Run 98 in window of XP

[TSSTechie]

Hi

Is it possible to run Windows 98 in a Window inside Windows XP. I have quite a few games which I used to enjoy playing but they won't work under XP. I have try compatability settings, updated sound / graphics card drivers, any available patches for the games in question and even e-mailed the producers of these games all to no avail. I don't really want to dual boot as I like XP's security and most of the time I will want to use XP anyway and even when I want to play these games, I don't usually decide this until the computer is up and running which would mean rebooting to get into 98 and then rebooting again once i'm donje playing to get back into XP. I would like to just launch Win98 as an app in Win XP and then just be able to close the window to get back to XP.

Hope this makes sense

Thanks in advance

TSSTechie

May The Force Be With You

 

[wolluf]

Short answer is no.

Various people have recommended VMWARE (which allows multiple operating systems to be loaded at once - but I think its quite expensive).

As you don't want dual boot - how about getting hold of a cheap second hand machine to run your win98 games on?

 

[Tams]

Hi,
You can also use Connectix Virtual PC, not quite as memory intensive as VM ware and works like a charm. Again its going to cost you!!

Tam