View Full Version : 98se or xp
Hardass
05-25-2002, 05:47 PM
Have older games that won,t play on win2k, need to install second OS, which should i use.
DaGooch
05-25-2002, 05:51 PM
With Service Pack 2 of Windows 2000 Pro, if you right click the shortcut to the game and pick properties it should give you a compatability mode tab for any 9X OS compatability.
Hardass
05-25-2002, 05:54 PM
Originally posted by DaGoochMeister
With Service Pack 2 of Windows 2000 Pro, if you right click the shortcut to the game and pick properties it should give you a compatability mode tab for any 9X OS compatability.
Well hell, you just saved me a bunch of work, Thanks Gooch!;)
Yeah I had to do that to get SETI running under XP.
Hardass
05-25-2002, 06:05 PM
I really didn,t want to install xp. I stopped running seti. It was slowing down my folding.
Originally posted by Hardass
I really didn,t want to install xp. I stopped running seti. It was slowing down my folding.
Me too! :)
Smizack
05-25-2002, 10:44 PM
Never used seti, but I've played a TON of games in XP and the only one I couldn't get to run was GTA2.
All others run flawlessly.
Hardass
05-26-2002, 04:43 AM
Originally posted by Smizack
Never used seti, but I've played a TON of games in XP and the only one I couldn't get to run was GTA2.
All others run flawlessly.
I would rather not install another OS just to play some old star wars games.
Smizack
06-13-2002, 07:29 PM
Originally posted by Hardass
I would rather not install another OS just to play some old star wars games.
My thoughts Ed Zachery.
Hardass
06-13-2002, 07:31 PM
And xp sukz with on board audio.MHO
Smizack
06-13-2002, 07:35 PM
Originally posted by Hardass
And xp sukz with on board audio.MHO
I must disagree once again.
Me=no probs EVER with OB sound/XP.
Hardass
06-13-2002, 07:37 PM
Installed xp, activated audio, win2k works fine, xp win med player music skips, sounds distorted.
Smizack
06-13-2002, 08:03 PM
Originally posted by Hardass
Installed xp, activated audio, win2k works fine, xp win med player music skips, sounds distorted.
hmmm... well, WMP kinda sucks anyway. But I'd try others before saying it's the OS.
Oh, and it may have installed a prog that edits the sounds. Like the Sis7012 on ECS boards installs a little prog that's nothing but SFX, and it can do many differant types of fx and even the pitch. But I don't know if there is an effect set by default or not.
Hardass
06-14-2002, 02:36 AM
And why doesn,t it have a reg cdplayer like 2000, what other cdplayers are there, names please.
Smizack
06-14-2002, 09:19 PM
Originally posted by Hardass
And why doesn,t it have a reg cdplayer like 2000, what other cdplayers are there, names please.
Winamp & Musicmatch jukebox.
They should do you just fine.;)
Hardass
06-14-2002, 09:41 PM
I will give one a try.
Smizack
06-14-2002, 09:52 PM
Originally posted by Hardass
I will give one a try.
Winamp is about the simplest one to use, and it works very well.
MMJB on the other hand, takes a bit to load but other than that it's pretty good too and you can burn with it.
ThePunkerGuy
07-23-2002, 11:11 AM
Well if they wont play on 2000 and your just looking for an OS to play the incompatible games on then i would say use 98se. But if your gong to use it allot and need allot of reliablity then use XP
- Mike