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Smackrazor
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It is the best MS OS ever!!!
A must get for anyone!
A must get for anyone!
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Yup. And here's a way to not have to use the serial number.
>It is the best MS OS
>ever!!!
>
>A must get for anyone!
Yes it is pretty good, unfortunately my crappy ATI card prevented it from working on my system. I'll have to use it when I upgrade.
A very good idea for installing Win2K pro is to copy the entire CD to your hard drive and install via DOS so you have a completely clean install. Here's what I think is the best way to do it:
First obtain a copy of Smartdrv.exe from an old copy of Win95 or MSDOS. Run it with no parameters, copy over the entire CD to your hard drive using it, then open up this file with a text editor: i386\setupp.ini
Change the "000" at the end of one of the lines (I can't remember which it is) to "270" and you will not have to enter in a serial number to install Win2k pro.
I had to use that method because I obtained my copy of Win2K via a website and it had no serial number.
Run the program WINNT.exe on in the i386 directory to install via DOS. Smartdrv.exe is vital to make your file copying LOTS faster (about 5x or so).
-Xotor-
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>It is the best MS OS
>ever!!!
>
>A must get for anyone!
Yes it is pretty good, unfortunately my crappy ATI card prevented it from working on my system. I'll have to use it when I upgrade.
A very good idea for installing Win2K pro is to copy the entire CD to your hard drive and install via DOS so you have a completely clean install. Here's what I think is the best way to do it:
First obtain a copy of Smartdrv.exe from an old copy of Win95 or MSDOS. Run it with no parameters, copy over the entire CD to your hard drive using it, then open up this file with a text editor: i386\setupp.ini
Change the "000" at the end of one of the lines (I can't remember which it is) to "270" and you will not have to enter in a serial number to install Win2k pro.
I had to use that method because I obtained my copy of Win2K via a website and it had no serial number.
Run the program WINNT.exe on in the i386 directory to install via DOS. Smartdrv.exe is vital to make your file copying LOTS faster (about 5x or so).
-Xotor-
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Guest
Guest
RE: Yup. And here's a way to not have to use the serial num
The one problem I had with Windows 2000 Professional is that it wouldn't play some games (if that's what you're using it for). For example, I tried installed the classic "Commandos", and it simply said something along the lines of "Cannot be installed on an NT operating system". I guess it's because it thinks it's the old NT? Or maybe because Win2k is "professional" and not meant for games? I have a shitload of other games installed that work, though...
The one problem I had with Windows 2000 Professional is that it wouldn't play some games (if that's what you're using it for). For example, I tried installed the classic "Commandos", and it simply said something along the lines of "Cannot be installed on an NT operating system". I guess it's because it thinks it's the old NT? Or maybe because Win2k is "professional" and not meant for games? I have a shitload of other games installed that work, though...
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RE: Yup. And here's a way to not have to use the serial num
>The one problem I had with
>Windows 2000 Professional is that
>it wouldn't play some games
>(if that's what you're using
>it for). For example, I
>tried installed the classic "Commandos",
>and it simply said something
>along the lines of "Cannot
>be installed on an NT
>operating system". I guess it's
>because it thinks it's the
>old NT? Or maybe because
>Win2k is "professional" and not
>meant for games? I have
>a shitload of other games
>installed that work, though...
Windows 2000 (maybe NT) looks into the header of the executable and treats games that were designed to run on Windows 95 or something as uninstallable. Fallout 1 is a good example. The truth of the matter is that most of these games can be installed without a hitch. For instance to install Fallout 1 on your 2000 system you just have to copy over all the files yourself and rename the executable file that is disguised as another file on the CD. Fallout 1, as well as many older like Quake II were build solid and can function alone without installing special DLLs into the system directory that makes the game useless if you don't actually install it. If you need to check for game compatiblility, go to www.ntcompatible.com, where many users have posted how to install older games when Windows won't let you.
-Xotor-
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>The one problem I had with
>Windows 2000 Professional is that
>it wouldn't play some games
>(if that's what you're using
>it for). For example, I
>tried installed the classic "Commandos",
>and it simply said something
>along the lines of "Cannot
>be installed on an NT
>operating system". I guess it's
>because it thinks it's the
>old NT? Or maybe because
>Win2k is "professional" and not
>meant for games? I have
>a shitload of other games
>installed that work, though...
Windows 2000 (maybe NT) looks into the header of the executable and treats games that were designed to run on Windows 95 or something as uninstallable. Fallout 1 is a good example. The truth of the matter is that most of these games can be installed without a hitch. For instance to install Fallout 1 on your 2000 system you just have to copy over all the files yourself and rename the executable file that is disguised as another file on the CD. Fallout 1, as well as many older like Quake II were build solid and can function alone without installing special DLLs into the system directory that makes the game useless if you don't actually install it. If you need to check for game compatiblility, go to www.ntcompatible.com, where many users have posted how to install older games when Windows won't let you.
-Xotor-
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Smackrazor
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RE: Yup. And here's a way to not have to use the serial num
>>The one problem I had with
>>Windows 2000 Professional is that
>>it wouldn't play some games
>>(if that's what you're using
>>it for). For example, I
>>tried installed the classic "Commandos",
>>and it simply said something
>>along the lines of "Cannot
>>be installed on an NT
>>operating system". I guess it's
>>because it thinks it's the
>>old NT? Or maybe because
>>Win2k is "professional" and not
>>meant for games? I have
>>a shitload of other games
>>installed that work, though...
>
>Windows 2000 (maybe NT) looks into
>the header of the executable
>and treats games that were
>designed to run on Windows
>95 or something as uninstallable.
> Fallout 1 is a
>good example. The truth
>of the matter is that
>most of these games can
>be installed without a hitch.
> For instance to install
>Fallout 1 on your 2000
>system you just have to
>copy over all the files
>yourself and rename the executable
>file that is disguised as
>another file on the CD.
> Fallout 1, as well
>as many older like Quake
>II were build solid and
>can function alone without installing
>special DLLs into the system
>directory that makes the game
>useless if you don't actually
>install it. If you
>need to check for game
>compatiblility, go to www.ntcompatible.com, where
>many users have posted how
>to install older games when
>Windows won't let you.
>
>-Xotor-
>
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Can't you just right click on the exe click the compatibility tab and click compatible with windows 95?
>>The one problem I had with
>>Windows 2000 Professional is that
>>it wouldn't play some games
>>(if that's what you're using
>>it for). For example, I
>>tried installed the classic "Commandos",
>>and it simply said something
>>along the lines of "Cannot
>>be installed on an NT
>>operating system". I guess it's
>>because it thinks it's the
>>old NT? Or maybe because
>>Win2k is "professional" and not
>>meant for games? I have
>>a shitload of other games
>>installed that work, though...
>
>Windows 2000 (maybe NT) looks into
>the header of the executable
>and treats games that were
>designed to run on Windows
>95 or something as uninstallable.
> Fallout 1 is a
>good example. The truth
>of the matter is that
>most of these games can
>be installed without a hitch.
> For instance to install
>Fallout 1 on your 2000
>system you just have to
>copy over all the files
>yourself and rename the executable
>file that is disguised as
>another file on the CD.
> Fallout 1, as well
>as many older like Quake
>II were build solid and
>can function alone without installing
>special DLLs into the system
>directory that makes the game
>useless if you don't actually
>install it. If you
>need to check for game
>compatiblility, go to www.ntcompatible.com, where
>many users have posted how
>to install older games when
>Windows won't let you.
>
>-Xotor-
>
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Can't you just right click on the exe click the compatibility tab and click compatible with windows 95?