Thanks. Apparently from posts on the net, Winboard 2.27 works with XP. I have made some progress with downloading related fi;es and may get it to install, I need time to try things. If that fails, I will try your suggestion.
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Ben L" <bhleavi@...> wrote:
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> I use to run Winboard on a XP machine. Was not even installed on the machine. I had the old drive from the old computer in a external drive case connected to USB on the XP machine. Go to the Ivex Dir. Winboard then double click on the winboard start file and it would come up and run. Would get a error when you try to close it.
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> Don't recall the version # but should have been their last version. I just tried to connect up this old drive it seems to have died.
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> Anyway try copying the Ivex Dir from the old computer to your XP machine and see if it will run.
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> Ben
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