>please restart the computer now to finish installation

>please close firefox.exe before continuing with installation

>>88084179
It was supposed to speed up the installation process back in the day.
But since many people here have fast computers (by 2001 standards) and people don't have an SSD, that statement isn't worth shit.

>implying I won't run every program I have on my computer

>Installation failed, please reinstall to restore corrupted files.

>Have you read the terms and agreements?

No

>Click accept

BADASS MOOFUCKA COMING THROUGH!!!

>Express Install (Recommended)

>uninstall.exe
>please insert the CD to continue

>Custom Install
>Lets you choose where it installs to
>NOTHING ELSE

>please close Firefox.exe
>close Firefox, click OK, open Firefox
>continue installation
>installs perfectly

>Installation folder does not exist, create a new one?

>no music during installation

>>88084470

ALWAYS CLICK CUSTOM

>installer takes up entire screen
>minimize installer
>installer pauses while minimized
What the shit

Remember the first game that actually forced you to scroll to the end of the terms of use agreement so you could click next? That's innovation right there.

>Installing games

pc faggots

>copy and paste cd-key.
>only pastes into the first box

>try to yawn
>can't because im laughing too much at this thread

>WOLUD YOU LIKE TO INSTALL THE ASK TOOLBAR?

>"I agree to terms" and "Install toolbar" boxes are checked by default

>>88084814

360/Wii faggot.

>>88084814
>your face when you're on a PC now

>Would you like to install Norton Antivirus?
>Would you like to install Yahoo Toolbar?

>>88084814

Enjoy your load times

>Playing for a game to load
>Alt-tab out while waiting for the game to load
>It stops loading when it's minimized.

>>88084814
>swapping discs and dealing with loading times

>>88084937
im on my iphone idiot

>Install to:
>C:\Program Files\Super Technologies\CoolApps\I bet you have no idea what this is anymore\Once more into the bullshit\Super GIF Maker Pro 3.45 Ultra\

>>88084903
>Mfw the install toolbar box have to be checked in order to check the agree to terms box

>alt-tab out of game
>cant alt-tab back into game

>installer plays music you can't turn off

>>88084814
>every game is dumbed down to suit shitty limited control mechanisms; also slowing down the industry and promoting developers to pump out shitty casual-friendly games
>console faggots

>>88084989

Sure you are, bro.

>>88084952
Has anyone ever wanted to install Yahoo Toolbar?

>>88084989

nice try, most smart phones autocorrect im to i'm, and the iphone sure as hell autocorrects capitalization (I'm, iPhone)

2/10

>>88084978
>alt-tab for whatever reason
>everything locks up for 2 minutes
>game stops working
>can't alt tab back in

>mfw mandatory ps3 installs

>>88084814
>he doesn't have at least one PC game installed

>Save files are placed somewhere other than the game's directory

>>88085064
i fucking hate this, it seems like my computer does that to every fullscreen program i own.

>This program requires the latest version of DirectX.
>Would you like to install DirectX 9.0c?
>"Yes" is highlighted

>>88085065
w-w-what the fuck!?!?

>>88085135
>only playing 360 and Wii games
>mfw I'm just thinking about all the shit idiots like this are missing out on.

>>88084814
who said anything about installing games?
Oh and don't you install games on your PS3 also?

>please type the third last letter of the thirteenth word in the second paragraph on page 35.
>mfw it's 1995

>>88084989
>console
>iphone
closed systems, closed system everywhere
enjoy taking corporate dick up your ass

>family member asks you to help them with their computer
>take a look at the monitor
>desktop is filled with shortcuts
>open up browser
>5 different toolbars, and a single bookmarks folder with so many bookmarks in it that you have to scroll down to see them all

How can anybody use a computer like that?

>>88085155
>edit the registry and redirect them to the game's folder

Works pretty much every time.

>Please do not power off the system or rip out your hard disk while this little symbol is flashing

>You need to restart your computer to complete the installation. Click OK to restart your computer
>no cancel button

>>88085162

Your computer probably sucks and is ancient.

>Insert cd 1
>Insert cd 2
>Insert cd 3
>Insert cd 1 again

>It is recommended that you disable any antivirus programs during installation.

