[ale] %#&!! Microsoft XP and eMachines

[James P. Kinney III]

I found that function. It is not very capable, it seems. But some things
do seem to be working better.

At some point, I will need to replace my laptop. It looks like they ALL
come with XP. I wonder if I can order a M$ tablet PC with a blank hard
drive?

On Fri, 2002-12-20 at 19:32, F. Grant Robertson wrote:
> Just a thought, have you tried the compatibility settings?  If you right click an exe, then Properties, then the "Compatibility" tab, you can set special compatibility options for older software (resolutions, color depth, windows version). If you set this as admin, and then run the app as a normal user, might that work?  Just a thought, if it's of no use, sorry for the bandwidth.
> 
> -G
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-admin at ale.org [mailto:ale-admin at ale.org]On Behalf Of James P.
> Kinney III
> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 6:20 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux User Group (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: [ale] %#&!! Microsoft XP and eMachines
> 
> 
> That would still involve the purchase of WinKServer, which is simply not
> going to happen. And a dedicated machine to run it on. It's a hog.
> 
> We finally dug up the old version CD. From 1998, it's all 16 bit stuff.
> Guess what XP can't handle well?!?!
> 
> That's right. The old 16 bit binaries. It requires that the user running
> them have administrator status. That makes _NO_SENSE_. Why would an
> older, more fragile application be running with elevated privileges at
> all?!
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