Running Win 95/98 Games on Win 2000

I have just updated from NT4 to Win 2000 Pro. I then followed the advice in the FAQ below. This appears to have had no effect (unless I'm missing something!) When I right-click on a shortcut, and select properties; I get the normal tabs - General, Shortcut and Security.

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I have just updated from NT4 to Win 2000 Pro. I then followed the advice in the FAQ below.
This appears to have had no effect (unless I'm missing something!)
When I right-click on a shortcut, and select properties; I get the normal tabs - General, Shortcut and Security.
Some W95/98 games run OK, but some (eg FIFA 2000) come up with a - "Only works on W95" error...... Any help appreciated
 
http://www.ntcompatible.com/faq-15.html
 
 
Can I fool an application into thinking that Windows 2000 is Windows 95/98/NT4?
The latest Application Compatibility Update has the ability to make a program think it is running under Windows 95/98 or NT 4.0.
 
To select the OS:
Right click on a shortcut of the program, and click properties, the compatibility tab come up. There are three options:
 
1) Windows 95 Compatibility Layer,
2) Windows 98 Compatibility Layer, and
3) Windows NT4 SP5 Compatibility Layer

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Excellent - Thanks for that.. All now working as expected...
 
 
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