>>88084903
FUCK THAT SHIT.
I DONT WANT TO INSTALL YOUR SHITTY TOOLBAR, SEARCH ENGINE, OTHER EXPLORER PLUGIN OR WHATEVER

>start game
>unskippable NVIDIA intro
>unskippable PHYSICS intro
>unskippable Publisher intro
>unskippable developer intro
>skippable game intro
>EVERY FUCKING TIME

yeah, fuck you, too. Uninstall.exe

>>88085276
People like that click on every "Would you like to..?" with an "Okay, I guess, as long as I'll get to my destination"-attitude.
They're just happy nothing explodes while they try to doubleclick.

>Saving. Please do not turn off your computer.

And this is when I close the game and uninstall. Fuck lazy console ports. You could at least have the courtesy to take out those shitty messages designed for braindead consolefags.

>uninstall.exe
>mfw the damn thing cant uninstall itself

>>88085398
>physical media

>Please insert installation disc
>Please insert cinematic disc
>Please insert play disc
>Please insert installation disc
>Game has installed correctly
>Please insert play disc to play

Fuck you diablo 2

>>88084619
>shitty music during installation and it won't mute when you minimize installer
>you can't minimize installer
head in ass retarded

>>88085255
I remember that from something.

>want to pirate a game
>16 gb
>mfw i have a 2mb/s connection

>It is now safe to turn off your computer.

Oh god, I must be such a geek since the opening posts of this thread made me crack up.

>>88084903
>Installing and configuring MS Visual C++ Redistributable...

>>88085433
I think somewhat back in 2008 I made it habit to check for a MOVIES folder first thing after installing a new game. Fuck you, nvidia_logo.bik, ea_logo.bik and friends

>>88085517
Holy shit I used an old windows 98 computer like...I don't know wow It was probably 4 years ago now. When I saw that I was hit with a nostalgia bomb like never before.

>>88085473
>>88085473
>Fuck you diablo 2
Try installing Baldurs Gate 2, 5 cd's.

>>88085503
>want to download a game
>54 rapidshare links

>>88085479

>leave game installing to do other things.
>come back after an hour
>holy shit I can't wait to play my game
>only half of the game has been installed
>please insert disc 2
>mf

>Saving your progress, please don't remove the memory card.

>>88085433
>GSC Gameworld intro
>ESC
>ESC
>ESC
>ESC
>ESC
>Main Menu

FUCK YEAH CALL OF PRIPYAT

>>88085073
PC invented casual gaming and has the biggest casual franchises of all time, such as The Sims.

>Play disc and installation disc are labeled discs 1 and 2.

>>88085105
Ever used a computer open to students at a highschool? Every fucking toolbar and useless as shit addon you can imagine is installed. If you clean it off they put it all back within a few days.

>>88085526

>please wait while we test your graphics cards
>monitor turns red blue and green
>success!

>>88085602
>game comes with two disks
>your face when you didn't realize it would take a disk swap to install

>Older game
>THIS GAME REQUIRES DIRECTX, IT HAS NOT BEEN DETECTED. WOLUD YOU LIKE TO INSTALL DIRECTX8?
>I have DX11
>Won't let me install unless i click yes

>>88085629
I think you'll find that was by Japanese console devs.

>>88085666
Yeah, also most of my friends' PCs are like this.

>>88085700
Clearly the Minecraft installation.

>Install Yahoo Toolbar (Recommended)

>>88085011
Why do they do this?
It's not like there's a dozen other application from whatever company to go in one of those sub directories.
In some cases it's the only damn program made by xyz company.
EVEN IF you had multiple programs from said company that many sub directories is just superfluous, which is to say that you want to install them all in tyhe same general sub directory in the first place.

>>88085398
I'M LOOKING AT YOU DIABLO II

>install program
>open firefox
>ask.com, ask.com everywhere

>>88085729
>>88085174

>>88084481

All of my hate

>>88085748
No man, think of all the casual flash games and shit like that. Also, the mouse is pretty fucking casual. FPS are different 'cause it heavily requires the keyboard too, but for RTS and many other games - even the beloved adventure game - it's the mouse and two buttons all the way, baby. Makes the Wii seems like flying a passenger jet.

