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running old games on winXP
Name: smolisti Date: October 17, 2002 at 17:43:08 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: Pentium4 or whatever
Comment:
hy guys i tell u what i did about old games on win xp: no matter what u try it will not works old games on xp. But ther is a method: try to install a virtual machine u can find it on www.vmware.com (download binary.exe) this install a virtual machine operating system in your xp (eheheh an an operating system in another operating system :p). don't worry this is a virtual machine so it's like a file, so it touchs nothing about your xp. Well iinside the virtual machine install a bootable disc of win95 or win98 and so it can allowed u to play with all your old dos game on pc. Follow just the instructions of your manual like it was an old operating system. good luck. another thing if u want to transfer some of your programs from xp to virtual machine whatever if win95 or 98 u have to copy files in a floppy disc or a cd, than your virtual machine will detect the floppy or cd and u transfer it. Don't copy and paste it will not work. Have fun. If u have problems contact me by email: Comatrix44@hotmail.com
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