rpcutter said:
I recently bought a hp desktop with windows xp pro. I tried to
install one of the programs that i had been running on my 98 machine.
i got a message "NT does not support the software". I am looking to
buy a dvd copier program and it said it was supported by windows xp
but it also said it was not supported by NT. is xp NT or not?
i'm so confused
You should not be.. There were two "series" of Windows at one time.
Windows 9x/ME - Windows 95, 95 OSR2, 98, 98SE, ME....
Windows NT series - NT 3.5, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, 2003....
However, Windows XP - although in the NT series - is more advanced and has
compatibility modes for Window 9x applications. Not to mention that usually
with hardware when they tell you what OS it is 'compatible' with - it means
what they wrote drivers for.. Drivers are how the software (Operating
System) interacts with the hardware. Many times drivers written for Windows
2000 work in Windows XP.. But if there are no drivers written for Windows
2000, then it probably won't work in Windows 2000 even if it works in XP.
In short - With hardware - if it says it has drivers for Windows 2000/XP -
you are likely fine.
With software, you really want it to say Windows 2000/XP - but it could have
been made before either of those were out and in compatible modes, Windows
XP should work.
Use the built in Windows Help..
