w98/dos and xp

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windows 98 and dos based games won't install and play
properly on xp, dispite running compatability mode. any
help? links? downloads?

 

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Hi stranderer,
"stranderer" <upstream83@hot.com> wrote in message news:3df801c42ae1$da95e000$a401280a@phx.gbl...
| windows 98 and dos based games won't install and play
| properly on xp, dispite running compatability mode. any
| help? links? downloads?

When a game is a DOS game, it could work using compatibility mode:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=292533 or by using the Multiboot
bootdisk from: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~lpcd/downloads.html
and always check at fileplanet.com to see if there's a patch available,
or search at: http://www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a 🙂

With DOSBOX you can emulate a DOS computer on your XP desktop:
http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/information.php Or try MS Virtual PC:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/virtualpc/downloads/trial.asp
which allows you to install DOS or to run any operating system inside XP.

If you prefer to explore other advanced methods, here are two excellent
tutorials I've found on the subject: http://www.dosgames.com/xphints.php
and http://home.earthlink.net/~angeldancer27/XpGameList.htm For sound
issues use: http://www.ece.mcgill.ca/~vromas/vdmsound Good Luck! 🙂

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stranderer wrote:
> windows 98 and dos based games won't install and play
> properly on xp, dispite running compatability mode. any
> help? links? downloads?

www.ntcompatible.com lists games that can run in XP and sometimes how
to get them to work.

Eyal