Setting Up Window Games In XP

[Jimnight]

Is there a way to set-up computer games which run only on Windows 95,98
and ME? Could anyone please walk me through a step-by-step guide to
accomplish this? Thanxs in advice.

Jim

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You may wish to try using XP's Program Compatibility Wizard.

HOW TO: Use the Program Compatibility Wizard in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;301911

How to Troubleshoot Program Compatibility Issues in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;285909

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| Is there a way to set-up computer games which run only on Windows 95,98
| and ME? Could anyone please walk me through a step-by-step guide to
| accomplish this? Thanxs in advice.
|
| Jim
|

 

[Alex Nichol]

Is there a way to set-up computer games which run only on Windows 95,98
and ME?

You can try using Start - All Programs - Program Compatibility wizard.
Point it at the program (initially at the setup; later at the installed
program) and tell it to run in Windows 98 compatibility mode. If it
installs and makes an item in the Start Menus, you can then r-click on
that, take Properties and set up similarly on the Compatibility page

This has a good chance if the program will run in ME; but there are
games that dive under the system to handle hardware direct, which is
explicitly forbidden in XP; and I have run into one that tried to access
a registry structure that does not exist in XP; decided as a result that
the CPU was 0Hz, and exited in disgust. So it can't be guaranteed