For the last couple days ive been trying to install games on my desktop and couple said I couldn’t play them because I just found out i HAVE WINDOWS NT!!! WTF I got this comp year and half ago and still have windows xp sticker on it. What should I do because i wanna punch powerspec in the face?! Or maybe when i sent my computer into repair for my memory problem(powerspec has shitty memory) they gave me Windows NT instead of XP microcenter urg im so pissed dont know what to do any suggestions? I hate powerspec so much omfg. Should I call up powerspec??? or blame microcenter? Im actually thinking microcenter did that because powerspec gave me a XP disc I think :cry:

P.S. Stay away from powerspec!!!

do what…wait wait wait…back up…what are you trying to install…

right click on my computer, properties…if it says XP there near the top, then you have XP…XP runs the NT kernel, so it will sometimes be recognized by poorly written install routines as XP, which would not be uncommon for a game…but if you are trying to install OLD games, they may only be designed for old 9x/DOS based kernels…

Chris

Yeah, you need to seriously calm down.

I don’t doubt that you may have a problem system but you should probably research all your facts out first before you start going post crazy. Additionally, if you can logically and calmly communicate your problems to the original vendor then you have a far better chance of getting it resolved.

Hylton is absolutely correct in saying that XP (like Windows 2000) is based on the Windows NT Kernel. For your information, Windows 2000 is technically Windows NT 5.0 and Windows XP is Windows NT 5.1 internally at Microsoft. Some games designed for Windows 98SE/ME won’t run on NT-based systems.

First, you need to examine what the games are. What are the games? What are the requirements for each game? Make sure you have all your details straight before you complain to a company otherwise they’ll be more likely to help you and more expediently.