DH,
It may be possible to get all of those programs to work. Simply right click the .exe file (executable) of the program you want to run in windows XP, and select properities then the compatibility tab, and choose windows 98 mode.

YOu can do that for a variety of programs. Also you can select the program to run in 256 color mode as well as reduce the resolution to 640X480 to help it run more smoothly or to make it compatible.

Other than that, you can always dual boot windows 98 and XP simultaneously, selecting 98 only when you need to run the legacy programs, and using XP for any other activities.

Guide to dual booting without creating a separate partition:

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/chris.day/dualboot.html

below another text version how to from Micro$oft:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...EN-US;q306559&

Hope that helps,
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