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Can you install thid 25 year old program? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 32 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

“Just run it in compatibility mode bro, it’s fine bro!!!”

My computer screen suddenly turns 640x480, flickers 5 times, then crashes because -checks notes- my graphics drivers are too new.

Yes this has actually happened to me. No I can’t remember with what game (I wanna say Deadly Premonition).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

While that is the compatibility mode windows, it was my experience with updated Linux on a new laptop.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

There are more settings to run old software other than just compatibility mode.

Although compatibility mode works immediately in >90% of the cases