what about those of us who don't care about security and want to play our
ipx games is there a way to make it optional or maby an extra that dose not
get installed with vista? that way the clueless people that don't know what
it is don't have to worry about it, and the ones that want to use it can
take the risk.

Goomba;558334 Wrote:

> what about those of us who don't care about security and want to pla
> ou
> ipx games is there a way to make it optional or maby an extra that dos
> no
> get installed with vista? that way the clueless people that don't kno
> wha
> it is don't have to worry about it, and the ones that want to use i
> ca
> take the risk

I agree! I'm planning a LAN party with a couple of old friends and w
were eagerly waiting to get play C&C and RA1... until today

RA1 LAN mode only works with IPX/SPX and I have a 64-bit Vista Hom
Premium. Isn't there any way to install IPX/SPX (to 64-bit Vista, I kno
a way to get it working in 32-bit), does anyone know? I even bought th
C&C - The First Decade because of this LAN happening

--
juki

Surprise !!! Nope .. !!

IPX/SPX is Novell proprietary protocol. In order to install the protocol you
should install the client (older Win vers used NWLink for desktop OS).
Because Vista is a client solution and does not accept third-party solutions
like IPX/SPX, I personally expect to find it on Windows Server 2008 ... who
knows?!?




Application Compatibility -- Migrating from Windows 2000 or Windows XP


Application Compatibility-Migrating from Windows 2000 or Windows XP
Professional

Because Microsoft® Windows 2000 and Microsoft® Windows XP Professional share
common attributes with Windows Vista, almost all applications that run on
Windows 2000 and Windows XP Professional run without modification on Windows
Vista. However, a few applications are affected by the differences between
Windows XP and Windows Vista.

One example is antivirus software. Due to changes between the version of
NTFS included with Windows NT 4.0 and the version of NTFS included with
Windows Vista, file system filters used by antivirus software no longer
function between the two file systems. Another example is third-party
networking software (such as TCP/IP or IPX/SPX protocol stacks) written for
Windows NT Workstation 4.0. The following features and applications cannot
be properly upgraded to Windows Vista:
..

Applications that depend on file-system filters. For example antivirus
software, disk tools, and disk quota software.
..

Custom power-management solutions and tools. Windows Vista support for
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) and Advanced Power
Management (APM) replaces these. Remove all such custom solutions and tools
before upgrading.
..

Custom Plug and Play solutions. These are no longer necessary, because
Windows Vista provides full Plug and Play support. Remove all custom Plug
and Play solutions before upgrading.
..

Fault-tolerant options such as disk mirrors.
..

Third-party network clients and services.
..

Virus scanners.
..

Uninterruptible power supplies.

Important:


You must remove virus scanners, third-party network services, and
third-party client software before starting the Windows Vista Setup program.

SOURCE:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/Window....mspx?mfr=true


"juki" <juki.32mqsz@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
news:juki.32mqsz@no-mx.forums.net...

>
> Goomba;558334 Wrote:

>> what about those of us who don't care about security and want to play
>> our
>> ipx games is there a way to make it optional or maby an extra that dose
>> not
>> get installed with vista? that way the clueless people that don't know
>> what
>> it is don't have to worry about it, and the ones that want to use it
>> can
>> take the risk.

>
>
> I agree! I'm planning a LAN party with a couple of old friends and we
> were eagerly waiting to get play C&C and RA1... until today.
>
> RA1 LAN mode only works with IPX/SPX and I have a 64-bit Vista Home
> Premium. Isn't there any way to install IPX/SPX (to 64-bit Vista, I know
> a way to get it working in 32-bit), does anyone know? I even bought the
> C&C - The First Decade because of this LAN happening.
>
>
> --
> juki

So if i wana play any games that require IPX I have to have something other
than Vista...

I recommend you a virtual machine with W98 just for that game

"Goomba" <Goomba@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:42642829-8236-472E-AF90-FB56ADB975E5@microsoft.com...

>
> So if i wana play any games that require IPX I have to have something
> other
> than Vista...