Fat 32 emulator 2

[kevint21]

I have been using windows 2000 for 6 months now with no problems. However i have a game which i used to play on my pc when it was installed with Fat32. Now that i have started using NTFS the game wont run properly.

Does anyone know what software i can use eg maybe an emulator or something so i can still play this game without having to change back to fat32

 

[franklin97355]

Are you sure the problem is with the disk formatting or is there some other feature of 2000 that may be causing the problem? Or a lack in the game?

 

[wolluf]

echoing franklin - sounds like a compatibility issue. 2k (assuming at least sp3 I think) has a compatibility mode similar to XP (you can run apps in 9x/NT mode). Also, is it a windows or a dos based game - as many dos games don't run properly in 2k (eg, if they need to access the hardware directly - 2k won't let them, 2jk has no sound support for dos/command prompt)

 

[jrbarnett]

The other thing that may be worth considering is filesystem permissions on the folders which the game uses. Many games don't run properly if the user account doesn't have Administrator level permissions on the PC, due to poor design on the part of the authors.

John

 

[sydspirit2]

You can add a compatabilty mode to win2k just like winxp has. This doesn't always work but it is worth a try. After installing just right click on short cut, go to properties and there will be a compatability tab. Good luck.


Compatibility mode provides an environment for running programs that more closely reflects the behavior of either Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. These modes resolve several of the most common issues that prohibit older programs from working correctly with Windows 2000. Programs that experience issues after migration may benefit from being started in one of these compatibility environments.

Log on as Administrator,

Click Start, and then click Run,

In the Open box, type the following command, and then click OK, where %SystemRoot% is the drive and folder in which Windows 2000 is installed:

regsvr32 %systemroot%\apppatch\slayerui.dll

Administrators can use a program shortcut to set the compatibility mode for a target program. This requires that the Compatibility-mode properties be correctly installed and registered on the computer by using the previous steps. To enable Compatibility mode by using a program shortcut:

Log on as Administrator,

Right-click the shortcut, and then click Properties,
Click the Compatibility tab. This tab appears only if the Compatibility-mode interface has been properly enabled on the computer,

Click to select the Run in Compatibility Mode check box to enable Compatibility-mode support for the program,

Click either Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 compatibility mode in the drop-down box,

Click OK to save the changes,

Double-click the shortcut to run the program.