Hi,
Many thanks to Tom and the others whose helpful advice solved my problem with the old Win95 game apparently being incompatible with WinXP.
As suggested, it was a matter of going to the Setup file of the game and changing the compatibility so that Win95 was compatible. The game then installed and opened; although at first the curser would not open it completely, after a few tries it gave in and opened the game for playing.
Even better, I have learned some new angles on handling my computer.
Ron
--- On Mon, 27/10/08, Thomas Mayer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Thomas Mayer <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] using an external HD with WIN98 on an XP desktop
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Monday, 27 October, 2008, 1:31 AM
If I remember correctly, I believe the message is a warning and you can
select to install the program regardless of the warning. After that, as
I mentioned in my previous response, you can set the compatibility for
the program.
Tom
Ronald Smith wrote:
> 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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