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NeuromancerWGDD'U · 10-29-2005, 12:37 AM

The reason you've not been able to install anything in the beta is because Vista has no 16-bit support (at least I believe that to be the problem you're having), and since almost all installers rely on 16-bit processes... In the new Windows you'll have to get an emulator to install programs that rely on a 16-bit installer. I don't like that all games released previous to Vista will be run through a software layer, because in graphic-heavy games gameplay will likely become intolerable. All-in-all I'm disappointed with the new Windows, but I guess I'll just have to suck it up and deal with it, because it may very well become the next XP (or, if everything goes just wrong, the new ME

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10-29-2005, 12:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
NeuromancerWGDD'U Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: I miss Oregon... Age: 18 Posts: 477	The reason you've not been able to install anything in the beta is because Vista has no 16-bit support (at least I believe that to be the problem you're having), and since almost all installers rely on 16-bit processes... In the new Windows you'll have to get an emulator to install programs that rely on a 16-bit installer. I don't like that all games released previous to Vista will be run through a software layer, because in graphic-heavy games gameplay will likely become intolerable. All-in-all I'm disappointed with the new Windows, but I guess I'll just have to suck it up and deal with it, because it may very well become the next XP (or, if everything goes just wrong, the new ME ). __________________ My little machine: S423 Pentium 4 1.3Ghz, 4x256 16-bit RIMM RAM, 32MB TNT2 video card. I think it may be time to upgrade... The upgrade! My machine will soon be a 939 X2 4000+, 4x512 DDR400, and an 8600GTS.