I used to run Windows 95 and recently upgraded my hard drive and decided to install Windows 2000 Professional on it.
Most software installs fine under Win 2K. However, I’m running into problems when installing some of the programs my two daughters like to use (they are 2 & 4 years old). At the very beginning of the installation it checks to see what kind of operating system I have and then tells me that my operating system is unsupported and I can’t go any farther.
I’m guessing that it’s running through some internal list of operating systems, and if it finds something it doesn’t recognize (like Macintosh or Linux) it aborts. The problem is that I have a strong suspicion the software will work correctly if I can somehow get past that check. I’ve looked through the various installation CD’s to see if I can circumvent the standard installer, but if I can it’s not obvious. So, is there anyway I can have my computer report back that it’s running Windows 95 or 98 when the software does the check?
I’ve thought of having a Windows 95 partition, but that would be alot of hassle to use. Any thoughts would be appreciated.