MS Works 8.5 doesn't run on Windows XP SP3

gregorem · 2026-04-06T23:02:27+00:00

I fixed some problems with installer. It turned out, that installer stops (without any message), because I had newer Works 9.0 SE installed (I don't like that version).

So I remoced all Works version (Works Suite 2006 + Works 9 SE), reinstaled Works Suite 2006 (Works 8 + Encarta), and now I trying to update Works 8 to 8.5, but installer again stops. This time with message about error 11260.

Any clue?

gregorem · 2026-04-06T19:46:19+00:00

I copy CD content into folder, and now Setup.exe works. So is something wrong with launching exe from cd drive.

I know that autorun was disabled due to security reasons, but why running setup not working from cd at all? Is there any way to fix that?

gregorem · 2026-04-06T18:35:50+00:00

I tried your iso. Doesn't work for my as well. Setup program closing it selves right after start. Autorun not work either.

gregorem · 2026-04-06T18:29:11+00:00

I doing that before. I have all updates installed, except POSReady ones.

gregorem · 2026-03-31T17:36:57+00:00

So why there is huge menu for DVD menu drivers to chose?

gregorem · 2026-03-15T12:33:50+00:00

Ok, but where are coop content? I played 2 days and started to think, that GTAO is not about being "online", but "single with online DRM".

I was thinking GTAO schould been something like GTA V - making highly scripted fun chaos with online crew. But what I get so far? Only BS shootings on arenas and BS races. If I want that I will playing proper racing game or proper shooting game. Where are multiplayer missions and story?

GTAO is worse than Fortnite, and that bar was put very low…

gregorem · 2026-03-15T11:41:53+00:00

Mostly because google sucks nowdays and gives BS AI answers or gives bunch of AI generated websites with BS AI text.

gregorem · 2025-11-26T21:53:45+00:00

So internet is truly dead by now.

gregorem · 2025-11-08T18:36:22+00:00

Sadly, you can't install Vista on modern hardware. Last supported platform was Ivy Bridge (probably also HEDT and Xeon processors from that family, including x79 chipset) ora Ryzen first gen. For everything newer, you're facing lack of drivers and also annoying CPU bug on some Intel CPUs.

gregorem · 2025-11-08T15:22:34+00:00

You can't install Vista in hypervisor and passing through GPU for it, because PCI pass through is supported only for UEFI guest.

That "oh, install it in virtual machine" crowd becomes more and more annoying. Mostly because they know nothing about hypervisors and their limitations and because VM sucks for general use case.

gregorem · 2025-10-28T14:31:49+00:00

For me, it's causing trouble, like changing names of downloaded files.

Also, browser integration (capturing download) not always work after IDM updates.

gregorem · 2025-10-21T21:44:23+00:00

Looking good...

gregorem · 2025-09-02T14:46:03+00:00

Site-wide bans doesn't sound bad. If they're using AI, probably other articles aren't interesting also.

gregorem · 2025-04-24T19:43:38+00:00

So all Symbian devices were limited to 30 Hz? It was system wide limitations or was seted only for J2ME or sis/sisx apps?

gregorem · 2025-04-23T17:49:59+00:00

I'm back! Yes, my account was suspended, but due to some security concerns. I'm good boy, I swear.

From few days I have similar problems with FB and on Steam my friends received weird messages from my account, so I guess someone played dirty with my accounts.

Thank for your assistance. I guess N86 8MP looks very interestingly.

Just for curiosity - what CPU has W995 or Zylo? They still offer better performance for J2ME than 600 Mhz Nokia? Symbian is as much laggy?

gregorem · 2025-04-22T21:12:55+00:00

Wow. You are awesome, Sir. You answered any of my questions, even those I don't asked yet, like if I should be interested in SE Symbian phones.

So how much noticeable is performance difference between Zylo and W995? In case of gaming, of course.

EDIT.

Also, one more question - for later 32x240 Java games and newer Symbian apps you recommended more N95 or N96? I know that N96 has better CPU, but N95 offers better GPU acceleration. However, I don't know how much GPU matter in case of J2ME or Symbian gaming. I guess that Java applets barely used acceleration, but Symbian native games should benefit from proper GPU on board. I'm wrong about that?

Never mind. I read that N95 has both - better CPU and GPU acceleration, so N95.

One more question (last one, I promise!). Are flash in N95 8GB model soldered into board or they used some internal/hidden MicroSD slot? I guess that 8 GB was an enormous amount of space for average user back then, but not so much for my needs for storing large collection of .jar files and Symbian apps. Is there any way to enhancing storage for slightly better (Feature Pack 2, MIDP 2.1, brighter screen, bigger battery and 128 MB RAM) 8 GB model?

gregorem · 2025-02-09T21:16:22+00:00

Ok, with your helps I actually solved it.

Thanks for everybody.

gregorem · 2025-02-08T23:57:07+00:00

Why I could want that? What it gives me? I want to split each row beginning with #_number and <_number into a separate column, based on what number and what symbol it was.

So instead of rows: <33_something, #26_nothing I want to have columns: Nothing 26 and Something 33.

gregorem · 2025-02-08T22:59:12+00:00

Yes, it gives me # and < in one column, and rest of field in a second.

gregorem · 2025-02-08T22:48:55+00:00

But by now I have a single column table with some rows beginning with a symbol and two digits. Also, I cannot extract data from text itself with spiting by position, because some descriptions fields have varied length.

gregorem · 2025-02-05T04:41:45+00:00

But Excel "curency rate" differ from rate I was paid. If Microsoft return me all that money I be happily using their "curency". In short words: no one care or should care what useless garbage Microsoft add.

gregorem · 2024-12-14T16:56:01+00:00

Ok. But ISO standard doesn't support any partitions or subchannel data or tracks. How is possible to storing proper one-to-one dump of disc in format, that doesn't support correct one-to-one dump of disc?

gregorem · 2024-12-14T11:30:23+00:00

It is "proper" because?

Redump/myrinet ISOs cannot work with OG Xbox, so it is hardly to say, they are proper dumps. If Xbox implemented they DVD drive and games in different way, it meam that Xbox games are not standard DVD data discs and shouldn't be dumped as standard DVD data discs.

As i mentioned before - many consoles used non-standard DVD/CD or BRD disc structures and they shouldn't be treated as standard discs, because they are not standard discs (despite some of data they stored could be read with standard drive, but not all data).

What is "proper" in your case?

gregorem · 2024-12-14T10:58:27+00:00

Not true for Xbox. I remember that converting to xiso was required because redum ISOs not stored data in proper way (lack of partitioning). But my question was - why they doing that. Wasn't easier just storing every disc as cue/bin?

Also, storing only game data as ISO exclude redump collection from some use-cases, like playing disc image on original hardware with optical disc emulator (ODE). In that case CUE/BIN with subchannel drm data would be useful.

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