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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-02-10 12:57 PM Original message |
If I download Windows 98, will I screw up my computer? |
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edhopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-02-10 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
1. Partition your hard drive and |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-02-10 01:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Thanks for the warning. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-02-10 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
3. No. It's their BEST package. nt |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-02-10 06:23 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. If you are a true believer in Windows 98 here's THE place for you... |
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Prisoner_Number_Six (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-02-10 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. No. |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-02-10 03:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Thanks. That much I can grasp. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-02-10 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
6. Games that old tend to run great under Linux using Wine. |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-02-10 04:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Good info. Thanks. |
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slay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-02-10 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
8. Just right click the .exe and choose - properties - compatibility - run in Win98 compatability mode |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-02-10 06:29 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Smacks own forehead... |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-02-10 06:30 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Excellent. Thanks. |
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slay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-02-10 07:52 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. np |
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lisbon_255 (4 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-02-10 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
13. probably, unless it's 98 SE |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-02-10 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
14. It's Windows, isn't it? |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
15. You want Win 98 SE - nothing else. Hardware is also an issue. Enter eBay. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 11:51 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. DO NOT USE the 98SE version of IE or you will become a hazard to yourself and others. |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 12:24 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Well, I'll second THAT - Any version of IE is a hazard. |
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