Changing PC running mode to 98, how?

[machineman9]

im trying to install the original WORMS game, only problem is... it was designed for windows98, and im running XP.  i remember being able to change the running mode of my PC to run 98, but that was several years ago and ive forgotten... so can someone please refresh my memory on how to install a windows 98 game on XP

thanks

[eno]

Install as normal then locate the exe file.

Right click on the exe file and choose properties.... then compatibility and choose the OS you require.

[machineman9]

my CD drive isnt noticing that there is a disk in it... and whenever i press install, it crashes

[Fozzer]

my CD drive isnt noticing that there is a disk in it... and whenever i press install, it crashes

Someone has been using your original Worms disk to scrape the paint off the wall...
...it's damaged... ...!

Paul...runs Win '98 SE and all my "old" programs on my second Hard Drive... ...!
Win XP on the main drive....Win '98 SE on the 2nd. drive!

[machineman9]

hmm, the disk looks very clean and unscratched, but i think it is to do with the MS Dos it uses

[Mictheslik]

When my PC only had windows 98 I could never get the original worms to work......my advice...Buy worms armegeddon....the best worms ever released!

.Mic

[machineman9]

hmm, ill see (im very low on cash and i need to have this installed by wednesday preferably)

[Fozzer]

Remember tho'....

Although I have Win '98 SE on my second hard drive and zillions of old PC games, many of them won't work on the latest graphics cards with their latest drivers.

I often have to re-install my old spare 3DFX Voodoo graphics cards back in the computer again to get very old (pre '98 and MS DOS) games to run...   ...!

Many games were written to only work on certain graphics cards in the "olden days"......!

Paul...From Olden Times.... ...!