Dual Operating System ASUS from Bionic Beaver

[GusCE6]

So far Windows 8 simply will not install, no matter what I do.

So I said enough.

I downloaded Windows 7, and used the Starter option.

So far so good. The games "Mystery of Mortlake Mansion" and even "Chook and Sosig Walk the Plank" (?!) work.

But in spite of boosting the video memory to over 128MB and checking "3D-Acceleration" I have to use SwiftShader because although the files are present in the System32 folder games do not appear to use them. So far SwiftShader covers the bases but it only goes up to DirectX 9.

What I need is a no-activation Windows 7. Just like XP Black.

But the ASUS is getting better and better. It's a bit of a dance at times but I come from the era of tape cassette drives, so it doesn't bother me. As long as everything runs.

Thanks to you all. Now, does anyone know where to get a no-activation Windows 7..?

 

[KGIII]

Note: We don't help with piracy of any type.

 

[GusCE6]

Note: We don't help with piracy of any type.

The ASUS originally came with Windows 8 64-Bit.

I'm after pre-activated Windows 7 32-Bit.

So, even if it's piracy, I'm still trading down.

 

[f33dm3bits]

The ASUS originally came with Windows 8 64-Bit.

I'm after pre-activated Windows 7 32-Bit.

You shouldn't be using either. Both are end of life os's and don't get updates or security updates anymore. If you are still using Windows 7 or 8 on that device, it should be disconnected from the internet because otherwise a high chance your computer will become infected and part of a bot-net.

 

[GusCE6]

So far Windows 7 32-Bit is covering the bases I wanted covered, except for Steam "Taptiles." This cannot be run by itself, and Steam Linux will not run it Proton or no Proton. "Mahjong Dimensions: Tiles In Time" from Gametop does work, though.

"Chook and Sosig Walk the Plank" does work nicely enough, but this is curious since as far as I know "Lanternium" and "Chook" require 64-Bit.

Even more curious is that "Chook" is said to need DirectX 11, but if you try to drop the file into the game folder it fails- but if you don't it does work. It is very strange indeed, but as long as it works, I don't care if it's Smurfs inside the computer making it so.

 

[GusCE6]

You shouldn't be using either. Both are end of life os's and don't get updates or security updates anymore. If you are still using Windows 7 or 8 on that device, it should be disconnected from the internet because otherwise a high chance your computer will become infected and part of a bot-net.

I also use Windows XP Black Edition as well as Windows 7. With VirtualBox.

But it's strictly for playing certain games offline. The Internet is never used for them, ever.

And don't think ANY device online is "secure." We live in a dystopian police state, period.

 

[CaffeineAddict]

I also use Windows XP Black Edition as well as Windows 7

There is no such thing as "black edition", the only place where black edition Windows exists is on piratebay and similar sites.
Problem with such OS is not really that it's pirated but that it's packed with RAT which you so much want.

 

[GusCE6]

What is "RAT?"

I'm not certain when exactly I installed Windows 7 Starter on Virtualbox, I would swear it was more than thirty days ago, so maybe those activation tricks did work. But it is strange how it plays games that should not run on Windows 7, especially 32-Bit. Maybe there's some weird quirk happening.

Of course it's always best when a game is available for Linux itself ("Micron" and "Lanternium" being two examples) but quite a few aren't. Much as I like Linux the fact still remains that for sheer volume of software, especially games, you still cannot beat Windows. So far using various tricks all but one game runs: Steam "Taptiles." The game fires up when used as standalone but never gets past the loading screen because it needs the Steam app to actually start. If someone knows a way around this so it becomes standalone that would be good- note this game was purchased from Steam but without the Dell I cannot play it.

"Undertale" Windows version runs nicely with PlayonLinux but not the Linux version! I get the following error message:


"./runner: error while loading shared libraries: libcrypto.so.1.0.0: cannot open shared object file: no such file or directory."


With Windows the answer is usually to just drop the missing files into the game folder itself, assuming the computer can use them, but with Linux it seems to be a bit more complicated. So- what do I do here? The Operating System is Bionic Beaver.

 

[CaffeineAddict]

What is "RAT?"

RAT stands for "Remote Administration Tool"

Hackers develop RAT in a form of client/server software, they pack client portion into cracked software such as Windows and then share it on torrent sites so that their malware gets widely downloaded.

As soon as such Windows is brought online client establishes connection with server which is on hackers computer.
This way they create botnets which are used for what ever they want, usually DDoS, spamming but also to steal your data if valuable.

Of course it's always best when a game is available for Linux itself ("Micron" and "Lanternium" being two examples) but quite a few aren't. Much as I like Linux the fact still remains that for sheer volume of software, especially games, you still cannot beat Windows. So far using various tricks all but one game runs: Steam "Taptiles."

Cracked software or Windows is never a solution, it's better to find another game that works.

The game fires up when used as standalone but never gets past the loading screen because it needs the Steam app to actually start. If someone knows a way around this so it becomes standalone that would be good- note this game was purchased from Steam but without the Dell I cannot play it.

So- what do I do here? The Operating System is Bionic Beaver.

Installing the game in Lutris must work.
Make sure you also install wine staging then test the game with both wine-staging and wine-ge, one of them should work

All my games work in Lutris and either wine staging or wine-ge which is configurable in Lutris, default is wine-ge which is preinstalled with Lutris but wine-staging needs to be added to your package manger settings and manually installed.

 

[GusCE6]

Well, joke's on them even if what I have does have this RAT- it's on VirtualBox and neither is EVER online. Hah.

I'm a bit confused about Lutris, it seems to be a more invasive version of PlayOnLinux. I'll give it another look, though. In any case Steam "Taptiles" is the only game I cannot run, via PlayOnLinux the Windows version of "Undertale" runs fine.

Tell me more about "Lutris."


As for security- there is no and has not been any for a long time. "They," whoever "they" are at the moment, always spy on you, even before the Internet existed in any modern sense of the word.

Okay, it's decades ago. You have cable. You have magazine subscriptions. Just by observing your televiewing habits they can know an awful lot about you- for example, children's programs are watched but only after school is out, and during times when school is out all day more children's programming is watched during what would normally be school time; this would tell me the household has small children. If someone is watching conservative programming, has a magazine subscription to hunting and right-wing magazines then I know he is not likely to vote for Harris. Likewise someone streaming NPR probably isn't voting for Trump.

All right, you "multi-task" and browse while you signed in to Google- guess who has a nice big database with your browsing (and more) on it? This is the problem when so much is in the hands of so few.

Privacy and security went out the window (Windows?) a long time ago.

Still, it's always good to know about these things so thanks for the warning.

 

[CaffeineAddict]

I'm a bit confused about Lutris, it seems to be a more invasive version of PlayOnLinux. I'll give it another look, though. In any case Steam "Taptiles" is the only game I cannot run, via PlayOnLinux the Windows version of "Undertale" runs fine.

Tell me more about "Lutris."

Lutris is made for games: https://lutris.net/
Unlike PlayOnLinux which doesn't target games but general Windows software.

It works by managing multiple wine versions so that you can test one that works the best.
Each game has it's own perfix (prefix is game install directory managed by wine)
Lutris also come with other essential software like DXVK, VKD3D etc.
It also let's you connect to your game store accounts like steam or unreal etc.
All of which makes Windows games run on Linux the best it can.

Depending on your distro you can install lutris with your package manager.
Once installed next step is to install wine-staging from https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/wikis/Download

Then play with options and start installing games in Lutris.