OS & Software Question....

[Diego in Seattle]

I saw a game recently on Amazon from a little over a decade ago that I really enjoyed back in the day. The product description says that it's for 98/ME/95. Is it possible to run it on a system currently running Win 7?

[Dinsdale]

Download the .exe file (don't run it from its current location), then right-click it, and select "compatability mode."

Choose the latest option (sounds like 98, which gets sketchy), and run it from there.

Might work, might not.

[Shlomart Ben Yisrael]

Windows 9x runs like shit in a virtual environment.

Try running Windows 2000. I have it running in Oracle's VirtualBox...it's at least functional.

[Dinsdale]

Which brings up a little problem with buying a PC out of the box, with Windows installed: If you install it yourself, you can leave unpartitioned space (I'll take a wild stab this is your situation, Diego). In todays world of 8000 terabyte drives, leaving a little unused isn't a factor. Down the road, you can use the extra space for... whatever. Like maybe installing 98 so you can take a nostalgia trip and play a game you used to enjoy.

A win 7/98 dual boot would be one goofyass setup, but I don't see where it would be a problem (says the guy who has never tried it... used to run a 2000/95 setup for years, for the exact reason Diego is asking).

[PSUFAN]

Windows 9x

From behind bloodied teeth, RtS says hello.