Microsoft Bob on Windows 10?

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
  • ● Liked this video? Subscribe for more: mjd.yt/subscribe
    In this video, I'll be attempting to install Microsoft Bob from 1995 on a Windows 10 VM.
    Detailed Video on BOB: www.youtube.co....
    ● Discuss on the forums: osforums.net/v....
    ● Support this channel simply by shopping on Amazon:
    www.amazon.com...
    ● Gear I use to make these videos: www.kit.com/mjd
    ● Follow Me:
    Twitter: / mjdtweets
    Instagram: / mjdmichael
    Facebook: / mjdmichael
    Google+: google.com/+mj...
    ● Music/Credits:
    Background/Outro music: www.incompetech... & UA-cam Audio Library
    Some materials in this video are used under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, which allows "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, commenting, news reporting, teaching, and research.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 222

  • @neodonkey
    @neodonkey 6 років тому +194

    Very forward thinking of them to use vector graphics so that this all scales beautifully even on a modern display with much higher resolution than would have been common then. Bob isn't that far removed from the modern "App" experience really, more patronising and quaint, but the basic concepts aren't that far off.

    • @gateway833
      @gateway833 Рік тому +6

      It’s a very charming software. Maybe if it was free instead of Microsoft charging for it, it would’ve been more fondly looked at.

  • @Pinwormx
    @Pinwormx 6 років тому +238

    I still believe in MS Bob. We need a reboot for the Windows Store.

    • @tf2dd
      @tf2dd 5 років тому +19

      f r i c k y e s
      seriously, good idea.
      for free doe

    • @rangermark12
      @rangermark12 3 роки тому +3

      ya

    • @theguythatcodes8991
      @theguythatcodes8991 2 роки тому +4

      yes the idea was cool but the way they did it was bad so having a remade version is a good idea

    • @sullivanpadfield
      @sullivanpadfield 2 роки тому +5

      I feel it would be cool as like a little novelty life simulator

    • @abandonedchannel1010
      @abandonedchannel1010 Рік тому +5

      also i want microsoft bob to be on xbox

  • @jamesslick4790
    @jamesslick4790 6 років тому +35

    "Utopia" was the codename for "Bob".

    • @hyper4306
      @hyper4306 5 років тому +5

      haha boy were they wrong

    • @Gmodfan750
      @Gmodfan750 3 роки тому +5

      they wasted the name microsoft utopia on a bad program

  • @LawrenceNL
    @LawrenceNL 6 років тому +43

    This is one of the most hilarious videos I've ever seen. Love your style.

  • @markusTegelane
    @markusTegelane 6 років тому +138

    I think you need to add C:\MSBOB to PATH in environment variable settings in advanced system settings

    • @Lofote
      @Lofote 6 років тому +25

      Exactly thats the solution. A 16-bit setup uses the wrong way to add to PATH (it uses AUTOEXEC.BAT, which does not work on Windows 10 of course ;) )

    • @BigOlSmellyFlashlight
      @BigOlSmellyFlashlight 6 років тому +15

      you guys code in python i switched to bob best programming language

    • @greylewis7238
      @greylewis7238 4 роки тому +2

      Flashlight Bob is not a coding language

    • @greylewis7238
      @greylewis7238 4 роки тому +3

      Its-a me, PROBLEM! Actually I believe it may have been an autocorrect. On my end sorry about that but if ya didn’t know I actually am smart I just wanted to clarify that

    • @AmaroqStarwind
      @AmaroqStarwind 3 роки тому +1

      Why hasn't Michael done this yet?

  • @RealistikDash
    @RealistikDash 6 років тому +118

    Yea because I always wanted a guy called Bob living in my PC for free.
    Like pay rent at least.

    • @cyberp0et
      @cyberp0et 6 років тому +3

      RealistikDash Bob is a squatter.

    • @tenten8401
      @tenten8401 6 років тому +8

      He could pay rent by mining coins.

    • @vermilion5559
      @vermilion5559 6 років тому +1

      lol your funny

    • @pgdasilva
      @pgdasilva 6 років тому

      bob is lori's boyfriend
      ......
      ......
      k ill stop

    • @Remake5182
      @Remake5182 3 роки тому

      @@cyberp0et Hello remember me?

