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| Thread ID: 53345 | 2005-01-14 21:03:00 | Help with old progs. in winxp | miknz (3731) | Press F1 |
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| 314096 | 2005-01-14 21:03:00 | We have just upgraded our home pc and so are now running winxp home. I tried installing some of our kids games onto the new pc last night and seemed to have a major problem getting the installs to complete. The games we have are only 2-3 years old and it does say in the system req's that they are for win 95/98 but shouldnt they still work in XP? :badpc: Cheers Mike |
miknz (3731) | ||
| 314097 | 2005-01-14 21:14:00 | Try running them in compatibilty mode. Or see if there's an update/patch for whatever game/program it is. It depends on what program/game it is. Some arent compat with XP. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 314098 | 2005-01-14 21:18:00 | can u exactly tell me the error u get. have u installed fully or is the installment halted haldfway thru? if u have installed the program and it then doesnt work find the .exe file for that program - righ click on the shortcut if its available in the desktop / start menu and then go properties. hit the shortcut tab - there below u'll see a tab called find target - click there - then u'll be shown the program's .exe file . right click at that file & go to properties - then in that window find the tab that says compatibility where it will ask if this program worked with earlier windows but not with xp select ur previous windows system and click apply.it mmite work then. however if u have changed ur graphics card it is possible because the program hasnt been tested for ur new card that it canniot run | fryup (3762) | ||
| 314099 | 2005-01-14 21:44:00 | it does say in the system req's that they are for win 95/98 but shouldnt they still work in XP? :badpc: Cheers Mike nope . |
Metla (12) | ||
| 314100 | 2005-01-14 23:40:00 | What are the programs you are trying to run? | moldboy (4870) | ||
| 314101 | 2005-01-15 01:18:00 | It's a bit hit or miss with DOS/95/98 games in Windows 2000/XP :P | HadO (796) | ||
| 314102 | 2005-01-16 03:07:00 | nope. But is it that simple Metla? Surely not I have taken the old Nvidia out of the old pc and put it in the new one and it works fine with ms flight sim 2002 so why is that games we bouht for the kids after ms fs 2002 dont seem to finish there instal correctly? they seem to get to 60 - 90 % and then crap out Humbug Dunno why i bothered upgrading |
miknz (3731) | ||
| 314103 | 2005-01-16 04:27:00 | When you say upgrade, does that mean new computer, or just some new parts. Because if it were a new computer just hook the old tower up with a KVM | moldboy (4870) | ||
| 314104 | 2005-01-16 04:34:00 | Hi MikNZ. Agree with moldboy.... you mention your "new" computer. For small outlay I have the old Win98 sitting alongside the XP, using KVM for the front end, screen and keyboard and a simple auto data switch at the backend so that both machines can use the same old Epson printer. The frornt end data switch is a simple about $28 job, connecting the screen and keyboard. One that would also connect the mouse would have been about three times the price. Fortunately I had an old spare mouse, so each machine has its own. :cool: | Scouse (83) | ||
| 314105 | 2005-01-16 06:05:00 | You may be able to run those games. Follow the instructions here (www.microsoft.com) to install the games using XP's Program Compatibility Wizard. | Jen (38) | ||
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