Since this is a gap system, Microsoft has assigned NOTHING to differentiate
it from XP. Therefore programs designated XP, may or may not install on
this system. Most of the programs I have tried to install which aren't
compatible say to contact the program supplier and stop. Last night I tried
to install a program for XP.
It got to the point of 'installing drivers' and it froze. It was using the
Windows InstallShield. The only way to stop it was to use task manager.
Figured I would do the same as XP32 and do a system restore, and delete its
files from the Programs file.
So far so good. There was a restore point set before the install. I
selected it and everything seemed fine, but when the system rebooted it
stopped with the desktop and no icons. I gave it an hour to finish the
restore and load the desktop, but nothing. I then turned off the computer
as no shutdown was available. No task bar and cntl/alt.delete didn't do
anything. The next time it loaded to the desktop with icons and taskbar.
However the taskbar has no field for running programs. Just the start,
quickstart (when enabled) notification area and clock (when enabled). The
network connections also disappeared and one installed program I tried to
run never finished loading and another said the media player was not
installed, while the windows media player would say insufficient memory when
only 179k out of 2 gig was being used.
Tried system restore, but it said it was not available to protect the
computer, to restart and run System Restore, but after 4 restarts with the
same problems, it is obvious that this won't work either.
At this point, it seems the only alternative I have is to wipe the partition
and reinstall x64 and then again those programs that will install.
Thankfully I kept my x32 license and only wasted $140 on a system that
virtually no programs will be written for (since they will be coding for
Longhorn) and Microsoft's own staff probably been shifted also leaving
another WindowsME situation. (all you have to do is listen to any computer
show on radio and you can hear what a disaster that was, though I personally
had no problems with it). Since I have a life other than playing with an
experimental system, I don't know when I will have the time to reload
everything.
Also it would be helpful to know what designation to look for in a program.
Windows 2000/2003/9x/XP
Windows 2000/XP
Windows XP
Windows (All)
Since this isn't built on the same code base as XP, what should we be
looking for?
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