Microsoft Bob on Windows 10?

In this video, I'll be attempting to install Microsoft Bob from 1995 on a Windows 10 VM.

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[neodonkey]

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.

[Pinwormx]

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

[jamesslick]

"Utopia" was the codename for "Bob".

[markusTegelane]

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

[LawrenceNL]

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

[redwoodii]

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.

[johnclydeceniaberdigay]

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!

[johnkincaide]

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.

[JesPulido]

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

[RealistikDash]

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

[youreperfectstudio]

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)

[sigmundespedal]

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

[CodaGardner]

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

[EmiyaSyahriel]

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.

[josephgreymanuel]

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

[Elementaliti]

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.

[MondySpartan]

Try running Microsoft 3D Movie Maker on Windows 10.

[tims]

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

[lescitrons]

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

[milk-livm]

7:54

...Accidental Mii channel theme?