Re: MVA 1.8.6 - Screenshots! Feature Comparison!

["Hubert Lam" <hubert@imap4.com>]

Windows 2000's "Command Prompt" now runs in the Kernel mode (former "blue
screen") style interface, and you can actuaully access that command prompt
from a special troubleshooting boot up menu.

The commands provided by this command prompt are slightly different from the
Windows NT ones (i'm referring to WinNT 4.0)

"Mitch" <this.is.not.my@email.address.com> wrote in message
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> Wow.. another TTDLX player!!!
>
> I went back to the game just 2 days ago and already I'm using less net
time.
> As for Windows 2000, I was unaware of "Command Interface" but I assume it
is
> just a vamped up DOS. Windows 2000 IS a newer version of NT, so it isn't
> designed for any great ol' DOS games such as "Captain Comic", "Transport
> Tycoon" or "Transport Tycoon Deluxe". Apparently it also fails to run
games
> such as Quake [which is actually a derivitive of Wolfenstein 3D] and I
think
> some versions of DOOM.
>
> Bon Apetit!
>
> As far as I know, MVA should work on Windows 2000. Unsure, but most
likely.
> It is a VB6 application
>
>
>
> "Neil Stalker" <nstalker@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
> news:89mqcd$8ts$1@news1.mpx.com.au...
> | Off Topic
> |
> | Windows 2000 has a 'Command Interface' instead of the DOS Shell, which
> | prevents it from running any legacy DOS game/application (Aaargh, I
can't
> | run Transport Tycoon Deluxe) BTW Windows Millenium is still based on the
> | Win9x kernel, it just has the Windows 2000 interface, and that reminds
me,
> | have you heard what the slogan is for Win ME? Would you believe 'It Just
> | Works'? The consumer oriented Windows 2000 is to be released in a year
or
> | so, its currently codenamed Neptune.
> |
> | ---
> | Dean A Stalker
> |
> | Mitch <this.is.not.my@email.address.com> wrote in message
> | news:Xeqv4.37670$3b6.173033@ozemail.com.au...
> | > I'm not sure if DOS is entirely compatible with Win2000..
> | >
> | > Remember though:
> | > Win 2000 is not Windows [personal], but a derivitive of Windows NT
> | [server,
> | > hence the pricetag $$]
> | > Win 2000 has been said to not run some games, might go for some DOS
> | programs
> | > as well
> | > Win Me, Win Millenium or whatever is the PERSONAL version of Windows
> 2000
> | as
> | > opposed to the SERVER version.
> | >
> | > Tell me now, what is more common, Windows 98 ($150) or Windows NT 4?
> ($200
> | > or more)
> | >
> | >
> | >
> | > "Jonathan Boles" <mousewithglasses@NO.CANNED.HAM.hotmail.com> wrote in
> | > message news:01bf840d$9de90a80$06bd36cb@tfboles...
> | > | for writing simple 'toy' programs that i write, the price for vb is
> not
> | > | justified.
> | >
> | > Control Creation Edition is available from microsoft.com, I think. I'm
> not
> | > sure it lets you compile to EXE though.
> | >
> | > |
> | > | btw, doesn't qb work at all in win 2k?
> | > |
> | >
> | >
> | >
> |
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