  • @JesPulido
    @JesPulido 6 років тому +9

    I love how soothing your voice is combined with the smooth jazz.

  • @CodaGardner
    @CodaGardner 6 років тому +24

    That’s not Comic Sans, that’s Dom Casual.

    • @mutestingray
      @mutestingray 3 роки тому +5

      God I need a casual dom in my life

    • @billcook4768
      @billcook4768 2 роки тому +4

      Just think of what you could have learned instead of learning the difference between Comic Sans and Dom Casual.

    • @CodaGardner
      @CodaGardner 2 роки тому +5

      @@billcook4768 I stand by my choices.

  • @sigmundespedal
    @sigmundespedal 4 роки тому +12

    MJD, I discovered your channel just recently, and have enjoyed a bunch of your videos. This one was hilarious! When you stacked all the programs in a big pile at the end I just cracked up :-D

  • @johnclydeceniaberdigay3825
    @johnclydeceniaberdigay3825 3 роки тому +5

    At 2:00, he said it wrongly, it was actually the typeface called Dom Casual! "My bad." - Michael MJD
    Fun Fact: The original Dom Casual was created by a font foundry. Bitstream added italics to its version of Dom Casual, totaling four font styles in all!

  • @redwoodii6226
    @redwoodii6226 6 років тому +20

    Installation issues were common even on Win 3.1 and Windows 95. It wasn't uncommon for something to be borked and you'd have to re-install the whole thing several times.

  • @johnkincaide7059
    @johnkincaide7059 5 років тому +15

    When you put all the .dll files in the "home" directory, you in effect mimicked the MS-DOS PATH command. MS Bob may have set up a MS-DOS PATH command that would allow to search the associated folders (directories in MS-DOS terminology). Usually these were in AUTOEXEC.BAT files, which stored the PATH command directory search. If they were in the C:\ root directory, on bootup it would read the AUTOEXEC.BAT and set the parameters and could launch a program .EXE. Config.sys was also another system file that was read on boot up, which set memory limits etc. My first PC operating system was MS-DOS 1.1.

  • @justarchive789
    @justarchive789 4 роки тому +13

    8:06
    Windows CE Error sound

  • @youreperfectstudio7931
    @youreperfectstudio7931 6 років тому +12

    The DLL thing is probably either a path issue, as some have mentioned, or due to changes in where Windows accepts DLL's in relation to their executable (there were some changes to this sometime around Vista for security reasons)

  • @feandesign
    @feandesign 6 років тому +28

    Hey, Michael... uhh jf;asdj;'...
    Or rather kjasdf;fj.
    So you live in KJ;WEJL;K too? Awesome! I'd love to meet with you one day~!

    • @hmwndp
      @hmwndp 3 роки тому

      i live in oifiodsjfposfodpsfodsf[]sdpf[]dspf]psodfpsdf[dspfsdpfsdfp;',l;,flf,fsdsdle,fp[elf0-ewpf

    • @catchyname4353
      @catchyname4353 3 роки тому

      @@hmwndp tfw seizure xD

    • @emireri2387
      @emireri2387 2 роки тому

      @@catchyname4353 its the joke.

  • @milk-li1vm
    @milk-li1vm 3 роки тому +2

    7:54
    ...Accidental Mii channel theme?

  • @MondySpartan
    @MondySpartan 6 років тому +69

    Try running Microsoft 3D Movie Maker on Windows 10.

    • @Dd-gi5lm
      @Dd-gi5lm 6 років тому +1

      TehMondasianSpartan I know it works on Windows 7.

    • @_ryukora
      @_ryukora 6 років тому +1

      but you can find microsoft 3d movie maker
      search on google

    • @Dd-gi5lm
      @Dd-gi5lm 6 років тому

      I believe I downloaded it from the Internet Archive and burned it to a CD.