>>88084481
>fuck that shit
>delete game folder
>delete anything it had in my documents
>open regedit
>get rid of it there too
And that pretty much takes care of it.

>>88085668
Fuck that shit. Cluttering up my Programs and Features.

>Uninstall
>Folders are left over
>Empty folders everywhere

>>88085875
>he doesn't use hotkeys!
Confirmed for scrub. Enjoy getting your ass handed to you by even the most mediocre players in any RTS.

>try to uninstall Quicktime

>>88084179
10 >It is recommended that you close all other running programs before continuing with the installation

20 >close windows

30 >You must close all other running programs before you exit windows

40 >reboot

50 >Windows 7 could not install this software, would you like to try with recommended settings?

60 >goto 10

>>88085748
The Sims is like, only the most popular PC game ever?

Well then again, there is also minesweeper and solitaire.

But seriously, who gives a shit if something is casual or not.

>>88085875

>mouse forces complete manual control of character

>joystick uses set speeds to determine how fast character looks around

>mouse = casual


why.png

>game is sold on steam
>requires you to sign into online service #6383 to save or use multiplayer
Fuck GFWL

>C&C Renegade
>Game disc and install disc are actually swapped

>click Renegade shortcut to play with game disc in it
>Please insert disc 2
>insert install disc
>game starts
>click single player
>Please insert insert disc 1
>click cancel
>it takes me to the single player campaign but there are no cutscenes

omg i love this thread so much.

>Ctrl+Delete a folder
>Thumbs.db is a system file, are you sure you want to delete it?
>Yes.
>This action can't be completed because the file is open in Windows Explorer.

MOTHERFUCKERRRRRR!

>>88084972
Enjoy your
>Now loading textures
>Now loading background music
>Now loading lighting
>Now loading dialogue
>Now loading particle effects
>Now loading weather system
>Now loading character models
>Now loading facial animations

>>88086085
It's less casual than Super Mario Bros or Wii Sports, bro.

>>88086006
Uhhhhh... That was so predictable. The point is, it's all on-screen icons and two buttons controls. Yes, hotkeys are incredibly useful on harder levels and a requirement against good human opponents, but the point is the game is still based on the PC equivalent of a Wiimote - but with less buttons.

Even the classic old PC games like Gabriel Knight and many of the games on GOG, basically, are played with two buttons and a helpful cursor that you simply point and click.

>Installing gold edition of game
>Would you like to install expansion?

>Just about to start installation.
>This game did not install correctly would you like to reinstall the game using recommended settings?

>motherfucker.

DO NOT DEFY THE WIZARD

>>88086108
>Dawn of War
NO, I DO NOT WANT TO REGISTER FOR FUCKING GAMESPY

>>88086202
>less buttons
And what the fuck does that matter?

I guarantee just about every online RTS is more complex and requires more skill, reflexes, and thought than even the best Wii game.

>Uninstall QuickTime
>iTunes no longer works
>Reinstall QuickTime
>QuickTime updater alt-tabs you once a week for the rest of your life

>Seperate disc for cutscenes.

>do you want to make this page you default homepage

>You need to be connected to Steam to run Steam offline

>Multiplayer powered by GameSpy

>Do you want to uninstall gamespy arcade now?
>yes is selected by default

>>88086304
But you have to, if you want to play online. And Dark Crusade has some of the best RTS multiplayer ever.

>>88086400
I like GameSpy lobbies a lot more than GFWL or Steam.

GFWL, well, we all know what a piece of shit it is, and Steam constantly has network issues.

GameSpy? All it does is give you a lobby so you can connect to games more easily.

>please log in to log out

>playing Bad Company 2 full screen
>accidentally hit middle mouse when scrolling for weapon swap
>screen re-sizes to windowed mode
>mfw I don't know how to fix that

>>88086522
Alt+Enter is your friend.

>Error! Invalid GSA code. Format is XXXXXXXXYYYYYYYY

If you know this one, you know my predicament instantly.

