Microsoft Bob on Windows 10?

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Комментарии • 222

  • @neodonkey
    @neodonkey 6 лет назад +193

    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 Год назад +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 лет назад +238

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

    • @tf2dd
      @tf2dd 5 лет назад +19

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

    • @rangermark12
      @rangermark12 4 года назад +3

      ya

    • @theguythatcodes8991
      @theguythatcodes8991 2 года назад +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 года назад +5

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

    • @abandonedchannel1010
      @abandonedchannel1010 2 года назад +5

      also i want microsoft bob to be on xbox

  • @LawrenceNL
    @LawrenceNL 6 лет назад +44

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

  • @jamesslick4790
    @jamesslick4790 6 лет назад +36

    "Utopia" was the codename for "Bob".

    • @hyper4306
      @hyper4306 5 лет назад +6

      haha boy were they wrong

    • @Gmodfan750
      @Gmodfan750 4 года назад +6

      they wasted the name microsoft utopia on a bad program

  • @markusTegelane
    @markusTegelane 6 лет назад +138

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

    • @Lofote
      @Lofote 6 лет назад +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 лет назад +15

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

    • @greylewis7238
      @greylewis7238 4 года назад +2

      Flashlight Bob is not a coding language

    • @greylewis7238
      @greylewis7238 4 года назад +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 года назад +1

      Why hasn't Michael done this yet?

  • @sigmundespedal
    @sigmundespedal 4 года назад +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

  • @JesPulido
    @JesPulido 6 лет назад +10

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

  • @johnkincaide7059
    @johnkincaide7059 5 лет назад +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.

  • @redwoodii6226
    @redwoodii6226 6 лет назад +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.

  • @RealistikDash
    @RealistikDash 6 лет назад +118

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

    • @cyberp0et
      @cyberp0et 6 лет назад +3

      RealistikDash Bob is a squatter.

    • @tenten8401
      @tenten8401 6 лет назад +8

      He could pay rent by mining coins.

    • @vermilion5559
      @vermilion5559 6 лет назад +1

      lol your funny

    • @pgdasilva
      @pgdasilva 6 лет назад

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

    • @Remake5182
      @Remake5182 3 года назад

      @@cyberp0et Hello remember me?

  • @youreperfectstudio7931
    @youreperfectstudio7931 6 лет назад +13

    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)

  • @CodaGardner
    @CodaGardner 6 лет назад +24

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

    • @mutestingray
      @mutestingray 3 года назад +5

      God I need a casual dom in my life

    • @billcook4768
      @billcook4768 3 года назад +4

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

    • @CodaGardner
      @CodaGardner 3 года назад +5

      @@billcook4768 I stand by my choices.

  • @johnclydeceniaberdigay3825
    @johnclydeceniaberdigay3825 3 года назад +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!

  • @EmiyaSyahriel
    @EmiyaSyahriel 2 года назад +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.

  • @tims4654
    @tims4654 4 года назад +4

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

    • @Tadfafty
      @Tadfafty 3 года назад

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

  • @lescitrons
    @lescitrons 6 лет назад +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 лет назад +1

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

  • @MondySpartan
    @MondySpartan 6 лет назад +69

    Try running Microsoft 3D Movie Maker on Windows 10.

    • @Dd-gi5lm
      @Dd-gi5lm 6 лет назад +1

      TehMondasianSpartan I know it works on Windows 7.

    • @_ryukora
      @_ryukora 6 лет назад +1

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

    • @Dd-gi5lm
      @Dd-gi5lm 6 лет назад

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

    • @NotBart
      @NotBart 6 лет назад +2

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

    • @louistournas120
      @louistournas120 6 лет назад +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.

  • @Elementaliti
    @Elementaliti 3 года назад +6

    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 года назад +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.

  • @feandesign
    @feandesign 6 лет назад +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 года назад

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

    • @catchyname4353
      @catchyname4353 3 года назад

      @@hmwndp tfw seizure xD

    • @emireri2387
      @emireri2387 3 года назад

      @@catchyname4353 its the joke.

  • @joshuaboy
    @joshuaboy 5 лет назад +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.

  • @lucianothewindowsfan
    @lucianothewindowsfan 4 года назад +2

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

  • @justarchive789
    @justarchive789 5 лет назад +13

    8:06
    Windows CE Error sound

  • @white_mask13
    @white_mask13 6 лет назад +17

    can you run crysis from BOB?