    • @NotBart
      @NotBart 6 років тому +2

      SPOILER ALERT: it works on windows 10. I tried it

    • @louistournas120
      @louistournas120 6 років тому +1

      If you want a video editor, there is a version at sourceforge.net called Shotcut.
      It takes some getting used to and sometimes, it crashes.

  • @tims4654
    @tims4654 4 роки тому +4

    I recently installed Ms Office 97 on my windows 10 pc for fun, and it worked just fine.

    • @Tadfafty
      @Tadfafty 3 роки тому

      I installed MS Word 4.0, Didn't work so well.

  • @Elementaliti
    @Elementaliti 3 роки тому +5

    I think BOB was a brilliant idea that was perfect for the time period but marketed poorly. Imagine if BOB had caught on with kids, and new to PC users who would otherwise be intimidated by the Windows GUI.

    • @Elementaliti
      @Elementaliti 2 роки тому +2

      @RogerWilco99 PC graphics from that era did look cartoon like for sure. With a modern appearance that's customizable for young users and adults, I think it could have done far better.

  • @white_mask13
    @white_mask13 6 років тому +17

    can you run crysis from BOB?

  • @lescitrons
    @lescitrons 6 років тому +10

    If you added the MSBOB folder to your PATH environmental variable, that probably would have fixed the issue of the programs not finding the dlls

    • @jamesslick4790
      @jamesslick4790 6 років тому +1

      Yep, I'm thinking the same, I'm going to try it myself.

  • @EmiyaSyahriel
    @EmiyaSyahriel 2 роки тому +3

    About the DLL Errors, Instead of copying everything, I think you can just make a shortcut with the "Target" pointing to the "HOME.EXE" file (or what the starter program is) and the "Working Directory" / "Start At" pointing to the MsBob root installation folder. But IDK, I haven't tried it yet on Bob, But some program having this kind of errors can be resolved like that.
    And to make it run after you logged in, you can just put the shortcut into "shell:startup" folder.

  • @joshuaboy
    @joshuaboy 5 років тому +3

    Ha. I have a copy of Microsoft Bob sitting in my home office. I was always too sentimental to trash it. Now I'm hoping to sell it on Ebay for beer money.

  • @josephgreymanuel679
    @josephgreymanuel679 3 роки тому +1

    6:35: Here Lies: Michael's Eardrums.

  • @feni_1553
    @feni_1553 2 роки тому +2

    Challenge: Install the floppy disk version of Bob as well as Great Greetings through Bob on the 98 PC

  • @lucianothewindowsfan
    @lucianothewindowsfan 4 роки тому +2

    what happens if you are too young by putting a year birth between 2007 and 2020 on MS Bob?

  • @hanro50
    @hanro50 6 років тому +3

    You'd be surprised what still works in Windows 32-bit

  • @johncoxe6329
    @johncoxe6329 3 роки тому

    My dad had to change his name from Bob when Micros**t lawyers sent him a cease and desist letter.

  • @ket4280
    @ket4280 4 роки тому +3

    Im must be giving u alot of ad revenue cuz i keep accidentally clicking off of the video and when i click on it again it gives me an ad
    More money for u, you deserve it though

  • @willwaters8553
    @willwaters8553 6 років тому +1

    The bob logo is scary

  • @hblaub
    @hblaub 6 років тому +3

    Sooooo much better than the start page!

  • @hyperchica
    @hyperchica 5 років тому +5

    This made me sooooooo nostalgic 😭 It makes me want to try out installing Bob on my Windows 7 laptop... I have Windows 10, but it's not 32-bit, so I daren't try and install Bob there.

  • @dolbyprologicii
    @dolbyprologicii 4 роки тому +3

    easiest way to figure out where the startup exe, is to go check on task scheduler.

  • @MinecraftAndRetroPCs
    @MinecraftAndRetroPCs 2 роки тому +1

    Video idea: trying to install all windows 1.0 programs on windows 11 and see if they work

  • @Ybalrid
    @Ybalrid 6 років тому +3

    adding MSBOB's instalation folder to the PATH environement variable could have solved the DLL problem I think ^^"

  • @nationalyouthcomputertrain1565
    @nationalyouthcomputertrain1565 2 роки тому

    One time I was installing Windows 3.0 apps on Windows 10 I've downloaded otvdm then it runs Windows 3.0 apps then I installing the Microsoft Bob setup and it just load up! thank you mjd.

