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Re:“My long goodbye to Windows XP” (2022) by bombcar on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @08:16PM (#35447570)
Windows NT before 2000 had problems with games and such, 2000 worked well because most games were now working to target XP ( and 2k had better compatibility with 98 anyway).
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Re:“My long goodbye to Windows XP” (2022) by Dalewyn on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @08:23PM (#35447611)
Windows NT 4.0's problems with gaming have everything to do with only supporting DirectX up to version 3.0a.

Yes, you read that right: DirectX 3.0a.

Windows 2000 by contrast supported DirectX all the way through DirectX 9.0c, same as Windows XP, 98, and ME.

This is why Windows 2000 could run games properly.

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