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  • Sly_RJ
    Live Hard - Die Hard
    • Feb 2002
    • 17042

    #1

    You have performed an illegal operation!

    Fucking hell, I'm sick of this message!

    I've got this software that I've been using for over five years. It's great, and it's essential for me. There are no better replacements, no updates, nothing. I started with it on Windows 95, and then Windows 98. Worked fine on both platforms.

    So now I'm on Windows XP and am having major problems. I'll be running the program just fine, and then 3 hours into it, I'll get an illegal operation and need to totally reboot the system and software. I realize a lot of older software doesn't work properly with XP, but I swear I've seen somebody say that you can change some settings so that Windows XP performs properly with a given piece of software.

    Does anyone know anything about this? Or have any suggestions as to what I could do? This is killing my productivity, need a solution ASAP.
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  • Amputate Your Head
    There can be only one
    • Aug 2001
    • 39075

    #2
    format c:
    SIG TOO BIG

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    • ZoiNk
      Confirmed User
      • Feb 2002
      • 2370

      #3
      Go back to windows 98 if it is essentual to your business. Simple as that.
      ZoiNk
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      • m0rph3us
        Confirmed User
        • Mar 2001
        • 2033

        #4
        go to the program's exe in explorer

        right click and click properties > compatibility mode > windows 98

        reboot.

        should work
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        • Sly_RJ
          Live Hard - Die Hard
          • Feb 2002
          • 17042

          #5
          Originally posted by m0rph3us
          go to the program's exe in explorer

          right click and click properties > compatibility mode > windows 98

          reboot.

          should work
          Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!
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          • SpeakEasy
            Confirmed User
            • Sep 2002
            • 2681

            #6
            Originally posted by m0rph3us
            go to the program's exe in explorer

            right click and click properties > compatibility mode > windows 98

            reboot.

            should work
            Correct, xp can run any program in whatever version of windos you need it to for that specific program... XP is great if you know all the in's and out's
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