wanted background/theme

[k_a_benedek@hotmail.com]

I have Windows XPas an operating system. How can I get the desktop
background/theme called "Mystery" that was on Windows 98 nd ME?

 

[Dan]

You should dual-boot with 98SE and then you can have backwards compatibility
with DOS games also.

"k_a_benedek@hotmail.com" wrote:

> I have Windows XPas an operating system. How can I get the desktop
> background/theme called "Mystery" that was on Windows 98 nd ME?
>
>

 

[Jeff Richards]

This one?
http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Themes/Misc__Themes/Mystery_Desktop_Theme_Download.html

You might do better asking in a Windows XP group, as people there might know
sources for themes you can search through. Otherwise, install W98 and your
required theme as a virtual PC
(http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default.mspx),
and transfer the settings one by one to XP.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
<k_a_benedek@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1188860688.598207.269600@r34g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
>I have Windows XPas an operating system. How can I get the desktop
> background/theme called "Mystery" that was on Windows 98 nd ME?
>

 

[Dan]

Jeff, I did like Windows Virtual Machine for 98 on XP. However, I found it
did not have quite the functionality as the actual operating system itself
and I think the ram of video cards may be limited to only 1 megabyte but this
is just a guess from what I read before. The problem was some games
installed fine on 98SE but when I tried to install the same games on Windows
98SE in a virtual machine of XP Professional then the games crashed. The
games in question are the Sierra Collections that run on 98SE ---- I think it
was Police Quest ---- new King's Quest collection said 2000 or XP ----- and I
forget about the Space Quest collection --- I am too tired now to look up the
system requirements of all those game packs. Thanks in advance for your help.

http://www.sierra.com/en/home/games...b2R1Y3RzL3BvbGljZV9xdWVzdF9jb2xsZWN0aW9u.html

or

http://www.amazon.com/VIVAPE-72474-Police-Quest-Compilation/dp/B000AYFPKQ

"Jeff Richards" wrote:

> This one?
> http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Themes/Misc__Themes/Mystery_Desktop_Theme_Download.html
>
> You might do better asking in a Windows XP group, as people there might know
> sources for themes you can search through. Otherwise, install W98 and your
> required theme as a virtual PC
> (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default.mspx),
> and transfer the settings one by one to XP.
> --
> Jeff Richards
> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
> <k_a_benedek@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1188860688.598207.269600@r34g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
> >I have Windows XPas an operating system. How can I get the desktop
> > background/theme called "Mystery" that was on Windows 98 nd ME?
> >
>
>
>

 

[Jeff Richards]

I was not suggesting that OP install W98 to play games, but merely to get
the components of the Mystery theme he was after.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0DE84596-9BBA-40ED-B530-01051899348C@microsoft.com...
> Jeff, I did like Windows Virtual Machine for 98 on XP. However, I found
> it
> did not have quite the functionality as the actual operating system itself
> and I think the ram of video cards may be limited to only 1 megabyte but
> this
> is just a guess from what I read before. The problem was some games
> installed fine on 98SE but when I tried to install the same games on
> Windows
> 98SE in a virtual machine of XP Professional then the games crashed. The
> games in question are the Sierra Collections that run on 98SE ---- I think
> it
> was Police Quest ---- new King's Quest collection said 2000 or XP -----
> and I
> forget about the Space Quest collection --- I am too tired now to look up
> the
> system requirements of all those game packs. Thanks in advance for your
> help.
>
> http://www.sierra.com/en/home/games...b2R1Y3RzL3BvbGljZV9xdWVzdF9jb2xsZWN0aW9u.html
>
> or
>
> http://www.amazon.com/VIVAPE-72474-Police-Quest-Compilation/dp/B000AYFPKQ
>

 

[Dan]

Sorry, Jeff. I did not mean to be rude. I was just pointing out to the op
the limits of Microsoft Virtual Machine. Your information is correct as
usual.

"Jeff Richards" wrote:

> I was not suggesting that OP install W98 to play games, but merely to get
> the components of the Mystery theme he was after.
> --
> Jeff Richards
> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
> "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0DE84596-9BBA-40ED-B530-01051899348C@microsoft.com...
> > Jeff, I did like Windows Virtual Machine for 98 on XP. However, I found
> > it
> > did not have quite the functionality as the actual operating system itself
> > and I think the ram of video cards may be limited to only 1 megabyte but
> > this
> > is just a guess from what I read before. The problem was some games
> > installed fine on 98SE but when I tried to install the same games on
> > Windows
> > 98SE in a virtual machine of XP Professional then the games crashed. The
> > games in question are the Sierra Collections that run on 98SE ---- I think
> > it
> > was Police Quest ---- new King's Quest collection said 2000 or XP -----
> > and I
> > forget about the Space Quest collection --- I am too tired now to look up
> > the
> > system requirements of all those game packs. Thanks in advance for your
> > help.
> >
> > http://www.sierra.com/en/home/games...b2R1Y3RzL3BvbGljZV9xdWVzdF9jb2xsZWN0aW9u.html
> >
> > or
> >
> > http://www.amazon.com/VIVAPE-72474-Police-Quest-Compilation/dp/B000AYFPKQ
> >
>
>
>