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No games for WIN2K

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by illusiverecords

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Does anyone know why it not possible to load games onto a computer using WIN2K Pro ? It has to do with it not being based on DOS huh ?

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by thechas

Windows 2000 still supports DOS applications.

The reason W2K does not handle some games, is that the OS was written as a replacement for Windows NT. Thus, it was designed for business work-stations.

Many of the dll files and commands that highlevel games require are not included in, or supported by W2K.

The exclusion of the game related files and commands is part of why W2K is so reliable and stable.

I believe that you will find that most if not all of your games will run under XP.
However, on many corporate networks, the System Administrator purposely disables the game related features to improve stability and security.

Chas

by illusiverecords

That confirms what I have been told, thank you very much. Now I have to format the ole hard drives and put XP on my machine.

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