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HIDEN CrossTalk Staff

Joined: 09 Sep 2023 Posts: 15 Location: AR, USA
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Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2024 3:10 am Post subject: [Guide] Installing Discord on Windows 7 with VxKex |
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Discord no longer (officially) supports Windows 7 due to them switching to a newer version of Electron earlier this year, however, it's still possible to run it if you use VxKex. The setup process is very simple; here's how to do it:
- Download the installer from the website as normal, and run it with VxKex enabled (there should be a context menu option)
- It'll error out, but Discord's files will still be installed to your appdata folders. Go to AppData\Local\Discord (or DiscordCanary if you use that), then to app-x.x.xxxx
- Find Discord.exe and enable VxKex on it, your VxKex tab should look like this. You can also use the context menu option here, but I personally prefer doing it this way so auto-starting on login works
- Run it, and with any luck Discord work, as it would on Windows 10/11! _________________ Known to cause cancer in the state of California.
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nick99nack Admin

Joined: 30 Aug 2023 Age: 30 Posts: 171 Location: NJ, USA
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Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2024 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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Is there a new place to find VxKex now that the original repo is gone? _________________ If you like browsing without an ad blocker, you might also like getting rid of your virus scanner, and running around with your pants down. --SomeGuy, 2016 |
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HIDEN CrossTalk Staff

Joined: 09 Sep 2023 Posts: 15 Location: AR, USA
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Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2024 5:12 am Post subject: |
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https://github.com/i486/VxKex
No clue why the original repo is gone. Looks like whoever owned it deleted their account or something. _________________ Known to cause cancer in the state of California. |
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Bryn Member

Joined: 01 Dec 2024 Posts: 16 Location: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2024 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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This would be handy if I ever want to have the desktop app of this again... as someone who still uses 7. To be fair though, the web version's alright  |
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nick99nack Admin

Joined: 30 Aug 2023 Age: 30 Posts: 171 Location: NJ, USA
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Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2025 4:16 am Post subject: |
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With the original repo gone, a new maintainer has forked it, and it is now located here: https://github.com/YuZhouRen86/VxKex-NEXT _________________ If you like browsing without an ad blocker, you might also like getting rid of your virus scanner, and running around with your pants down. --SomeGuy, 2016 |
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