>>88086311
I'm just saying that the criteria for casual basically shifts so much, it boils down to "games I don't like". If you use the actual meaning of the world in this context properly, that is "a game played by someone who does not normally play games" then PC games are right up there. For one thing, most homes have a PC even if no gamers are there. A gamer-free house will not have an Xbox or PS3 or even a Wii; with the latter, they've still consciously thought "I want to play games, I will buy this specific item" but with a PC they already have it.

The Sims is casual because of the nature of the gameplay and the aim - to have a nice house and a good social life. These are aims recognisable by every housewife and 13 year old girl. The aim of "Stop the Flood before they take Earth!!11" is not. The aim of "Rescue the Princess from the giant turtle motherfucker" is not. The aim of "Help the Nameless One regain his memories of his true self" is not. But then something actually quite complex like SimCity IS simply because the subject matter means something to the average, non-geeky person. Build a city, use pretty much only one button - here we go!

>>88086466
>I like GameSpy

>>88086363

>install game
>put CD in CD drive
>open game
>play for hours
>exit game
>check CD drive
>forgot to close CD drive
>my face when I can play the game without the CD

>You need permission to delete this file.
And there still isn't a fix. Fucking Vista.

>alt tab out, game pauses.
>WHY

>>88086575
No, I mean there's probably an option hiding somewhere to disable that mouse wheel option. Anyway, I know how to ALT-TAB but thank you anyway.

>>88085435

>Saving. Please do not turn off your computer.
>power cut
>haha that's just a silly console warning, nothing serious
>try to load save
>''cannot load game. save file corrupt''

>>88086466
i couldn't play borderlands with my bros without downloading their abomination of an xfire ripoff and adding each other as friends on there.
i agree that the lobbies themselves aren't bad but gamespy is just such a shitty service in general.

>Game is already installed
>Put in disc 2
>Game tells me I need to put disc 1 in
>Put in disc 1
>Opening intro for the company
>Load my save
>Have to put disc 2 in

MOTHERFUCKER

>>88086718
This happened to me with PSO on the Gamecube. I smashed the motherfucker to pieces and didn't look back.

>>88086729
>borderlands
Is a piece of shit that didn't install properly and then forced me to manually delete it from my hard drive. Don't blame GameSpy for Gearbox's failure.

>>88084814
Enjoy your gay load times.

>>88086718
See, I will never understand why the game didn't just create a new save file on the memory card, then on successful right just redirect the pointer for the old save file to the new one then delete the old one. No need to worry if it cuts out since your old file's still there.

>Custom Install
>Default install location: C:\Program Files\Developer\GAME
>Change install location
>Have to type in the developer and game directories yourself

>insert cd 1
>done. Insert cd 2 to continue
>done. Insert cd 3 to continue
>done. Insert cd 1 to finish installation

>>88086790
Load times are like sleeping every night, actually a welcome respite. Installation is like going into a coma for a week every time you want to do something new.

>>88086785
it installed properly for me, i just couldn't add friends to play with, and since it worked with the shitty xfire ripoff, it's obviously gamespy's fault.

>installing UT2004
>CD1
>autoplay
>installing
>CD2
>CD3
>CD4
>CD5
>CD6
>installation complete, please insert CD1 to play

>mfw all of this

>>88086891


BAHAHAHAH YOU HAVE TO BE SHITTING ME

>a welcome respite

seriously, just get the fuck out.

>>88086930
GameSpy's friends feature works fine for me in Dawn of War.

Not GameSpy's fault.

>>88084441
A bit off topic, but this reminds me of something I read a while back. In the UK, if for example you have some terms and conditions on a website (let's say a shop) that you aren't "forced" to read, then they can become unenforcable.

By "forced", what I mean is consider this:

Website A: Link to T&C somewhere on the site like near the bottom. "Tick here to agree to the T&C" on a checkout page.
Website B: Shows you the T&C on one of the checkout pages, then followed by "Tick here to confirm you have read and agree to the T&C"

Website B has no problems, whereas the terms in website A may be unenforcable.

There's also something about terms and conditions being "durable". Something to do with having a button to print them.

Just thought that'd be interesting for anyone who hates EULAs and that sort of thing

>>88086846
>>88086943
insertcd1tofinishinstallationmind

Problem?

