Francois Gouget wrote:
> Which Windows 2000?
>
> Microsoft has adopted a new naming scheme to make things
> simpler for end users who were confused by the Windows 9x/Windows NT
> distinction. So, according to my current understanding of things:
>
> - VxDs don't work on 'Windows 2000 Professional', 'Windows 2000
> Server', 'Windows 2000 Advanced Server' and 'Windows 2000 Terminal
> Server' which are all based on NT technology.
>
> - VxDs should work on 'Windows 2000 Millenium Edition' which is the
> successor to Windows 98, based on Windows 9x code and which should be
> released later this year (or maybe beginning of next?)
>
> Simple, isn't it?
ugh, I'm glad I ditched Windows entirely. :(
> Now as far as making things easier for Wine, I guess that now that more
> people are starting to use the NT based Windows 2000 (because now it's
> usable on laptops for instance), we should see fewer applications using
> VxDs. But on the other hand I also expect Windows 2000 to contain new
> APIs which we will have to implement.
Well, considering how quickly Wine is maturing (from my perspective, at
least), maybe it'll only be a relatively short matter of time until
those API's are added? (I hope) :)
If not, well, I can run Agent in Linux perfectly, so I'm happy. :)
