First post, by Rekrul
There are several programs to allow you to create a virtual system that will run older copies of Windows, such as VMWare Player. Often, these programs will have specific support for older versions of Windows, like 98. However, maybe I'm missing something, but it seems like these programs are all geared toward running productivity software, not games. They often either have no support for 3D acceleration or they only support the latest available DirectX and drivers, both of which would be detrimental to trying to get old games working.
The part I don't get is that productivity software is usually the least problematic to run under newer versions of Windows. It's games that usually give the most trouble.
Is there really that much productivity software that will only run in older versions of Windows?
It just doesn't make sense to me that they would create a product that seems like it would be perfect for getting old games working, but then they design it so that it's mostly only good for non-game software.