Trick software into thinking its loading on Win98 not WinXP 1

[lance59]

I have some software on 3.5 floppies that checks to see if the OS is Win95 or 98, if it is, it continues to load the software, if not it ends.

Is there a way to trick the software into thinking that the OS is Win98, so I can load the software? Once loaded I can run it in Win98 compatibility mode so it should run just fine. I just need to get it to load.

TIA

 

[garybritt]

So Glenn what you are saying is it didn't do any harm at all to your computer, but just wasn't helpful in running that particular program ?

I don't think you need to be wary of something that does no harm, but may not work to solve every problem. That same statement is true of the apcompat and other MS programs that come with windows and try to handle these kinds of issues.

It may very well solve the problem this guy is having.

Gary Britt

 

[Glenn9999]

No I'm saying it stopped the program from running properly at all. And this was a simple program, too. If it does this to a simple program, what might it do to something that might cause harm.

I deleted the program immediately (the uninstall program failed too) because of that exact fear, that it will harm my system.

 

[garybritt]

Glenn9999

Why were you trying to use it with a program that works without it? Its not made for that. Maybe that was the problem. It assumes the program won't run and sets about doing things similar to Microsoft's appcompat.exe to try and get it to run. It would be understandable that those things might interfere or not work with a program that runs already without. Its central assumption is bad in such a test.

Gary

 

[allteltec]

I have 10+ computers that I need to run 98 programs, and old ver. of H.P. openView for a OC12 Fiber system and Procom Plus dos ver. I just set up a dual boot XP and Win98Se, no problems that way.