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Getting a Windows 98 game to run on modern windows
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RE: Getting a Windows 98 game to run on modern windows
January 14, 2019 at 2:44 pm
(January 14, 2019 at 2:31 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: I suck at computers. I don't even know what version of windows I have, except that it's "not Windows 10." ------7 maybe?

Anyway, I'm trying to run a Windows 98 game (Neverwinter Nights Diamond Edition) on it but it won't work. I've tried adjusting the compatibility thingie under properties. That didn't work. I've been reading some stuff online that says to uninstall it and reinstall under compatibility mode. I have no idea how to do that.

Any suggestions?

Sledgehammer? Brass knuckles and pepper spray? Lighter fluid and matches?

What? Nobody likes my suggestions.

I am the wrong person to ask. 

I will say this, the more distance between old operating systems vs newer ones, the harder it becomes to get them to be compatible. There are geeks who know how to partition hard drives, and get one segment to mimic older versions. I wouldn't know how to do that though.
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RE: Getting a Windows 98 game to run on modern windows - by Brian37 - January 14, 2019 at 2:44 pm

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