>>88086891
Lol i think id rather sleep for a week and the not go to sleep for a month than normal sleeping patterns bro

>>88086826

The weird thing is, I was playing on a PC. But I learned my lesson. At least 3 save files from now on.

>Custom install
>Trials, bloatware, shittan.exe
>Actual program
>Unclick 50 fucking boxes so it only install what you actually fucking downloaded in the first place

>>88086466

don't own a quakespy key?
then you don't know SHIT about vidya.

>>88086969
I do know what he means, although it's not as simple as ALL load times being good like that. If you're drinking some beers or smoking or something, that's your chance. I do it a lot while play New Vegas. Or if friends are around, it tends to be when you start talking about something other than what's happening in the game. It's obviously not a "feature" of the game or a reason to intentionally put load times in if you could avoid them, but it's something I don't think the PC gamers sitting in the near-dark, illuminated only by their monitor, will realise about a lot of shortcomings.

I guess you could say it's like how having to stop to refuel your car is also when people stretch their legs, have a piss or a smoke, grab a snack, make a phone call or whatever.

>>88086992
Dunno how it is in the silly la-la land that is the UK, but in America, EULAs and ToSs aren't really binding; if a judge feels that they're unfair, he can toss them out.

>>88087198

also:
never been hosted by a gamespy site?
then you don't know SHIT about vidya

>>88085155
I'm sorry, but Program Files is NOT for things like saves and configuration files. That's what Username\AppData is for.

That said, I'm guessing you were more referring to games that save in stupid places like My Documents, in which case we are in complete agreement (looking at you GTA)

>>88087048
Typical autistic shut-in. Most people wouldn't want life to pass them by for a whole week - they'd rather sleep at night when everyone else is asleep.

>>88086992
EULA in general are unenforcable except that the people who write them can afford a dozen very good lawyers whereas you probably can't even afford one terrible lawyer.

>>88087327
won > gamespy

> would you like to register for ubi.com account?

> ask again

> in 5 days
> in 10 days
> specify

>>88084572
Seriously best thread on /v/

+1 internets to all you guys that made me lol and nostalgia'd.

>trustedinstaller.exe in win7
>to all of you who had this problem
>mfw

FUCK YOU MICROSOFT, at least modifing the shit out of windows is not difficult.

>>88087395
sorry, no.

go back to aol.

>>88087265
There's an EU directive that outlaws unfair terms. Many EULA terms are unencforcable by the statute alone, no judge required.

>implying the US can out-consumer-law Europe

>>88087252

yes, consolefags, try to find more reasons why we aren't the master race. your load time tears do nothing but make me stronger.

>>88087252
>If you're drinking some beers or smoking or something, that's your chance.
Your chance for... what?

>>88087365
>implying I'd need a lawyer
Lawyers aren't needed for small claims court over here bro. Are they in the US?

>>88087344
>Program Files is not for Files related to Programs
>Program Files is not for Program Files
>Program Files is not for Files related to Programs
>Program Files is not for Program Files>Program Files is not for Files related to Programs
>Program Files is not for Program Files>Program Files is not for Files related to Programs
>Program Files is not for Program Files>Program Files is not for Files related to Programs
>Program Files is not for Program Files>Program Files is not for Files related to Programs
>Program Files is not for Program Files

>>88087533
Well you can't generally drink while holding a control pad. Or smoke for that matter. It's nice when a game has a control method that works with one hand, like DQ8... Or pretty much any PC game with the mouse-only controls.

>>88086677
Casual faggot
I got Vista
Get the real Admin account
Its called administrator
Keep a false admin you have to play in dos
But since your a faggot you probably wont be able to do it anyway

>>88087491
Pretty soon you'll be as strong as a starving toddler.

>>88087567
Regular users are not supposed to require write access to the Program Files folder.

The fact they had write access until Vista is one of the reasons why Windows used to be a very insecure piece of shit.

What's wrong with AppData anyway?

>>88087547
Probably, since they seem to have configured their country to as be expensive as possible for the citizen and as beneficial as possible for a company or institution.

>>88085433
>put -no intro after shortcut target information
>skips right to the main menu
retard

This was a great thread before it derailed.

