monty python's meaning of life and windows xp

Posted: 12-10-2003, 03:49 PM

bob

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I have the meaning of life game, which i used to run
successfully on w 98. Trying to install it on my W XP
system, I get an error message: "this program requires
Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 or higher."

Is windows XP not backward compatible? Is there a patch
I can download to run this program? I am not really
interested in buying Windows NT and running a dual boot
machine. Appreciate any help.

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Chris H.

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Re: monty python's meaning of life and windows xp

Posted: 12-10-2003, 03:55 PM

There may be recent patches for the game itself, Bob, but you can use
Compatibility Mode (see Help and Support) to run older games. There's also
good information here:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tre...n/lgcyapps.asp
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"bob" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have the meaning of life game, which i used to run
> successfully on w 98. Trying to install it on my W XP
> system, I get an error message: "this program requires
> Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 or higher."
>
> Is windows XP not backward compatible? Is there a patch
> I can download to run this program? I am not really
> interested in buying Windows NT and running a dual boot
> machine. Appreciate any help.

bob

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Re: monty python's meaning of life and windows xp

Posted: 12-10-2003, 09:06 PM

changing compatibility by using explorer when looking at
the programs exe files did the trick. thanks for your
help.

>-----Original Message-----
>There may be recent patches for the game itself, Bob,

but you can use

>Compatibility Mode (see Help and Support) to run older

games. There's also

>good information here:
>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?

url=/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/lgcyapps.asp

>--
>Chris H.
>Microsoft Windows MVP
>Associate Expert
>Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>"bob" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

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>news:00c301c3bf3d$8d5739c0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> I have the meaning of life game, which i used to run
>> successfully on w 98. Trying to install it on my W XP
>> system, I get an error message: "this program requires
>> Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 or higher."
>>
>> Is windows XP not backward compatible? Is there a

patch

>> I can download to run this program? I am not really
>> interested in buying Windows NT and running a dual boot
>> machine. Appreciate any help.
>
>
>.
>

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