Microsoft explains why Windows XP ran almost everything, and it lied to apps

Windows XP ran old software so well partly because it shipped with a hidden database of problematic apps. When Windows spotted one of them, it could lie to the app about the Windows version or even hand it the old Windows 95 memory manager, just for that one program. If you used Windows XP back in the day, you might still be a fan for the sole... Weiterlesen: Microsoft explains why Windows XP ran almost everything, and it lied …