:18 AM	#3
bwburke94 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Belchertown, MA, USA Posts: 4,504	I can't think of any changes which would make the game unusable on Win7 x64, but the OS is past end of life so it might make sense to stop supporting it.

03-17-2021, 10:50 AM	#6
nokmirt Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Iowa Posts: 74	I updated to Windows 10 it is free.

03-19-2021, 04:29 AM	#11
zappa1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 2,128	By the way, does anybody know the minimum system requirements and recommended requirements for OOTP 22? Can't seem to find it. Thanks.

03-19-2021, 05:33 AM	#12
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,709	This is from the Steam store page: MINIMUM: OS: Win8.x/Win10 Processor: Intel or AMD, 32 bit or 64 bit Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 or newer, min 256 MB GPU memory Storage: 3 GB available space RECOMMENDED: OS: Win10 Processor: Intel or AMD, 32 bit or 64 bit Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 or newer, min 256 MB GPU memory Storage: 20 GB available space __________________ Portland Raccoons, 92 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

03-19-2021, 12:52 PM	#16
tejdog1 All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Danbury, CT Posts: 1,647	Please let this be 64 bit. __________________ It's amazing How you make your face just like a wall How you take your heart and turn it off How I turn my head and lose it all And it's unnerving How just one move puts me by myself There you go just trusting someone else Now I know I put us both through hell ~Matchbox 20, "Leave" Everyone knows it's spelled "TRAID", not trade

03-19-2021, 04:28 PM	#18
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 15,819	Because Windows 7 isn't supported by Microsoft anymore, we can't technically guarantee that it will operate without issue.

03-19-2021, 06:21 PM	#19
Raidergoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 9,005	If you are still running Windows 7, you are easy meat intelligence agencies of the following nations: Code: Name of entity Belarus Bhutan Denmark Greece Honduras Indonesia Israel Jordan Korea, North Kyrgyzstan Lithuania Malaysia Nicaragua Norway Panama Romania Ukraine Vietnam

03-20-2021, 11:51 AM	#20
Johnny Case Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 105	Huh. Strange how the worst of the meat eaters isn't on here: THE USA