Windows 98 on Virtual PC

On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:03:36 +0000, Paul Power wrote
(in article
):

[re running Windows 98 software in XP]

> For your software to run in Windows XP, try this:
>
> Go to Virtual PC in the Menu bar and select 'Preferences'. Go to
> 'Script Menu' and install it.

OK, done that. It now shows "installed".

> Now, in the Menu bar at the top fo the screen, click on the Scripts
> icon, point to 'Virtual PC Scripts' and then 'Toubleshooting' and then
> click on 'Toggle Compatibility Mode' and you will be asked if you want
> to enable Compatibility Mode. Say 'Yes' and try running your software.

Despite having installed Script Menu, I don't have a Scripts icon at this
point. Have tried quitting VPC and starting it again, but all I have on the
Menu Bar is VPC - File - Edit - PC - Drives - Window - Help (as before). I
have looked into all the items and the Help files, but cannot find "Virtual
PC Scripts" - the only item showing up is Apple Scripts. I am running VPC
Version 7.0.3. Am I missing the obvious somewhere?



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Sally in Shropshire, UK

On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:23:26 +0000, Helpful Harry wrote
(in article ):

[re running Windows 98 software on Windows XP]

<snip>
> the original person may not need Windows 98 at all. There is the
> occasional piece of software that doesn't like Windows XP, but many can
> be "persuaded" to run.
>
> I haven't tried it on anything myself, but you could try the following
> process to coax the "language CD" into working with XP.
>
> 1. Insert game CD and close the autoplay window when it pops up.
> 2. Use Windows Explorer to expand the CD and find the install icon.
> 3. Right-click on the installation icon (Setup.exe) and select
> Properties.
> 4. Click on the "Compatibility" tab at the top of your new Properties
> window.
> 5. Check the box and select "Windows 98/Me" from the pull-down menu.
> 6. Install the software like you normally would.
> 7. Once installed, repeat from step 3...only this time use Windows
> Explorer to search for the software launch icon and change the
> compatibility there, too.


Harry, that _was_ helpful, in that I didn't know about (or had forgotten) the
Compatibility tab, and I was in high hopes that this would work. It does now
install pretty well but hangs when I try to run it, saying "searching for
Rosetta Stone media".

I have now tracked down the original creators of the software (which have
gone out of business) and also the people that bought the rights, and have
emailed them both asking if it is possible to run this. Otherwise I will
have to put Windows 98 on my VPC and try again.

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Sally in Shropshire, UK