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kevindevid
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Compatibility

Post by kevindevid »

Hello!
I am following ReactOS since I was in a secondary school. I saw a new version announcement and read there :
"Mark has added the ability for ReactOS to present itself as Windows 8.1 with the Version APIs".
I would like to ask if it is possible to switch that presentation wherever or it was forced for a entire situation ?
Unfortunately a lot of programs is not compatible with xp/2003 so it won't run on ReactOS. I mean newest Firefox, chrome or Opera. It requires at least windows 7.

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Re: Compatibility

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kevindevid wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 3:15 am "Mark has added the ability for ReactOS to present itself as Windows 8.1 with the Version APIs".
Actually this only means if a program was compiled for Windows 8.1, but uses only XP/2003 API functions, it will work in ReactOS.

If the program uses Vista or higher API functions, it will not work, until a compatibility layer is added along with required functions.
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Re: Compatibility

Post by phillipconner_87 »

Can i install and play my windows xp games without any issue's?
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