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Thread ID: 55464 2005-03-11 04:54:00 TradeF1 Poppa John (284) PC World Chat
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333003 2005-05-14 08:11:00 He meant the Friday that Duke Nukem Forever comes out.

Speaking of which, I bought Duke Nukem 3D a couple of days ago for $1 - new. But I forgot that it is a DOS game and XP doesn't seem even remotely interested. Is there any simple answer to make it run on XP?
Winston001 (3612)
333004 2005-05-14 23:28:00 dos mode? VMWare? Edward (31)
333005 2005-05-15 01:39:00 dos mode? VMWare?

Sorry Edward, you've lost me. :confused:
Winston001 (3612)
333006 2005-05-15 01:44:00 Speaking of which, I bought Duke Nukem 3D a couple of days ago for $1 - new. But I forgot that it is a DOS game and XP doesn't seem even remotely interested. Is there any simple answer to make it run on XP?
Strange, mine works on XP fine.

Try running it with compatibility mode (right click on file/shortcut)
Try running it from a command line/batch file
DOS emulator/VMWare as a last resort
E|im (87)
333007 2005-05-15 01:54:00 Haven't got XP but I think I recall looking in start / Programs and there was DOS window, something like that. Sorry nt v helpful but sure have a look. mark c (247)
333008 2005-05-15 03:36:00 Sorry Edward, you've lost me. :confused:

DOS mode: Start -> Run -> command

VMWare: A tool that lets you install and run more than one operating system, under another operating system. An example is running Ubuntu under Windows XP Home
Edward (31)
333009 2005-05-15 03:43:00 VMWare: A tool that lets you install and run more than one operating system, under another operating system. An example is running Ubuntu under Windows XP HomeOf course this wouldn't be a viable solution, as the trial only works for 30 days, and I doubt that it'd be worth the US$200 to buy just to run Duke Nukem 3D :) Unless of course other uses could be found for VMWare (Plus other OS licenses which would be needed, like MS DOS, to run DN3D).

So do you own VMWare Edward? Or are you using the trial version? I haven't been able to justify the cost to buy it yet :(

Mike.
Mike (15)
333010 2005-05-15 03:48:00 I use the full version (Found an old copy alaw office), so yes I own the full version

an alternative would be making another partition, installing MSDOS (Using a free tool like XOSL as a boot loader), and running it that way.

Of course, it's complicated (ish), and since it was $1 may not be worth the effort. Try compatibility mode as suggested above. Or maybe there's a patch somewhere... ;)
Edward (31)
333011 2005-05-15 03:58:00 I use the full version (Found an old copy alaw office), so yes I own the full versionSorry - I wasn't accusing you... I've just heard it being suggested many times before and it didn't seem like some of the people suggesting it realised how much it cost.

Mike.
Mike (15)
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