bob bobato
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Is there a windows emulator, for old windows 95 & 3.1 programs? 'Cause Im probably going to switch to vista soon, and I want to know if civ2 will work.
Is there a windows emulator?
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Bestbank Tiger
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There's one called DOSBox.
Don't know how good it is, but it's free and supposedly runs those old games.
You can also check ebay for an old Windows 95 laptop. You should be able to get one cheap by now.
Don't know how good it is, but it's free and supposedly runs those old games.
You can also check ebay for an old Windows 95 laptop. You should be able to get one cheap by now.
Chairman Meow
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I'm sure it'll run in compatibility mode, if that's still in Vista. Also, you could always get an old computer, like Bestbank Tiger suggested. Or if neither of those work, there's always Qemu (too lazy to link... Google it), and you can install Win98 or Win95 into that.
GenMarshall
High Elven ISB Capt & Ghost Agent
Well, you can use VMware player (Its free BTW) and Easyvmx (To create the files needed for a virtual machine) to create a windows emulator. I did the same thing for two Linux Distributions (Lindows and Kubuntu)
Please let me know if you need any assistance on creating your virtual machine.
Please let me know if you need any assistance on creating your virtual machine.
Bestbank Tiger
Deity
And one other possibility (one of the tech experts on here would have to give specific instructions): Partition your hard drive and install Win95 on the "little" one.
croxis
Chat room op
vista may have emulation like xp does, but dual booting or a vm machine are your only real options that I know of
bob bobato
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Just in case someone sees this again. I got vista. Virtually everything negative that has been said about vista on this site... is 90% wrong. I have yet to install a game/program on vista that wouldn't work. I have yet to read an error message. It almost never slows down. The constant 'do you want to...' boxes arent very annoying, and are often helpfull (and much better that an audio CD automatically playing itself). So far, I have had only one problem with vista: For some reason, Starcraft's menus' colours are messed up, but I can still read the writing perfectly and gameplay isn't affected.
One question: Do all the people who said 'vista is so terrible...' actually have vista?
One question: Do all the people who said 'vista is so terrible...' actually have vista?
I don't, and never will.
Friends who have upgraded to Vista keep telling me horror stories, about how much effort they had to put in to make it work correctly, about the stupid "do you want to ..." boxes, etc. Most agree that it wasn't worth the money they spent, for what seems to be just a patch for XP.
Then I keep reading stories, like how branches of the US government are *forbidding* the use of Vista on their networks (for the time being, at least).
Then I read the EULA. (Have you read it? It's a masterpiece. You don't own your operating system, or any data you put on it. You are renting the OS at MS's discretion, and they can pull the plug, and the access to any of your data, any time they want.) I have also read the specs that MS wants hardware manufacturers (especially driver makers) to adhere to. Now that's scary.
Of course, I think XP is crap, also.
bob bobato
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Maybe it worked so bad for them because they didn't get a new computer, and just installed vista. Cause I got a new a new computer, but its pretty powerfull (almost 2 gigs RAM), so that may be why it's doesn't ever slow down. But if you just uprgaded it e=with the minimum requirements, It must run extremely slow. But for me, the 'do you want to.." boxes arent really that annoying, but actually usefull (except for when it needed permission to copy/paste anything, but I disabled that in a sec).
This is going quite off topic for the thread, but ...
Why should I buy a new computer if the one I have is doing everything I need? For instance, three years ago, my wife bought a laptop (which was the previous year's model, so it was on sale). Of course, it came with XP. But even though it is "old", it does what she wants: check email, browse the web, etc. She doesn't want Vista, doesn't need Vista, doesn't even really like XP. Obviously, Vista isn't for her.
And did you know that the most commonly used OS right now is still Windows 98?
(Okay, I *might* be out-of-date on that one.)
Why should I buy a new computer if the one I have is doing everything I need? For instance, three years ago, my wife bought a laptop (which was the previous year's model, so it was on sale
). Of course, it came with XP. But even though it is "old", it does what she wants: check email, browse the web, etc. She doesn't want Vista, doesn't need Vista, doesn't even really like XP. Obviously, Vista isn't for her.And did you know that the most commonly used OS right now is still Windows 98?
(Okay, I *might* be out-of-date on that one.)
bob bobato
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Why should I buy a new computer if the one I have is doing everything I need?
And did you know that the most commonly used OS right now is still Windows 98?
(Okay, I *might* be out-of-date on that one.)
You shouldn't buy a new computer if theres nothing wrong with the one you have. But if you do need to, there's nothing wrong with Vista.
Strider
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The primary reason why I don't plan on getting Vista. Why pay $150 for something that I just RENT when I can get the exact same thing for free and actually own the damned thing?
bob bobato
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I know there's a diference between renting and buying (No need to point that out), but whats the big deal? Its not like theyre going to take it from you, youre not that important. I actually didn't read the EULA (could I still?), so it doesn't change my life, and it wouldn't have if I'd known.
Strider
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Still, why should I pay $150 for something when I can get the exact same thing for $10 (and that was only because I was too lazy to burn the .iso so I just ordered a DVD.) Honestly, it's kind of a rip-off. It's like buying brand name cloth's and the like. Your paying extra just for a name.
GenMarshall
High Elven ISB Capt & Ghost Agent
Why do I need to get a new OS when I have an OS that is still good and can get programs to do things similar that Vista has such as widgets, I can get it for free at Yahoo! Widgets than spending $150 for a new OS, just because I want the new feature.
Also, I dont want Microsoft owning my personal data and creations (I did a lot of locomotive repaints for Microsoft Train Simulator)
the funniest thing about Vista in my opinion was their 'toatally secure' activation thingy...how long did it take to crack it? a few days :crazy:
and the guys who steal it actually have less hassle with it than the honest paying customer :lol
anyway, I'll stick to XP for games and Linux for the rest. one of the reasons is, that I just 'can't' buy a light verision of anything, I always have to have the über-total-all-included-professional-version...and that costs about USD 400.-- right? way too much for my taste.
and the guys who steal it actually have less hassle with it than the honest paying customer :lol
anyway, I'll stick to XP for games and Linux for the rest. one of the reasons is, that I just 'can't' buy a light verision of anything, I always have to have the über-total-all-included-professional-version...and that costs about USD 400.-- right? way too much for my taste.
cthom
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bulls-eye. and every single new computer/laptop is coming out with vista pre-installed. no choice, like it or lump it. if/when i get a new computer i will absolutely insist on the os i want or no sale. if i have to, i'll build one.
GenMarshall
High Elven ISB Capt & Ghost Agent
In all, I perfer Windows XP (Both Home and Professional Editions) more over than the bloated Vista which you need to esentaly gut out your computer and put in more crap into it so that Vista can run properly (I'm refering to the other computers that dont have the "Designed for Windows XP, Vista Ready" stickers however).
Erik Mesoy
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You might be interested in this, too. I suspect that it may be illegal to force bundles on you, so ask for money back.
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