Basically, if like me you have a "new" PC or laptop, chances are you're not only running vista, but vista 64.

As you might have noticed, it doesn't run any 16 bit programs, and HCE's Scenario Editor (WScenedt) is most definitely a 16 bit program.

 

The first obvious solution, is if unlike me, you have a second home PC that runs XP. Then, it's simple : set the old PC to receive a Desktop Remote Connection, and connect from vista. Voila.

 

Now, this article will be about doing the same if you don't have access to a second PC running XP or vista 32 (or windows 2k server)

In my case, it's a close to 10 years old Athlon PC running Win2k SP3.5 (SP3 + numerous SP4 fixes).

This will also work for Win98, etc.

 

First thing, get and install TightVNC on the older PC, and then start the server.

Install the same package on your vista 64 box, although you'll only use the VNC viewer.

Some info on setting up here : http://www.tightvnc.com/winst.html

 

You'll have to set up a weak password on the server (max 8 chars), and know your local IP addresses.

Once you connect VNC viewer to the older computer you can run WScenedt on the remote box.

 

A few notes : I installed the recommended video mirror driver on the older box, but removed it as it was creating some conflicts on my box. Your mileage might vary, but I must had that I'm using high speed encrypted wireless to connect to that box, so it's a high speed connection in vnc viewer, and the program stays responsive even without the acceleration from the mirror driver (DFMirage referenced on the download page, and can be installed to help the server send images faster)

 

Edited December 16, 200817 yr by noxious

Or, just run VMWare with XP on the same machine.