  • @hanro50
    @hanro50 6 лет назад +3

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

  • @Ybalrid
    @Ybalrid 6 лет назад +3

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

  • @nationalyouthcomputertrain1565
    @nationalyouthcomputertrain1565 2 года назад

    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.

  • @tonydunkle1520
    @tonydunkle1520 2 года назад

    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.

  • @feni_1553
    @feni_1553 2 года назад +2

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

  • @kyoudaiken
    @kyoudaiken 6 лет назад +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.

  • @hblaub
    @hblaub 6 лет назад +3

    Sooooo much better than the start page!

  • @hyperchica
    @hyperchica 5 лет назад +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 года назад +3

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

  • @MyLastSong719
    @MyLastSong719 6 лет назад +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 лет назад +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 года назад

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

  • @ket4280
    @ket4280 4 года назад +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

  • @meligarcia
    @meligarcia 6 лет назад +2

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

  • @ShinK_319
    @ShinK_319 10 месяцев назад

    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.

  • @josephgreymanuel679
    @josephgreymanuel679 3 года назад +1

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

  • @MinecraftAndRetroPCs
    @MinecraftAndRetroPCs 2 года назад +1

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

  • @Scratch_Fakemon
    @Scratch_Fakemon 4 месяца назад

    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.

  • @B10KPlaysGames
    @B10KPlaysGames 6 лет назад +3

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

    • @B10KPlaysGames
      @B10KPlaysGames 6 лет назад

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

    • @JeffDeWitt
      @JeffDeWitt 6 лет назад

      Not all things worked on Bob when it was new!

    • @DumDoDoor
      @DumDoDoor 6 лет назад

      Not all things worked for Bob at the time.

    • @B10KPlaysGames
      @B10KPlaysGames 6 лет назад

      XD

    • @B10KPlaysGames
      @B10KPlaysGames 6 лет назад

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

  • @milk-li1vm
    @milk-li1vm 3 года назад +2

    7:54
    ...Accidental Mii channel theme?

  • @JoBot__
    @JoBot__ Месяц назад

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

  • @willwaters8553
    @willwaters8553 6 лет назад +1

    The bob logo is scary

  • @veryfunnyladyes
    @veryfunnyladyes 3 года назад +1

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

    • @jdjdgaming
      @jdjdgaming 3 года назад

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

  • @tranthuongdung5652
    @tranthuongdung5652 4 года назад +1

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

  • @jonathanwaltersmediacenter1916
    @jonathanwaltersmediacenter1916 6 лет назад

    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. :)

  • @bokieiey
    @bokieiey 4 года назад +1

    Bob on Windows 10? Try Windows Mixed Reality.

  • @JoBot__
    @JoBot__ Месяц назад

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

  • @xmelek646
    @xmelek646 3 года назад +1

    dog is very cute aw

  • @johncoxe6329
    @johncoxe6329 3 года назад

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

  • @MinecrafterPictures
    @MinecrafterPictures 4 года назад +1

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

  • @AndrewJamison79
    @AndrewJamison79 6 лет назад +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 лет назад +5

      But not 16 bit

  • @drewcification
    @drewcification 6 лет назад +1

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

  • @KasseBasses
    @KasseBasses 6 лет назад

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

  • @lukasaviles7681
    @lukasaviles7681 2 года назад +1

    Can you possibly run MS Bob on Windows 11?

  • @shoeskode136
    @shoeskode136 2 года назад

    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*

  • @PavelTeodor11530
    @PavelTeodor11530 3 года назад +2

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

  • @vadnegru
    @vadnegru 6 лет назад +2

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

  • @OltScript313
    @OltScript313 3 года назад +2

    Microsoft Bob on Mac OS X using Wine?

  • @Radkeyboard7984
    @Radkeyboard7984 4 месяца назад

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

  • @mariyabailey3990
    @mariyabailey3990 3 года назад

    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

  • @stphinkle
    @stphinkle 3 года назад +1

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

  • @cdmaster992
    @cdmaster992 6 лет назад +1

    SO CUTE! 10:37

  • @karinmay5832
    @karinmay5832 2 года назад

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

  • @mr_mrs_bains2320
    @mr_mrs_bains2320 4 года назад

    thankful video

  • @Win1037
    @Win1037 4 года назад +3

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

    • @uniqmasha
      @uniqmasha 3 года назад

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

  • @NawiTheCore
    @NawiTheCore 5 лет назад +2

    9:30 Maybe it's a registry issue.

