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re: Running XP Programs on 98? Thursday, July 12, 2007 at 5:06 am Posted by Keith Stanier (1655 messages posted) If the spec says Win2k or XP then it won't run on Win98. Unless your HD is big enough to partition and have two operating systems on it. You haven't said which version of Oblivion you are trying to use, there are quite a few out there. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Running XP Programs on 98? Thursday, July 12, 2007 at 11:13 am Posted by gewg_ (4444 messages posted) |[...]there must be a work around to make it run. | ahuman Your naivety is showing. Your lack of knowledge WRT the ways of The Borg is quite obvious. Micros~1 is miserable at chosing names for their products ("Word", "Office", etc).[1] Just because a product has "Windows" in its name DOESN'T mean it is compatible with others with "Windows" in their names. There are 3 distinct bloodlines--each with its own codebase: cache of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:History_of_Windows ++DOS-based+NT-based+CE-based [2] [1] MSFT missed the whole *Internet* thing and ended up playing catch-up with those who did "get" it. That and their (resulting) generic, not-easily-Googled product names is clear evidence that M$ is NOT "visionary" as so many clueless people claim them to be. cache of http://www.dwheeler.com/innovation/microsoft.html [2] ...not to mention variations WITHIN a bloodline. In short: READ THE *MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS* FOR THE ITEM YOU WANT TO PURCHASE --AND BELIEVE IT. [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum