[Colum]

I have just updated from NT4 to Win 2000 Pro. I then followed the advice in the FAQ below.
This appears to have had no effect (unless I'm missing something!)
When I right-click on a shortcut, and select properties; I get the normal tabs - General, Shortcut and Security.
Some W95/98 games run OK, but some (eg FIFA 2000) come up with a - "Only works on W95" error...... Any help appreciated

http://www.ntcompatible.com/faq-15.html


Can I fool an application into thinking that Windows 2000 is Windows 95/98/NT4?
The latest Application Compatibility Update has the ability to make a program think it is running under Windows 95/98 or NT 4.0.

To select the OS:
Right click on a shortcut of the program, and click properties, the compatibility tab come up. There are three options:

1) Windows 95 Compatibility Layer,
2) Windows 98 Compatibility Layer, and
3) Windows NT4 SP5 Compatibility Layer

[adamvjackson]

If you have SP2 or newer, all you need to do is register slayerui.dll and that will add the compatibility tab to your shortcuts.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279792

Good luck, hope that helps.

[Colum]

Excellent - Thanks for that.. All now working as expected...


Colum

[adamvjackson]

No problem!