  • @bokieiey
    @bokieiey 4 роки тому +1

    Bob on Windows 10? Try Windows Mixed Reality.

  • @Win1037
    @Win1037 4 роки тому +3

    I know how to make MSBOB work on Windows 10
    *Creates Windows 95 VM*
    Done

    • @uniqmasha
      @uniqmasha 3 роки тому

      It I format c in the VM would it erase files in the c drive on the actual pc?

  • @cdmaster992
    @cdmaster992 5 років тому +1

    SO CUTE! 10:37

  • @JoBot__
    @JoBot__ 4 дні тому

    Wow, you know what, I should run Microsoft Bob on my Eee PC.

  • @tonydunkle1520
    @tonydunkle1520 2 роки тому

    This is something that I'll never understand why it peaks my interest. I wasn't looking for it but I know that I needed it.

  • @meligarcia
    @meligarcia 6 років тому +2

    Great video! See if you can install other software in Windows 10.

  • @kyoudaiken
    @kyoudaiken 6 років тому +3

    It could not copy itself into the PATH variable to associate the shared DLLs. That's why it could not find the DLLs all the time.

  • @UoirLocer
    @UoirLocer 6 років тому +2

    Microsoft B😎B
    Microsoft B🤓B

    • @Goldtoise
      @Goldtoise 6 років тому +1

      🅱️icro🅱️oft 🅱️o🅱️

    • @badaccount4957
      @badaccount4957 5 років тому

      Microsoft Nerd 🤓

    • @cathacker13
      @cathacker13 5 років тому

      Michaelsoft 🅱️o🅱️dows

  • @B10KPlaysGames
    @B10KPlaysGames 6 років тому +3

    I'm actually surprised bob is working on Windows 10! Wow! XD

    • @B10KPlaysGames
      @B10KPlaysGames 6 років тому

      i know... not all things work on bob, but still!

    • @JeffDeWitt
      @JeffDeWitt 6 років тому

      Not all things worked on Bob when it was new!

    • @DumDoDoor
      @DumDoDoor 6 років тому

      Not all things worked for Bob at the time.

    • @B10KPlaysGames
      @B10KPlaysGames 6 років тому

      XD

    • @B10KPlaysGames
      @B10KPlaysGames 6 років тому

      You're wrong, Windows 95 uses MS-DOS for its base os, and Windows 10 Uses NT For its base os.

  • @ShinK_319
    @ShinK_319 9 місяців тому

    64-bit can technically run 16-bit. There is a third party program called OTVDM, which manages to get 16-bit to run without major issue. At least the 16-bit Windows apps I used run fine.

  • @Radkeyboard7984
    @Radkeyboard7984 3 місяці тому

    5:30 I can confirm that this is an environment variable problem

  • @MinecrafterPictures
    @MinecrafterPictures 4 роки тому +1

    Now that's dank!
    Get it? Cause COMIC SANS!?

  • @decall
    @decall 6 років тому +1

    well nobdy knew that it was soo hard to do microsoft bob on windows 10 8:29

  • @stphinkle
    @stphinkle 3 роки тому +1

    I also wonder if the new file system versus the old if it having trouble with the 8.3 versus the long names.

  • @xmelek646
    @xmelek646 3 роки тому +1

    dog is very cute aw

  • @vadnegru
    @vadnegru 6 років тому +2

    5:40 you need to make link to HOME.EXE, and in options set working folder to C:/Bob

  • @Scratch_Fakemon
    @Scratch_Fakemon 3 місяці тому

    Theoretically, you could run Bob on a 64-bit machine with no 3rd-party software in you ran Bob in NTVDM and NTVDM in SysWOW64.

  • @NawiTheCore
    @NawiTheCore 4 роки тому +2

    9:30 Maybe it's a registry issue.

