Re: XyWin on XP revisited

[peregrine@xxxxxxxx]

 True of Win98 Second Edition, and may require a specific "Windows Update" ... It did on mine, at least ... So I think you're both right: Win98's initial support of USB was a bit flaky, as I recall, but they straightened it out before the second release.



Jeff






-----Original Message-----

From: mike shupp 

To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx

Sent: Fri, Jul 31, 2009 12:42 am

Subject: RE: XyWin on XP revisited















Win 98 recognizes USB ports. I've run Win 98 boxes from 1999 to this year, and USB mice


and keyboards and storage thingies all worked.


 




 

> From: mailto:phillipalder@xxxxxxxx

> To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx

> Subject: Re: XyWin on XP revisited

> Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:42:43 -0400

>

> Patricia:

>

> I have XyWin running on one HP desktop and one (old) ThinkPad, both under

> XP. But I could not get it to run on a newer ThinkPad (T43). A techie

> thought there wa
s a software conflict. By adding Windows 98, I got it going,

> but that is unsatisfactory because, for example, 98 does not recognize USB

> ports.

>

> Did you install under Windows safe mode or just copy all the files and find

> it worked?

>

> Phillip



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