can not install certain progs with xp but i know i can

[boo boo]

right i wanted to install a game , counter strike.when
i 'try' to install it im told i cant run a 16-bit
prog..huh?i have heard i can get xp to change itself to
look at a prog like it was WIN ME but i dont know how to
toggle this, any ideas?
the exact text i get when i try to install counter
strike is 'Can't run a 16-bit windows program' lol this
is mad and im close to putting win millenium back on my
comp.

plz give advice =)

[Earl F. Parrish]

"boo boo" > wrote in message
...
> right i wanted to install a game , counter strike.when
> i 'try' to install it im told i cant run a 16-bit
> prog..huh?i have heard i can get xp to change itself to
> look at a prog like it was WIN ME but i dont know how to
> toggle this, any ideas?
> the exact text i get when i try to install counter
> strike is 'Can't run a 16-bit windows program' lol this
> is mad and im close to putting win millenium back on my
> comp.
>
> plz give advice =)

We could tell you but then we would have to kill you. Windows XP
allows you to run programs in Compatibility Mode. You would
right-click on the program and choose the Compatibility tab. Choose
an earlier version of Windows. You are asking for trouble. You
will come back crying about BSODs and spontaneous restarts. You
would also have to run the installed program in compatibility mode
also. Windows XP does not allow programs to access the hardware
directly so many of the advanced features of the game would be
unavailable. You could do a dual boot but Windows XP has to be
installed last. The partition has to be FAT or FAT32 for older
versions of Windows to work. The earlier version must be on the C:
drive but Windows XP can be on any partition other than the same one
as the earlier Windows version.

It's your decision whether that game is worth all the trouble to
install and run. Your title is a misnomer.

--
Earl F. Parrish