-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Windows 98/Vista
- From: Gman <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:52:24 -0500
VPC 2007 & 2007 SP1 will allow the running of ANY 32-bit OS, as long as it's
been given enough resources of its own to handle that OS. However, it's
unable to handle 64-bit OS's at all. :)
Peace,
Gman
http://www.bornagainamerican.org
"The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Disastar" <disastar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 11:35 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Windows 98/Vista
>I would think that that would work, but I'm not 100% sure because its been
> so long since Microsoft has supported Win98 and there are a few hurdles to
> overcome. For one thing it is harder to do if Vista is installed before
> an
> older version of Windows. You would have to get detailed instructions and
> download all needed files before you install Win98 because once you start
> installing Win98, then Vista won't be bootable until it gets fixed.
> EasyBCD
> seems to be the most popular way to get it working. A much safer way to
> do
> it would be to install Win98 in a VM (Virtual Machine) on the Vista PC.
> Microsoft's Virtual PC is free. Ahh, this site below talks about both
> ways
> somewhat, but please note that it doesn't show nearly enough detail to get
> it working. Hmm, it might be a good idea to find out if Microsoft's
> Virtual
> PC still works with Win98 before you try that.
>
> http://neosmart.net/forums/showthread.php?t=566
>
> Ed
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