Is OOTP 9 compatible with Windows ME or Windows 98?
Yes, it is, but...
The OOTP 9
system requirements lists Windows Vista and XP as minimum. We cannot promise that OOTP 9 works on a Windows version prior to Windows XP because we don't test it. Nevertheless, some users run OOTP successfully on Windows 98 or ME.
Since OOTP 9.2.2 we're using MS Visual Studio C++ 9 to compile and link the OOTP executable, which made OOTP 9 incompatible with Windows 98 and ME. So we had to release an alternative executable file which has been compiled with the good old MS Visual Studio C++ 6 again.
These are the steps to install the alternative exe file:
- locate the OOTP program directory, look for the file ootp9.exe
- rename the file to ootp9.exe.vc9
- if there's a file ootp9.exe.manifest in the directory, rename it to ootp9.exe.manifest.vc9
- download the ZIP archive from http://www.ootpdevfiles.com/ootp/ootp9_pre_XP.zip
- open it and copy the file ootp9.exe into the OOTP program directory
That's it! OOTP9 should then work on your Windows 98 or ME.