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   Lukas Mariman to Dan Ryan   
   Re: [OT] running W95/98 virtually in XP    
   13 Apr 09 18:01:03   
   
   From: lukas.mariman@NOSPAMgmail.com   
      
   "Dan Ryan"  schreef in bericht   
   news:OYIEl.12120$jZ1.11475@flpi144.ffdc.sbc.com...   
   > "Lukas Mariman"  wrote in message   
   > news:74g7anF13c4fpU1@mid.individual.net...   
   >>A question for the tech-savvy among us... Has anyone had any experience   
   >>running older versions of windows (I'm thinking W98 primarily)?   
   >>   
   >> I'm wondering what the options are, some pointers as to where to start   
   >> looking for good helpful info on how to do it. I have some old software   
   >> I'd like to run (the old Johnny Mnemonic game comes to mind)...   
   >   
   >    Lukas, I've never used it but isn't there a compatibility mode in   
   > Windows XP where you can tell certain programs (like Johnny Mnemonic) to   
   > run in a 95 or 98 environment mode? POD's VM suggestion is excellent, but   
   > maybe using native XP capabilities is a place to start.   
      
   Thansk for the feedback, POD and Dan! I will try out all options. Or die   
   trying!   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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