Time to fuck my fleshlight.

>>88086943
AHAHAHA FAGGOT
HE doesnt own the 1dvd version with ece bonus content

>>88087729

don't be so mayng bro. you can be a part of us too. just renounce your silly devotion to those powerless bricks and embrace the future.

>>88087645
Mouse and Keyboard actually does work with two hands. Nobody uses just the mouse for non-casual games. But I will stop to take a drink or have some food whether I'm on my PC or a console.

I simply hit Esc or Start, unless I'm watching a cutscene or there's no active combat or anything else allows me to just leave the game running.

>>88087789
i lold

>>88087567
How do you run a multi user system if everyone shares the same configurations and saves for everything?

I know YOU probably don't run a multi-user system, but a lot of people do.

>this thread

>>88087438
Bubble and Bobblo
Nostalgia Hard

>File cannot be deleted because it is in use

>Installing game
>Please input CD key
>Check manual, enter key
>It doesn't fit.
>Check manual again, find another key
>Still doesn't fit.
>Check box, another key is on a sticker under the manuals/ads.

Fuck you, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory.

>>88085255
> please match the colours to the game cover
> it's 1989

>Reticulating Splines

>>88086466

>>88088443
oh shit what game was that?

>>88088490
simcity 2000

>>88088490
AFAIK Simcity when generating terrain

>>88085628
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. master race reporting in.

>install old FPS
>default controls are the arrow keys
>no mouse support
>can't bind keys to strafe, must use a toggle strafing key
>must look up and down using INS/DEL
>it's on

>>88088535
>>88088570
Thank you.

>Would you like to install yahoo toolbar?
>No
>Installs it anyway
>Uninstall it
>Yahoo is set as my homepage
>Change it back to google

God damn I hate Yahoo.

>>88087718
No, it still does that with the Admin account. The UAC just doesn't like anyone and has to be turned off for pretty much anything that requires major system changes, which includes IE since it is so integrated.

Either that or you can use the Admin root access through command prompt, which is what I had to do to install Applocate.

>>88085786
>Minecraft installation
Did I miss something?

>>88088570
>>88088535
"Reticulating Splines", which means to make a network of splines. Will Wright has stated in an interview that the game does not actually reticulate splines when generating terrain, and he just inserted the phrase because it "sounded cool".

HEUEHEUHEUHEUHEUHU

>Computer has megabytes of memory
>Game can only use the 640k base memory
>Your computer does not have enough memory to run the game
them old DOS games...

>installing fallout one
>do you wish to install the small, medium, large or HUMONGOUS
>humongous is like 400mb

>Do you want to install yahoo toolbar?
>no
>You will be unable to access certain features without the yahoo toolbar. Do you want to install?
>no
>Program installed. Click ok to finish installation.
>There's a box that says: Install eBay desktop shortcut after installation.

Fuck you fox-it-reader, i'm installing that other piece of shit pdf reader called Adobe reader.

>>88088888

Aww shit.

>>88088443
>dem phrases when loadan up the sims

>>88088811
>Will Wright has stated in an interview that the game does not actually reticulate splines when generating terrain, and he just inserted the phrase because it "sounded cool".

>>88088749
No faggot
There is 3 type of account
Faggot
Admin
Super Admin (Only 1 exist and can exist if deleted your computer is fucked this is why its hided)
What you want is superadmin do a search you casual

>>88088927
>He doesn't use Sumatra PDF
It's like it's 2003 in here, or something.

>>88088443
>Ensuring Gnomes Are Still Short

>>88089111
>using vista
>calling other people faggots

>You need to be logged in to GFWL or you will not be able to save your progress.
>Everysuicidereactionimagethereis.folder

>>88085276

>and a single bookmarks folder with so many bookmarks in it that you have to scroll down to see them all

I have this but only because im too lazy to organize

the scrolling down takes like a minute or so and even more links in different unorganized folders haha

>>88084470

I lold so fucking hard milk came out of my nose.
I did not drink any milk today.

>(Recommended)

>>88088277
Really, no Future Wars copy protection nostalgia? I am sad.

>>88089334
Sorry bro I was only 3 then.

