Hi
Apologies for not giving the link. I found it somewhere in the forum. It is http://siderealb0x.250free.com/SK98DownloadPage.html. These appear to have a different startup.exe given the size difference. Hope it works.
Hi rackafritz,
I'm also using Windows 7 home premium. Is the setup.exe file you are using the small one in DISK1 that is 58.5 kb and created 7/15/97? That worked for me. When I first tried the small setup file I also had the zip files in the mix and it choked. But when I put all unzipped...
Hi rackafritz,
I had a large setup file and Windows 7 choked on it. So, I went back to basics by downloading each of the 7 compressed files, (checking them for viruses, unzipping them, and then putting all 7 of the folders (each with the unzipped file labeled Disk1, etc into one folder. It is...
Hi WDane and jglfla,
Success! I now have sidekick 98 operating on windows 7 home premium. I went back to basics and started over with the 7disk files. Then using the setup.exe in disk1 file. I got past the setup warning and then assigned the software to c:\Sidekick\Sidekick98 (since I...
Hi W Dane
Thanks for the clarification. My problem is that when I start the setup.exe file for SK98 it won't let me get to where I might install it in a different folder. It just immediately gives me an error message that the software is not compatible. Is there any way to install it directly...
JGFLA
Could you give me the specifics of your install? I couldn't find the reference you made in the notes. I have a new Windows 7 computer and sidekick 98 which worked fine under xp sp2. I can't even get the install to run. Tried all the standard compatibility changes to no avail.
Thanks
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