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Win XP rant/Audio Software Question

johnjohn320

johnjohn320

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Rant: Why the heck does Windows XP refuse to work with so many programs written for 98/ME? All other Windows OS's seem to more or less be "backwards-compatible" in this sense, why not XP? I just spent forever and a day downloading Pro Tools (10 megs, yes that's huge for my 56k), and tried to install it. It apparently won't work with XP, cause it gives a message about only working with "98 SE and higher". It worked fine on my old ME machine. And besides, what does XP actually offer us that wasn't there in ME or 98? People were all like "oooh, XP's the next big thing, picture the move from 3.1 to 95, it's gonna be that big, it's gonna be sooo much better. Now, I don't claim to be quite the guru that I'm sure many of the folks here are, but I do consider myself somewhat of an "advanced user", in that I do much more on my computer than your average user would likely attempt. So far, I've really found no major differences between this and ME, and it certainly isn't any more stable. After about a month of use, to me XP=ME with prettier graphics. :disgust:

Question: Are there any good, free alternatives to Pro Tools? I know it's pretty much the industry standard, and I loved and had gotten used to using it. But, well, see above paragraph.

Thanks, folks.
 
cuz the code is more towards the winNT/2000 side, hence the no backwards-compatibility for a lot of software. MS does have Powertoys for XP, i dont know the link but it's out there, search google for it
 
MS does have Powertoys for XP, i dont know the link but it's out there, search google for it
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Back up-what's PowerToys?

WinXP does have emulation mode for games and things you are having issues with.
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Hmmm....you have my interest. Care to explain further?
 
power toys = tweaks created by microsoft developers to further enhance your microsoft windows xp experience. download it, it's worth it

emulation mode - right click -> properties -> compatibility -> run software under etc. etc.
 
emulation mode - right click -> properties -> compatibility -> run software under etc. etc.
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Hmm...interesting little feature-I hadn't noticed it before. However, it doesn't seem to solve the problem. 🙁 While it does get me a step further in the installation process than I could before with this particular file, it still refuses to install after a certain point with "98/ME" selected under compatibility.

power toys = tweaks created by microsoft developers to further enhance your microsoft windows xp experience. download it, it's worth it
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I mean this in a completely polite and non-rude way, but that doesn't really tell me anything. 😉 What kind of tweaks? How does it 'enhance my experience'?
 
johnjohn320 a platinum member should able to perform a simple search to find out information on the subject of your choosing. I went to dogpile and seached for Widow XP Power Toys and came up the the following link:


Windows Power Toys

This Windows web site describes all the features and allows you to download them as well.

PS - I'm not trying to be rude and please don't take my comments that way but I learned here on the forums that anything can be found with a little effort (and that's all I applied with my search is a little effort). I hope the link helps to answer some of your questions. Good Luck.

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