>Have C:\ specifically partitioned for just the OS
>Try to install game
>Sorry there is not enough space on the selected disk to install
>Direct it to the fresh D:\ drive with hundreds of gigs spare
>Still calculates the available space using the C:\ drive and won't let you install

>no proper alt tab support

>>88089377
>doesn't account for installations on his c: drive

>>88089244
>Implying 7 is better
>Implying Linux Ubuntu or any other variante is better
>Implying Mac OS is better
>Implying any OS is good its all the sameshit but since I know a bit of dos I can actually bypass any barrier of my system

>Install location: C:\Program Files\BallsackSoft\Dickbutt Studios\The Manpuncher Trilogy\Manpuncher 2\

>>88089162
>Sumatra PDF

This is the first time i heard about it. Looks very good, thanks for the tip bro.

>>88089426
>pretend to know about os's
>STILL uses vista

>>88089526
>Implying I paid for vista
>Implying Vista do not allocate memory better than XP

>Gathering information

>>88089426
>Vista
Lol

>>88088927
If I recall correctly, early builds of AIM came with some WeatherBug program or something, it came with a line that said something along the lines of "WeatherBug could really save your life are you sure you don't want to install!"

>>88089426
Windows 7 is better than vista.

>>88089568

>Tries to defend position
>The position is using vista

>>88085629
>hardcore games for hardcore gamers such as myself.
The Sims is awesome anyway, deal with it.

>Installing GTA IV
>Installing Rockstar Games Social Club
>Installing GFWL
>Have to be logged in Social Club to play the game
>Have to be logged in GFWL to play the game
>STILL have to have disc in the drive

Good thing it wasn't me who experienced this.

>>88085629
>Sims
>Casual

Show me your house then, "pro".

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>>88086195
That happens on consoles as well...

>StarForce

>>88090151
Oh god.

>>88086614
>>88086614

one word

MAGNASANTI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTJQTc-TqpU

You can be a casual at managing cities.. or you can be THIS guy

>>88085729
I thought those just check for certain components and update them. Does it literally downgrade you to an inferior version of DirectX?

>>88089877
Old school PCfag here, this is true.
I hate the rabbit holes on Sims 3 though.

>>88086976
sorry i had to go eat.
it was actually a bit more complicated than that; one of my friends already had me in his friends list and i had him in mine if i remember correctly. i guess it was because we used to play generals together. anyway, i tried to invite him to a borderlands lobby and he tried to invite me, neither worked so i looked up whether there were any ports i needed to forward, and apparently there were, so i forwarded them and it still didn't work. then i tried re-adding him to my list but after deleting him i couldn't add him again even though he did get my friend request.
only after that did we think of adding each other on comrade as i just remembered.
so why would it not work when we already had each other in our respective friends lists, then work when we readded each other? i'm guessing it's gamespy's handling of older accounts since it wasn't even easy to get back into my old account on comrade, it didn't accept any of the passwords i've ever used.
borderlands did have a terrible interface in general though what with the chat being on the right hand side of the screen, far from every other component of the HUD and the inability to read recent messages after they've faded.

>Try to install an old game on new PC
>Your computer Doesn't meet the minimum requieriments
>Analize hardware
>CPU Speed: 0 Mhz, RAM: 0 MB...
>mfw

>uninstall.exe
>starts to intall program again

ALL MY RAGE

>>88090370
That reminds me;

Anyone have a download link to AoMM?

>Installing Thief: The Dark Project on Windows 7
>Patch it to make it work
>"Blah-blah-blah, no DirectX 8, fuck you, run it in a window on 800x600"

>>88090393
That's nothing:
>Install Mafia
>Try to patch Mafia
>Patch file uninstalls the game

>Release patch to correct minor balancing issues
>Patch is over 2GB
THAT'S SOME MIGHTY FINE PROGRAMMING THERE DICE

>>88090632
I have been playing Mafia lately.

>>88086010

Oh shi-

>Would you like to change your homepage to Unheard of search engine that no one uses?

>Would you like to view the readme file?

>program might not have installed correctly
>would you like to reinstall using recommended settings?

>Alt-tab crashes the game
FUCKING BETHESDA

>>88089377
My hate... all of my hate...

