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Comment on VoIP by Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:44:15 +0000

I suspect you mean that your game was written for a much older version of windows or even DOS? And now you are now running a newer version like Vista or Windows 7 (presumably the the 64-bit version?) your older game no longer runs.

Before we get into a technical answer – take a look around the internet, many older games have been released into the public domain and are available for free in versions that will run on the web or on modern PCs. Doom is a great example of this kind of game.
If you cannot find a version of game available – then I would suggest using a product like http://www.virtualbox.org or Parallels or VMWare Fusion to create a ‘virtual’ PC.
You could then install any older version of Windows or even DOS on that ‘virtual’ PC and then run your older 16-bit games.

Comment on VoIP by Phillip Mold

Phillip Mold — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:11:59 +0000

I have an old PC game with 16 bit encryption security, my new PC with 64 bit security says its in compatible, is there anything I can do to install and run the game?

Comment on Office for Mac 2011 – Sync Services Agent by Hugo MnSkLC

Hugo MnSkLC — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:59:46 +0000

I tried even this and does´t work. But I could find the process and rename it, then quit the app from activity monitor. Thanks Hackett. Are something of Steve

Comment on Disk Burning Icon in Finder by Sean

Sean — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:00:15 +0000

Thank you for posting this! God, it was driving me crazy — it has to be some weird bug that slipped under their radar. The only bummer was that I had a bunch of custom icons that got squashed when I deleted the plist file. Totally worth it, though!

Comment on Happy Birthday Windows 95, Microsoft’s last great Product! by abhinav taneja

abhinav taneja — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 04:35:59 +0000

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Comment on Mac Server SMB / PDC – XP Clients can’t change password by luke

luke — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:53:36 +0000

I just discovered I have the same issue. Any further info or clues?

Comment on Office for Mac 2011 – Sync Services Agent by Andy

Andy — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 15:02:46 +0000

This rebuild worked for me after trying many, many other approaches.

Comment on Outlook 2011 – Hide On My Computer Folders by Nat

Nat — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:47:59 +0000

How do you import the info that was contained in the “on my computer” folder into the regular calendar and contact folders?

Comment on Office for Mac 2011 – Sync Services Agent by Susan Williams

Susan Williams — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 20:55:40 +0000

Angela, you are wonderful. I had tried all other suggestions, but restarting in safe mode actually worked. Brilliant! Thanks for solving this totally aggravating problem.