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by armando_santos

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I was told that XP could simulate (or) emulate older versions, such as Win98.....I tried this and could not get any results.....any suggestions? or did I mis-interpret what I was told?.....thank you

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by dklippert

It tries. Click on the Start button and then Help and Support. Search for compatibility and then choose "Getting older programs to run on Windows XP" to see a description of the process. It does not work with all older programs, especially those that manipulate hardware.

by rapidad

To add to what Oklippert said, this actually goes way back. Under the w2k regime it was apcompat.exe from the support folder, and there was one for the NT4.0 version. You can count on the THUMBS of one foot how many times this has actually worked onreal programs. Get the upgraded program!! Good Luck

by borginva

One way is making it look like older versions. I have disabled everything that makes XP look like XP. You can go to SETTINGS>TASKBAR and right click o DESKTOP and make any changes you want to make it look "classic." After using Atomic XP, my SEARCH is now of a 2000 style and much simpler to use.
Mine looks like 98 and works like 98, without any compatability changes (for my programs) with the exception of one DOS game, but all other DOS stuff works.

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