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by birdmanjon

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I have an odd question... is there a way to make windows 2k look like xp to the programs, but not upgrade to or actually be xp or by running an emulator. (Like I just want to exchange system files,) but I am not sure witch ones or the easiest way to do this.

I ask because I strongly dislike the some of the changes Microsoft made. However, increasingly I find my programs no longer compatible with 2k, such as my new mp4 player & c&c3, among others. I have a copy of xp home... (That is one of the reasons I dislike it so much, memory hog, lacking some functions I Use often, and I am just happier with 2k other than I?m losing compatibility)

As a side note I have been trying to learn lynx for a little while, but I am reluctant to put it on my good computer just yet, witch means I can?t play my newest games (although I can?t anyway unless I can trick my computer)

Any advice would be most appreciated, and thanks in advance.

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by maniacman

XP can run applications in older legacy versions of Windows using compatibility mode, but what's you're trying to do with Win2k is impossible..no ifs ands or buts.

by birdmanjon

That does not mean it can?t be done? surely, someone knows how.
I would like to know what the consequences might be if I swapped some of the .dll ?s.

by thumbsup2

the system will fail to boot and you'll need to wipe the drive and reinstall the OS.

Like ManiacMan said, what you are asking is impossible. If you want the look and feel of XP, then install XP. Otherwise, you're stuck with what you have. It is what it is.

by the scummy one

why continue? You say you have a copy of XP, but dont want to install it.
Ok, then dont buy SW and HW that requires it!!!
or
get another system and build it with XP and you can have both
OR
run a virtual machine and have XP on that!
or
get a HDD bay, make it your primary, get 2 trays for it, ave a HDD for XP and a hdd for 2k

there are solutions

by birdmanjon

I am getting an error message:

"The procedure entry point GetVolumePathNamesForVolumeNameW could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll." and I beleve it is because the soft ware was ment for xp, witch I wont run... and I just wasted god money on it.

oh, and I ment my not me...

by the scummy one

you should always look at system requirements. ManiacMan is right, you cannot do what you are trying to do.

Many files for the OS are stamped with what OS, and SP version it is compatible with. This is to keep the system stable (more or less). changing dll's will only result in a loss of stability, or a complete OS failure.

Maybe you should spend some time looking at the SW requirements (or HW requirements if you want to attach it to your comp)...

Just a thought.

McFly -- LOL -- ManiacMan, you are a funny guy!!!

by birdmanjon

My computer exceeds the min specs for the software... and for a while there was a long strech were if the box says its compatible with xp then it was compatible with 2k... And in the case of the mp4 player it did not specify an os other than "windows or mac", no verision was specifed, untill I got it home and put in the cd, "you must be running xp home or better to install this software"... something like that. At first I thought this might just be for the videos, but no, you cant even use it as a flash drive without the software installed.

Any way thanks for taking the time to read my post.

So I am looking for a way around upgrading...
any suggestions?

by maniacman

"Hello....McFly", as stated by Biff while knocking on the head of McFly senior.

by birdmanjon

I whant the OS to think that its xp, and report that its xp to the software with out using xp

by birdmanjon

Does someone know how to or where to veiw a how to on, makeing Command and Conquer 3-Tiberium Wars, run on a win 2k comp?

by rob miners

OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista (32-bit; 64-bit versions of Vista are not supported)

CPU: 2.0GHz or high, or AMD equivalent, Vista - 2.2 GHZ

RAM: 512 MB or more, Vista - 1GB RAM or more

Disk Drive: 8x or faster DVD drive for retail SKUs, not required for digitally downloaded version

Hard Drive: 6.0 GB or more of free space

Video: GeForce4, ATI Radeon 8500 or greater (ATI Radeon 9200 and 9250 PCI, NVIDIA Geforce 4 MX cards not supported.). Windows Vista - NVIDIA GeForce 6100 or ATI Radeon 9500 or greater. Labtop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported.

Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card

Network, Internet Multiplayer: 2 players (no voice support) ? 56 Kbps Internet connection; 2-8 players (with voice transmission) ? Broadband-class connection

Edit:
This should have been posted as a new question. You should give a thumb to the others who have already answerd you.
Rob

by thechas

Alright, we now have the crux f your problem defined.

W2K was built to be a "WORKSTATION" to replace Windows NT for business use. One of the issues with W2K is that is does lack some functions that games require.

If you want to use your computer for games, than you need XP.

One option would be to set up your system as a dual boot with W2K and XP. That way, you would maintain the functionality of W2K and have the features of XP you need for games.

As to changing a few system files to make W2K "look" like XP to software, that can't happen. Once you start changing system files, the changes will cascade through all the OS files and the registry in order for your PC to function.

Chas

by computercookie

compared to XP, you can change XP to look like 98/W2K if you like.

Most major hardware/software providers were too busy writing drivers for XP when W2K was released as they knew that it coming at a certain date and MS had changed their policy and actually canvassed vendors to supply same.

Also I feel that it is accepted that a lot of hardware/software providers decided that it was a good opportunity to force users to purchase an upgrade for low end products.

You give know details of your hardware, so it's difficult to advise you on how to upgrade!

by rahouseholder

I disagree with you saying W2K is crap. I use both W2K and Xp systems at work. The W2K are far more stable and faster on the same hardware than XP. However, I use XP at home because of the compatibility issues he is describing. W2K is a great OS for office environments, which it was designed for. It was never meant to be on a gaming system...

by dumphrey

and while in many cases 2k is faster, there are times when XP is faster. It seems to me that memory management on XP is alittle beter then in 2K, and XP deffinately makes better use of > 1Gb of ram. That being said, I am really not sure why birdmanjon is reluctant to switch to XP. XP SP2 is stable, well understood, and close enough to 2k in Classic Mode to have next to no learning curve at all.

by thumbsup2

[i]and for a while there was a long strech were if the box says its compatible with xp then it was compatible with 2k[/i]

You have this backwards. When XP was first new, software DESIGNED for older operating systems such as 98/2K would publish the fact that it was "compatible" with XP, meaning it might actually run on XP. Then, software vendors started making their software "designed" for XP and SOMETIMES it would be backwards compatible with Win2K, but not always. But, just because it was compatible with XP didn't mean it would work on 2K. The software had to specifically state that it would run on 2K vs 98SE. Many did not.

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