No named pipes under Windows 98

[win98fan]

After installing AGS-3.1 on my Win98SE computer I got the following runtime error when running AGSeditor.exe:

System.InvalidOperationException: Unable to create pipe
at AGS.Editor.NamedPipesServer.ListenForClients(Object currentServer)
at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object state)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart(Object obj)

After poking around on my computer I discovered that named pipes are not implemented on my O/S!  Ordinary pipes do seem to be supported however.

According to the change log, creating these pipes was done to facilitate debugging.  If by debugging you mean the AGSeditor and not a game under development, then the end user probably wouldn’t care if that were removed.

If I choose to ignore the error message pop-ups I get other problems such as not being able to LOAD/SAVE the demo adventure when built as a stand-alone game.

[Khris]

Win98 support was discontinued; it's amazing you got that far with 3.1.
How do you even manage to run anything with all the trojans and worms eating all the CPU time?

[Gilbert]

Well, according to the change log, win98 was discontinued since V3.1.1, so if he really was using V3.1, that platform was still supposed to be supported (though I think most people use XP or better when it came out, so it's actually unsure whether it really worked on win98 due to insufficient testing).

[Pumaman]

Windows 98 is no longer supported. As Khris says, it's so insecure and outdated that I would not recommend using it for anything, even AGS!