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ucrdem

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8. Good question. Well it's like this . . .

Sat Nov 9, 2013, 10:24 AM

Nov 2013

I've been using it for 20 years and have thousands of WP51 files organized into several hundred directories and subdirectories. Yes, they will open in later versions of WP and Word, and are in fact more easily edited in the updated versions, but nevertheless, it's occasionally helpful to sort through them in their native blue screen DOS format. It's about 100x easier to list and preview in WP51 than in a Windows-explorer directory which won't preview them.

However, I also have a 2009 desktop with a functioning XP partition, so it's not essential to get XP running on the new one, but it would be nice.

p.s. is X5 Windows 95? I have a desktop for that too . . .

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Please HELP. I upgraded to Windows 8.1 and now I can't even sign on to computer. [View all] Viva_Daddy Nov 2013 OP

Haven't attempted an 8.1 update yet but this may help: trotsky Nov 2013 #1

Good stuff! PrestonLocke Nov 2013 #2

Windows 8.1 password recovery tool Kersed Nov 2013 #12

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Nov 2013 #14

That ought to be pinned. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2013 #3

Don't be alarmed, just more Windows 8 goodness ucrdem Nov 2013 #4

Best way is to wipe the drive and install 7. hobbit709 Nov 2013 #5

Ha. ucrdem Nov 2013 #6

Why would you want to run a DOS program? hobbit709 Nov 2013 #7

Good question. Well it's like this . . . ucrdem Nov 2013 #8

I think the last version that ran on 95 was WordPerfect Office 2000. hobbit709 Nov 2013 #9

I mainly used the 95 (now 98se) desktop to run WP51. ucrdem Nov 2013 #10

Better way is to install Linux. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2013 #11

Not quite accurate PrestonLocke Nov 2013 #13

Not necessarily jrandom421 Nov 2013 #15

sorry if I was not explicit PrestonLocke Nov 2013 #16

It was the struggle to write drivers and recompile the kernal jrandom421 Nov 2013 #18

Viva Daddy did you ever manage to load the update? ucrdem Nov 2013 #17

Just reset your Windows password with Windows password key Andy90 Jul 2014 #19

Reset Windows 8 password hareay Oct 2014 #20

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