hi
Sorry, the programs are educational progrmas, where written for 95,98,2000, some for XP sp1, some run ok on XP Sp2 or the sound willnot come for which i have downloaded a patch and that solved that problem.
the problem is since reinstalling XP Sp2 some how it hasn't loaded the 16 bits, the program will install but not run it gives the 16 bits time out etc, like I posted earlier.
I've given te program to others to try and it works on thier machines running XP Sp2 no problems.
I run a vertual drive so I don't have to keep using the disk.
if you need names of programs I can supply. you may not have heard of them anyway.
thanks anyway