  • @PetrTech
    @PetrTech 3 роки тому

    2:13
    What Is K A R L S O N You Ask?
    Oh its just a game Dani is working on
    and its currently on the top 15 spot.
    So wishlist K A R L S O N so we can get to the #1 spot
    now G A M E R S. lol

  • @MyLastSong719
    @MyLastSong719 6 років тому +1

    The icon for Control Panel didn't change because Microsoft never actually changed the icon for the executable. The icon was changed under shell32 and imageres

    • @MyLastSong719
      @MyLastSong719 6 років тому +3

      Control.exe is still using the Windows 7 icon to this day. Though if you look through the system about half the icons in Windows 10 are from Windows 7 days. There's even some in there all the way from 95

    • @MyLastSong719
      @MyLastSong719 2 роки тому

      @Akhilesh Sattanathan my comment was from three years ago before they ever replaced any of the 95-Vista icons

  • @tranthuongdung5652
    @tranthuongdung5652 4 роки тому +1

    WHY YOU WORKED? WHEN I GET TO THE PREPARE SCREEN IT SAYS INSUFFICIENT MEMORY

  • @OltScript313
    @OltScript313 3 роки тому +2

    Microsoft Bob on Mac OS X using Wine?

  • @NatsMinecraft1
    @NatsMinecraft1 Рік тому

    10:10 *Minecraft Flint And Steel Noises*

  • @AndrewJamison79
    @AndrewJamison79 6 років тому +4

    Actually Windows can install a 32 bit program on an 64bit OS it has a compatibility layer that is why you see two program files folders in your C:

    • @vadnegru
      @vadnegru 6 років тому +5

      But not 16 bit

  • @PavelTeodor11530
    @PavelTeodor11530 3 роки тому +2

    Where can I find the MS-BOB for windows 10?

  • @jonathanwaltersmediacenter1916
    @jonathanwaltersmediacenter1916 6 років тому

    Very simple, it just doesn't remember the msbob folder, so make a .bat file to load bob and problem fixed.
    Start MS Bob Shell.bat
    cd C:\
    rem C:\MSBOB
    cd msbob
    start HOME\HOME.EXE
    I'm sure it could be reworked were a reg key could be added to simply remember C:\MSBOB . The other fix is to make a copy of the .dll's needed in the bob app folders, eg. utopia.dll - > copy to C:\msbob\home\ . repeat for each bob app and golden. :)

  • @hungryhedgehog4201
    @hungryhedgehog4201 3 роки тому +1

    this is a mastercourse on bad sound effects

  • @veryfunnyladyes
    @veryfunnyladyes 3 роки тому +1

    Why did you not use OTVDM it can run 16-bit Programs on a 64-bit OS

    • @jdjdgaming
      @jdjdgaming 3 роки тому

      mjd found otvdm in 2019 and that video was made in 2018

  • @shoeskode136
    @shoeskode136 2 роки тому

    I like how eveyone hates windows 11 for advertising microsoft with a 1 line but nobody hates a huge thing saying
    ALWAYS HAVE YOUR FILES WITH YOU
    SING IN
    *cloud image using up 6 lines of files*

  • @karinmay5832
    @karinmay5832 2 роки тому

    if you installed IE on your computer (i do still) you could use it in MS bob.

  • @mr_mrs_bains2320
    @mr_mrs_bains2320 4 роки тому

    thankful video

  • @drewcification
    @drewcification 6 років тому +1

    You probably could have put all the DLL files just in system32 and it would find them

  • @JoBot__
    @JoBot__ 4 дні тому

    I think the reason you had to copy all the DLLs is because the installer failed to add the MSBOB directory to PATH.

  • @lukasaviles7681
    @lukasaviles7681 2 роки тому +1

    Can you possibly run MS Bob on Windows 11?

  • @idontplugthingsinprofessio9612
    @idontplugthingsinprofessio9612 6 років тому +1

    For Me It Work Out of The Box On Windows XP SP3 32-Bit

  • @owmylehg7811
    @owmylehg7811 4 роки тому

    ahh yes, microsoft robert.

  • @stphinkle
    @stphinkle 3 роки тому

    Sounds like an internal path setting or perhaps a registry key is not correct.

