Re: XyWin and Win2000

[Nicholas Browse nbrowse@xxxxxxxx]

Mimi -
I didn't mess with DOS for installation. Went to the Windows Start menu,
selected Run, and browsed my A: drive for whatever the name of the XyWrite
installation routine is. Windows took it from there, although I think I
put things in different directories than Windows offered. But in any case,
it was exactly the same process as installing under Windows 98 (except for
the screen font problem I noted).

Nick Browse

P.S. My wife is a librarian.

At 10:39 PM 9/18/2001, you wrote:
> Nick (love your last name!!)
> I tried to install XyWin to Windows 2000, and, since I am not very
> familiar with Win2000, found a way to get to DOS, but it seems almost like
> (and actually probably is) an accessory and not a stable "program" so to
> speak.  I actually dislike using XyWrite through Windows, but have no
> choice with some of the work I do. I always feel like I'm kind of
> "getting away" with something when I use Xywrite in DOS. Anyway, I know
> when I installed XyWin on my W98 and WME OS, I was able - eventually! - to
> get Microsoft to cooperate. W2000, seems like the Berlin wall!!!  Access
> to MS-DOS seems to have virtually disappeared. Installing from four
> floppies, do I reboot the computer in safe mode? and then install from "run" ?
>
> Am I making sense?
>
> Thanks!
> Mimi
> P.S. Glad to know though that some are actually up and using Xywrite in
> W2000. I have hope.
>
>
> At 09:43 PM 9/18/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> > Mimi -
> > I'm running XyWin under Windows 2000 Pro without trouble, although I gave
> > up on the Xy printer driver a couple of generations ago and am using the
> > Windows driver. Installation went without a hitch. My only problem was
> > that screen fonts weren't showing up properly. This was corrected by
> > un-installing and re-installing fonts using HP's FontSmart routine.
> >
> > Nick Browse
> >
> > At 06:39 PM 9/18/2001, you wrote:
> > > I have just upgraded, or rather bought a new laptop with Windows
> > > 2000. I've been able to work with XyWin and Xy4 on my desktop with
> > > Windows ME, however, is it possible to load XyWin onto Windows 2000?
> >
> >
> >
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