  • @BigOlSmellyFlashlight
    @BigOlSmellyFlashlight 6 лет назад

    dang only 6k views you need more attention

  • @Klook6950
    @Klook6950 5 лет назад

    What if it was 4K???

  • @nationalyouthcomputertrain1565
    @nationalyouthcomputertrain1565 3 года назад

    I liked this video but where is your download link?

  • @mariyabailey3990
    @mariyabailey3990 3 года назад

    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?

  • @stphinkle
    @stphinkle 3 года назад

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

  • @nationalyouthcomputertrain1565
    @nationalyouthcomputertrain1565 3 года назад

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

  • @zead9481
    @zead9481 6 лет назад +15

    MICROSOFT BOB AND VEGENE

  • @privateboi5066
    @privateboi5066 6 лет назад

    No, those errors also happened on Win31 on my DOSBox

  • @idontplugthingsinprofessio9612
    @idontplugthingsinprofessio9612 6 лет назад +1

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

  • @BakaTheSussy
    @BakaTheSussy 4 года назад

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

    • @JuvStudios
      @JuvStudios 4 года назад

      I tried it but Microsoft BOB isn't working.

  • @SeaJay_Oceans
    @SeaJay_Oceans 3 года назад

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

  • @hungryhedgehog4201
    @hungryhedgehog4201 3 года назад +1

    this is a mastercourse on bad sound effects

  • @Rouxenator
    @Rouxenator 6 лет назад +1

    Just add the root to your path environment variable

  • @zeljkoloncar101
    @zeljkoloncar101 6 лет назад

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

  • @decall
    @decall 6 лет назад +1

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

  • @nationalyouthcomputertrain1565
    @nationalyouthcomputertrain1565 2 года назад

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

  • @PetrTech
    @PetrTech 3 года назад

    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

  • @SuperNerdyBros01
    @SuperNerdyBros01 4 года назад

    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 4 года назад

      Super Nerdy Bros. that’s a reinstall

  • @owmylehg7811
    @owmylehg7811 4 года назад

    ahh yes, microsoft robert.

  • @UoirLocer
    @UoirLocer 6 лет назад +2

    Microsoft B😎B
    Microsoft B🤓B

    • @Goldtoise
      @Goldtoise 6 лет назад +1

      🅱️icro🅱️oft 🅱️o🅱️

    • @badaccount4957
      @badaccount4957 6 лет назад

      Microsoft Nerd 🤓

    • @cathacker13
      @cathacker13 5 лет назад

      Michaelsoft 🅱️o🅱️dows

  • @jackiepyzocha7380
    @jackiepyzocha7380 4 года назад

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

  • @feni_1553
    @feni_1553 2 года назад

    Will it work on 21H2 build?

  • @KaydenHughes-hw4hu
    @KaydenHughes-hw4hu 6 месяцев назад

    memz clean

  • @gettingintolinux695
    @gettingintolinux695 5 лет назад +1

    2:00 not comic sans.

  • @billcook4768
    @billcook4768 3 года назад

    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.

  • @NatsMinecraft1
    @NatsMinecraft1 Год назад

    10:10 *Minecraft Flint And Steel Noises*

  • @mariyabailey3990
    @mariyabailey3990 3 года назад

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

  • @ivancomp_inside
    @ivancomp_inside 3 года назад

    It's Microsoft 1OB

  • @UoirLocer
    @UoirLocer 6 лет назад

    I want to install this

  • @ecjb1969
    @ecjb1969 5 лет назад

    Try adding that root folder to PATH.

  • @fuwerzar
    @fuwerzar 5 лет назад

    Bob is an OS or an App?

    • @JuvStudios
      @JuvStudios 4 года назад

      It's an app that was created by Microsoft in the 90's.

  • @TonyE69
    @TonyE69 3 года назад

    link?

  • @jackiepyzocha7380
    @jackiepyzocha7380 4 года назад

    I thought DOS was necessary for "Bob"

    • @JuvStudios
      @JuvStudios 4 года назад

      Bob is a Windows app not a DOS app.