AIR GUITAR!!!!
May 25, 2005 11:25 AM Subscribe
Help me track down any information I can about the remote possibility of getting a program designed for Win 98 and ME to work in XP...
About 15 years ago, my friend's father did accounting for a company that created a game called "Virtual Guitar", and he got a free copy of it for us. It was for the PC, and came with a full-sized guitar you plugged into the computer, and strummed along to popular songs of the day. The game reacted based on how well you did, and you eventually climbed the ranks to be a superstar. We loved it. Advances in technology and overuse of the guitar apparatus, though, caused it to eventually cease to function.
Cut to about 3 years ago. For my birthday, my brother found out that the same company was remarketing the Virtual Guitar, this time as a guitar pick you plugged into the USB port. The pick came with many of the songs available in the original, and some new ones. Again, this new virtual guitar got much use.
I just bought a new machine, and went to install the virtual guitar program. I was greeted with an error message saying that the program only worked under Win 98 and ME, and the installation would not even start. I've looked around, and the company that made the program has gone out of business.
Is there any chance of getting this program to work in XP? Is there, like, a Win 98 or ME emulator? (Not that anyone would WANT to emulate Windows ME...) I've used my Google-Fu to see if maybe there's an underground fan-base for this game, and maybe someone had made a patch to fix this problem, but all I've come up with are 3 year old reviews of the product. Any assistance you can give would be greatly, greatly, GREATLY appreciated.
The company was called MusicPlayground, the software was called OnStage and the guitar pick thing was called the V-Pick.
(Though, all may not be lost, since "Guitar Hero" comes out in the fall for PS2!)
About 15 years ago, my friend's father did accounting for a company that created a game called "Virtual Guitar", and he got a free copy of it for us. It was for the PC, and came with a full-sized guitar you plugged into the computer, and strummed along to popular songs of the day. The game reacted based on how well you did, and you eventually climbed the ranks to be a superstar. We loved it. Advances in technology and overuse of the guitar apparatus, though, caused it to eventually cease to function.
Cut to about 3 years ago. For my birthday, my brother found out that the same company was remarketing the Virtual Guitar, this time as a guitar pick you plugged into the USB port. The pick came with many of the songs available in the original, and some new ones. Again, this new virtual guitar got much use.
I just bought a new machine, and went to install the virtual guitar program. I was greeted with an error message saying that the program only worked under Win 98 and ME, and the installation would not even start. I've looked around, and the company that made the program has gone out of business.
Is there any chance of getting this program to work in XP? Is there, like, a Win 98 or ME emulator? (Not that anyone would WANT to emulate Windows ME...) I've used my Google-Fu to see if maybe there's an underground fan-base for this game, and maybe someone had made a patch to fix this problem, but all I've come up with are 3 year old reviews of the product. Any assistance you can give would be greatly, greatly, GREATLY appreciated.
The company was called MusicPlayground, the software was called OnStage and the guitar pick thing was called the V-Pick.
(Though, all may not be lost, since "Guitar Hero" comes out in the fall for PS2!)
ps: you could also use Virtual PC or create a dual boot system.
posted by squeak at 11:51 AM on May 25, 2005
posted by squeak at 11:51 AM on May 25, 2005
Response by poster: Maybe give DOSBox a try?
The program isn't a DOS program, it's for Win 98/ME, so I don't think that would work.
posted by emptybowl at 12:05 PM on May 25, 2005
The program isn't a DOS program, it's for Win 98/ME, so I don't think that would work.
posted by emptybowl at 12:05 PM on May 25, 2005
You say you ran the program before, yes? So maybe you have (or have access to) a win 98 installation disk? could you not create a dual-boot partition just for this game?
I know a friend of mine had a dual 98/2K machine going once - I assume it's possible with 98 and XP.
posted by soplerfo at 12:44 PM on May 25, 2005
I know a friend of mine had a dual 98/2K machine going once - I assume it's possible with 98 and XP.
posted by soplerfo at 12:44 PM on May 25, 2005
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posted by squeak at 11:42 AM on May 25, 2005