A lot don't work or don't work very well in Windows XP, even after setting that useless "run under windows 2000" and whatnot modes.
Any suggestions such as a shell program to run them from or even better would be a program I can install that will increase their playability.
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Feb-24-2005 04:14
Yan
fauxhawk
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Wano
Re: DOS Games in Windows XP
quote:
Originally posted by Blue.
A lot don't work or don't work very well in Windows XP, even after setting that useless "run under windows 2000" and whatnot modes.
Any suggestions such as a shell program to run them from or even better would be a program I can install that will increase their playability.
Funny that you made a post regarding this when my last post had to do with DOS games (look in the D3 topic).
Unfortunately, I can't help you when it comes to the solution since I've been searching for it, as well. The DOSgamesarchive site should have some advice on the running of those games in XP.
Feb-24-2005 04:18
Blue.
Enjoy the silence
Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Mississauga
Re: Re: DOS Games in Windows XP
quote:
Originally posted by Yan
Funny that you made a post regarding this when my last post had to do with DOS games (look in the D3 topic).
Unfortunately, I can't help you when it comes to the solution since I've been searching for it, as well. The DOSgamesarchive site should have some advice on the running of those games in XP.
I just put some classics on my computer and half of them don't work
Abuse
Blackthorne
Blake Stone
Blood
Cannon Fodder 2
Dark Forces
Doom
Dune 2
Quake
Raptor
Scorched Earth
among others
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Feb-24-2005 04:32
Blue.
Enjoy the silence
Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Mississauga
oh and if anyone has some sites for game icons that would be swell (I get tired of seeing the same old msdos shortcut).
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I have no Problems Playing DUNE RPG, Dune 2, and UFO Enemy Unknown
Enjoy!!
Yea I got those off dosgamesarchive.com already but thanks
Havn't tested it all yet.
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Feb-24-2005 06:21
Magnus
I'm getting old
Registered: Mar 2001
Location: Seattle, WA
What you need is Dosbox, like MikHail said. But also, get the frontend D-Fend V2. Makes everything so much easier. Runs all DOS games, no matter how old, perfectly.
Originally posted by Magnus
What you need is Dosbox, like MikHail said. But also, get the frontend D-Fend V2. Makes everything so much easier. Runs all DOS games, no matter how old, perfectly.
Doxbox works very well and thanks I'll try that program out. Looks as if the creator is a tranceaddict as well
quote:
"I need some trance energy to fuel that brain of mine"
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Feb-24-2005 19:29
aloep
REDIICULASE!!
Registered: Nov 2000
Location: Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK
Dosbox, as far as I can remember will only run the more basic DOS games at a playable speed. Anything designed for computers faster than a 386 will be incredibly slow. I have managed to run a couple of more advanced DOS games by booting Connectix Virtual PC into DOS, although that may all be too complex to explain.
