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On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 04:30:03 -0700, "sharijob"
>> > "Lee" <Lroszkow@optonline.net> wrote in message
>> > news:%aPge.830$yx.73@fe08.lga...
>> >I have a game I had on my last PC that was designed for Win 95.
>> >
>> > I'm happy with Win XP but I'd like to load this game too. I'd hate to
>> > have to buy it again.
>> >
>> > Is there anything I can do to load this game on my system?
>> >
>> > Please advise.
>> >
>> > TIA, L.
>> >
>>
>>
>>"Jerry" wrote:
>> Try compatibility mode. Select the executable, right-click > Properties >
>> Compatability and select Windows 95.
>>
<sharijob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>I'm a dummy please tell me how to get into that mode , I have the same
>problem have 6 or 7 kids software written for 95 and 98 but now have xp
>
>sharijob@yahoo.com
>
>
Many games and other programs written for Windows 95/98 can simply be
installed and run from the WindowsXP desktop. Try Doom95, from id
software, as an example of programs designed for Windows 95 running
successfully on WindowsXP. No need to even mess with compatibility
settings of the Doom95 executable or installer, either.
I have never found a program written for Windows98 which would not
install and run on WindowsXP successfully. Programs written for
MS-DOS are a different story, however, even though I have successfully
installed MS-DOS programs on my NTFS partition and run them from the
Desktop. Microsoft did a pretty good job of incorporating
backward-compatibility with Windows 3.1/Windows95/Windows98/SE/ME into
WindowsXP.
But to answer your question, to add Windows 95/98 compatibility to one
of your Windows95/98 programs,
1) Right-click on the desktop icon you want to work with.
2) Choose "Properties"
3) Click on the "Compatibility" tab
4) Put a check-mark beside "Run this program in Compatibility mode
for".
5) Select the mode you want from the drag-down menu.
From there the options page is pretty self-explanatory. Just put a
check-mark beside the option you want set. Don't forget to click on
"Ok" to save your choices.
Donald L McDaniel
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