>>88087849
AHAHAHA NEWFAGGOT
HE didn't have the game before the 1dvd version with ece bonus content was released

>>88091593
game was available on DVD day 1, I should know I bought it

you didn't have a dvd drive? dayum

>>88091593
Haha faggot
>Implying I pay fullprice for gaems

>>88091365
>Yes
>The item "ReadMe.txt" that this shortcut refers to has been changed or moved.

>Installer background

>Pirate Warcraft 1
>Trying to install it through DOSBox
>Update
>Update
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>Update
>Update
>Please type in the 5th word on the 9th page of the instruction manual
>Wrong answer! Try again.
>Wrong answer! Try again.
>Wrong answer! Try again.
>Wrong answer! Try again
>Wrong answer! Try again
>Wrong answer! Try again
>Finally get to play it
>It fucking sucks.

>Everything in this thread has happened to me

> get trough half of the game
> glitch preventing you from advancing
> you need a patch
> game is using some shitty patching program
> shitty patching program doesn't work
> you need to patch the patching program
> patch the patching program
> patch the game
> old saves don't work now
Fuck you NWN2

>>88087789
Heroes of Might and Magic?! :D

>Install B:BC2
>please install and register punkbuster
>"...what"
>install
>please register!
>"oh come on"
>register an account
>finally play online
>be a level 1 and kill a high ranking player
>kicked by punkbuster

FUCK OFF I JUST WANT TO PLAY MY GAME

>you need to have an active games for windows life account in order to play the singleplayer campaign
>uninstall.exe
fuck you relic,thank god you got rid of that shit in retribution..

>Use Linux
>Never have to worry about any of this shit
>Sure is master race in here.

>>88086202
It's not about how many buttons there are, it's about how you have to use them. In a good RTS you're still managing macro and micro at the same time. The controls might be simple, but the game itself isn't. That's like saying The Typing of the Dead is the hardest game ever just because you have to use a whole bunch of keys on the keyboard. PROTIP: it isn't.

>>88092434
>you need to patch the patching program

>>88092649
>./configure
>shit loads of libraries missed
>sigh... google

>computer illiterate friend asks me to fix his computer
>internet explorer full of shitty bars
>systray full of shit i have no idea what they do
>backup his files
>reformat hardrive and reinstall windows
>me: ok its done, like brand new
>her: takes a look around, then says "dude what happened to my toolbars"

>Insert disc 2
>Zone to next area
>Insert disc 3
>Zone back
>Insert disc 2

I'M LOOKING AT YOU, PLANESCAPE

>>88092649
that's because linux hasnogaems

>>88093080
>computer illiterate friend asks me to fix his computer
>her: takes a look around, then says "dude what happened to my toolbars"
>his
>her
WHAT!?

>>88093269
you can do a full install retard

> Download demo from PSN
> Install demo
> Download demo patch

Why?

>>88089377
you couldn't install windows on the D drive?

>go to TPB to download a torrent
>read the comments
>"HOWDOINSTALLLOL"
>"WHATDOIDOWITH.ISOLOL"
>"CANYOUGOONLINE?"

>>88092434
This same shit happened to me. After I finished patching it to get past a game breaking bug my saves broke. So I made a new one. Got to the part where you fight off the spirit army in MotB and had to return to the witches. The trigger that starts the conversation never fired, so I just ran into another game breaking bug. There's no way around that bug except by trying to trigger the event through console. It didn't work.

>>88085451
>Run Uninstall.exe
>Runs the game
...What?

unwise.exe

>The action can't be completed because the folder or a file in it is open in another program

Then since you know this, why don't you just TELL ME WHAT FILE

>>88096262
http://unlocker.emptyloop.com/

>>88096376
Wow, thanks

>>88096376
>install Unlocker
>lol want to install Bing toolbar?
>uncheck box
>WAIT 30 SECONDS BEFORE YOU CAN CLICK NEXT

>Now installing Star Force security driver
>Now installing DRM clusterfuck
>Now installing tollbars

>install first assassin's creed (pirated)
>oh fuck the game freezes at jerusalem
>no problem brah, we've got a patch
>patch only released in russian
>mfw