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Will programs that require Windows 95 work with Windows XP?

April 26, 2017Computers operating Programs require Software SYSTEMS Windows 95 Windows XP

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Will programs that require Windows 95 work with Windows XP?

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They might, but I would not count on it. I have a computer game (Warcraft II) that is compatible with Windows 95. However, it does not work properly under the installation of Windows 2000 that I have running in Virtual PC on my Mac. (I got it on a hybrid CD with the Mac version.) The game appears to actually be a DOS program and, according to my brother who is the computer expert in the family, Microsoft made some significant changes in the way Windows handles DOS applications between Windows 95 and 98. These changes apparently prevent this game for working under later versions of Windows. So, if it is actually a DOS program, then it may not work. On the other hand a program actually written for Windows might work. I am sure that someone more knowledgeable in Windows will be able to clarify this point. (Personally, I would dearly like to get my hands on the means to created a Windows 95 /3.2 boot partition for use with my installation of VPC. On my last computer, a 1 GHz G4, the game r