Older Programs Running On Windows XP?

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Older Programs Running On Windows XP?

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I've ben getting an error whenever I try to run a setup for a program that is meant to be ran on Window 95 or 98. I thought that, that problem was already patched but I was wrong. And I did run my windows compatibility but nothing worked. And, I don't see anything on Microsoft's update page. Is there some how I can get this problem fixed?
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Post by richh0323 »

You maybe out of luck on that. I have seen several programs and games that no longer run on XP, but ran well on 98, this even after I changed to 98 on the compatability mode.
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Dang it.. :x That sucks too because there is alot of great programs that run on 95 & 98. It would be good to see them run on the more up-to-date programs like XP and 200.
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I know I had to retire all my older Leisure Suit Larry games :cry:
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every time i've had that problem, it was because i was running an older version of windows xp. when i upgrade to SP2, the work (ff7 in particular). sorry if this was no help to you.
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I have service pack 2 already installed and it will not allow me to install games ment for Windows 95/98
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Post by richh0323 »

Same here I'm at SP2 and all software patches and updates are installed. Microsoft helps us outdate are equipment and software quickly, I guess old Bill forgets we spent alot of our hard earned money on this stuff. :shock:
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