That is a check the author of the software wrote in most likely to see if
you were running Windows 3.1 or Win 95 as it needs 95 or better to run. Too
bad you cant figure out how to fool the install. Any way you can try to copy
it off the Win98 machine and install it manually on the XP machine ?
Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: PCSOFT - Personal Computer software discussion list
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ronald Smith
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 6:23 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] using an external HD with WIN98 on an XP desktop


Hello,
When I try to install the game from the  CD, the message appears
'severe...requires Win95' In other words, although it opens and plays in
Win98, it is incompatible with more advanced OS.
 
Ron

--- On Sat, 25/10/08, David Nager <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

From: David Nager <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] using an external HD with WIN98 on an XP desktop
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Saturday, 25 October, 2008, 2:47 AM

Any game that works on Win 98 should also work on Win XP but to answer your
question conceptually, No because you are not running the Win 98 system that
lives on the external drive. Win 98 is just stored there as a bunch of files
and folders.

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: PCSOFT - Personal Computer software discussion list
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ronald Smith
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 4:31 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [PCSOFT] using an external HD with WIN98 on an XP desktop


I have an external enclosure mounted HD which has WIN98 installed on it, and
can connect it to my desktop with WIN XP installed via a USB cable. It
appears as drive F.

Is it possible to use this arrangement to play a game which will operate on
WIN 98 but not on a more advanced OS?

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