Prior to the release of Windows Media Player in Windows 98 Second Edition, separate programs, CD Player, Deluxe CD Player, DVD Player and Media Player, were included in old versions of Microsoft Windows for playback of media files.

Prior to Windows 2000, Windows NT ( and thus PE ) supported the MIPS, Alpha, and PowerPC ISAs.

Prior to the release of Windows Mobile 2003, third-party software was developed using Microsoft's eMbedded Visual Tools, eMbedded Visual Basic ( eVB ) and eMbedded Visual C ( eVC ).

Prior to Visual C ++ 2005, the Platform SDK was the only way for programmers to develop 64-bit Windows applications.

Prior to SPSS 16. 0, different versions of SPSS were available for Windows, Mac OS X and Unix.

Prior to the release of Windows 2000, PWS was available as a free download as well as included on the Windows distribution CDs.

Prior to the advent of Windows, DOS applications would either communicate directly with the various pieces of hardware ( responding to interrupts, reading and writing device memory etc.

Prior versions are still available for earlier OSes back to Microsoft Windows 95.

Prior to that, Microsoft Windows used a tiling window manager.

Prior to Windows Vista, the Desktop Toolbars could be dragged off the taskbar and float independently, or docked to a display edge.

Prior to the acquisition of the product by Freescale Semiconductor, versions existed for Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Solaris, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS, Wii, Palm OS, Symbian OS, and even for BeOS.

Prior to Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, the most common problem encountered with Microsoft's DNS server was cache pollution.

Prior to Microsoft's release of a security patch, the workaround for this issue was to turn off 16-bit application support, which prevented older programs ( those written for DOS and Windows 3. 1 ) from running.

Prior to Windows Vista, System Restore was based on a file-based filter that watched changes for a certain set of file extensions, and then copied files before they were overwritten.

Prior to versions 1. 0. 2. 0 and 1. 0. 2. 1 for the Windows release, many Windows Vista users had experienced compatibility and connection issues while using Hamachi.

Prior to incorporation, Bella Vista was " governed " by its Property Owners Association, a private organization performing all the normal functions of a local government.

Prior to its launch, Sky Movies signed first-run deals with 20th Century-Fox, Warner Bros. Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Orion Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution Co.

Prior to the opening of Vista Middle School, some of the community was served by Byrd Middle School, while the other portion was served by Fulton Middle School and Sepulveda Middle School.

Prior to the merger, the Daveyton and Soweto campuses of the former Vista University had been incorporated into RAU.

Prior to the 1980 election, the Ward was split in half, with the western half remaining as Alta Vista ward and the eastern half became Canterbury Ward.

Prior to the Power Mac name change, certain Power Macintosh models were otherwise identical to their lower-cost re-branded siblings sold as the Macintosh LC and Macintosh Performa, as well as the dedicated Apple Workgroup Server and Macintosh Server G3 & G4 lines.

Prior to 31 December 2010, deposits with building societies of up to £ 50, 000 per individual, per institution, were normally protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme ( FSCS ), but Nationwide and Yorkshire Building Societies negotiated a temporary change to the terms of the FSCS to protect members of the societies they acquired in late 2008 / early 2009.

Prior to that Bernd Kellner computed B < sub > n </ sub > to full precision for n = 10 < sup > 6 </ sup > in December 2002 and Oleksandr Pavlyk for n = 10 < sup > 7 </ sup > with ' Mathematica ' in April 2008.

Prior to the 2008 elections, a decision to change the electoral date and extend the parliamentary mandate resulted in major controversy when the Assembly deputies snubbed the president and chose to extend their mandate.

Prior to 2008, Stockholm University had only one student union

Prior to 2008, this event encompassed two jumps from the ski jumping normal hill, and 15 km cross country skiing.

Prior to the inauguration of the 2008 season, Henry Neumann resigned as president and entered politics.

Prior to May 2008, it operated scheduled international services from the USA to Africa and Guyana.

Prior to 1996, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Volunteer Fire Department served the town, with Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue serving until 2001, with Broward Sheriff's Office Department of Fire Rescue & Emergency services providing fire suppression services to the town from 2001 until 2008.

Prior to 1 July 2008, the agency was called the Environment and Heritage Service.

Prior to the November 2008 elections, Irving banned the sale of alcoholic beverages in stores, making it the largest in population dry suburb in North Texas.

Prior to June 17, 2008, Richwood Area Community Hospital was the health care provider until failing financial conditions forced it to close.

Prior to the revamping in 2008, the games played for the car were similar to the pricing games seen on The Price Is Right, but were based on luck rather than having the contestant guess the actual price of the car.

Between October 2008 and June 2009, Askham Bryan College of Agriculture opened its Guisborough Centre, located on the same site as Prior Pursglove College.

Prior to the release of the 2008 Elise SC, the limited production California Edition arrived at dealerships.

Prior to 2008, the university college had nine departments:

Prior to the January 2008 general election, the positions were held by Sir Fred Gollop and Dame Patricia Symmonds.

* Prior, Nick, " Putting a Glitch in the Field: Bourdieu, Actor Network Theory and Contemporary Music ", Cultural Sociology, 2: 3, 2008: pp 301 – 319.

Prior to the NCAA's 2008 rule in Division I regarding the start of the college baseball season, the Golden Gophers would often play home games at Metrodome earlier than other teams in the area to neutralize the advantage of warmer-weather schools starting their seasons earlier in the year.

Prior to the release of their fourth album, Shpongle played a sold out live concert at The Roundhouse venue in Chalk Farm, North London on 31 October 2008.

Prior to the release of ' Kingdom of Comfort ', long-time drummer Stew Smith announced that he would be leaving the band in April 2008.

Prior to Treasure Island, the space was occupied by the Hyde Park Co-Op grocery store, which shut down due to financial difficulties in early 2008.

Prior to 19 April 2008 it was known as Spirit, and intermediately as Flemish Progressives ( VlaamsProgressieven ).

Prior to the 2008 FA Community Shield, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson summarised his opinion of the competition: " It's always a game we never quite use as a do or die thing ; we use it as a barometer for fitness ".

Prior had hoped to pitch again by May or June of the 2008 season, but a shoulder tear during his rehab at the end of May 2008 required surgery that forced him to miss his second consecutive season.