  • @mariyabailey3990
    @mariyabailey3990 3 роки тому

    But a tech said its a 64 bit system(x64) on windows 10
    but I think it used to be 32 bit ? On windows 7

  • @nationalyouthcomputertrain1565
    @nationalyouthcomputertrain1565 2 роки тому

    The WinWorld Setup is not running. I have maked Compalibity to Windows 95 still not working

  • @gettingintolinux695
    @gettingintolinux695 5 років тому +1

    2:00 not comic sans.

  • @KaydenHughes-hw4hu
    @KaydenHughes-hw4hu 5 місяців тому

    memz clean

  • @billcook4768
    @billcook4768 2 роки тому

    People bitch about modern operating systems, but reading through the comments and remembering what it was like to make sure something was in your path statement..... /shudder.

  • @zead9481
    @zead9481 6 років тому +15

    MICROSOFT BOB AND VEGENE

  • @Rouxenator
    @Rouxenator 6 років тому +1

    Just add the root to your path environment variable

  • @mariyabailey3990
    @mariyabailey3990 3 роки тому

    But I'm still not sure how to install it, i think I need ntvdm (16/32bit) to run it but i have ntvdm (64bit) emulator.
    I think ntvdm.dll and ntvdm64.dll are emulator(s).?
    Do you need any suggestions where to get it?

  • @SuperNerdyBros01
    @SuperNerdyBros01 4 роки тому

    4:17 I Had The Same Error When I Was Trying To Open MSBOB! It's Really Easy To Fix, Instead If Reinstalling, You Must Uninstall And Then Install MSBOB, That Should Fix It

    • @Ordlnary_Gamer
      @Ordlnary_Gamer 3 роки тому

      Super Nerdy Bros. that’s a reinstall

  • @Yosell581
    @Yosell581 Рік тому

    Microsofttttttttt bobbbbb 😢😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊

  • @mariyabailey3990
    @mariyabailey3990 3 роки тому

    How do I find ntvd? I have ntvd64.. It doesn't open.

  • @KasseBasses
    @KasseBasses 6 років тому

    The problem might be is that MS-BOB did not support long file names

  • @BigOlSmellyFlashlight
    @BigOlSmellyFlashlight 6 років тому

    dang only 6k views you need more attention

  • @theshame472
    @theshame472 2 роки тому

    Wow

  • @BakaTheSussy
    @BakaTheSussy 4 роки тому

    1:10 You can still use 16 bit apps on 64-bit Windows 10 Using NTVDM/OTVDM

    • @JuvStudios
      @JuvStudios 4 роки тому

      I tried it but Microsoft BOB isn't working.

  • @nationalyouthcomputertrain1565
    @nationalyouthcomputertrain1565 2 роки тому

    Let's see Can I run Micrsoft Bob on Windows 11

  • @SeaJay_Oceans
    @SeaJay_Oceans 3 роки тому

    The PATH is not correct, that's why it's not finding the BOB .dll files

  • @ecjb1969
    @ecjb1969 4 роки тому

    Try adding that root folder to PATH.

  • @privateboi5066
    @privateboi5066 6 років тому

    No, those errors also happened on Win31 on my DOSBox

  • @xmelek646
    @xmelek646 3 роки тому

    Bob is best

  • @nationalyouthcomputertrain1565
    @nationalyouthcomputertrain1565 2 роки тому

    I liked this video but where is your download link?

  • @jackiepyzocha7380
    @jackiepyzocha7380 4 роки тому

    I'd like to use Desk Mate on an IBM-compatible. Which version of Desk Mate, folks? Help.

  • @zeljkoloncar101
    @zeljkoloncar101 6 років тому

    But what if you run it in 32-bit compatibility mode?

  • @UoirLocer
    @UoirLocer 6 років тому

    I want to install this

  • @feni_1553
    @feni_1553 2 роки тому

    Will it work on 21H2 build?

  • @loryplayz9044
    @loryplayz9044 3 роки тому

    5:11 bonzikill FORGOT UTOPİA.DLL message

  • @sidthecat1
    @sidthecat1 8 місяців тому

    I got msbob working in windows 11