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| Thread ID: 74560 | 2006-11-27 03:59:00 | Using Older DOS Based Programs | MasterofZack (11276) | Press F1 |
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| 502365 | 2006-11-27 03:59:00 | I am would like to be able to use at all older DOS based programs on an XP2 machine. I am wondering if there is anything else I need to do other than ticking the box for the run in DOS mode option. Doing just that doesn't always seem to be doing the trick. Any suggestions? | MasterofZack (11276) | ||
| 502366 | 2006-11-27 04:12:00 | Windows XP2? That'll be the day. :lol: | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 502367 | 2006-11-27 04:18:00 | i think someone mentioned a prog called dosbox or something similar that can help a lot. XP only has DOS emulation ie some DOS commands work but not all hence not all DOS programs will work. | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 502368 | 2006-11-27 04:23:00 | DOSbox works rather well. You can find info and downloads Here (dosbox.sourceforge.net c2b8f74) Another possibility, if you have DOS installation disks, or win98/98 etc, you could try using a virtual machine, and installing DOS/win95/Win98 to itt. Microsoft virtual PC does this, and its free. i would give DOSbox a try first though. |
Sherman (9181) | ||
| 502369 | 2006-11-27 06:27:00 | The Compatibility option in XP works to a point, but the way XP locks certain addresses means not all old progs work becasue of that (and other reasons). DOSbox - as has been suggested - rules!!! Brilliant little program. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 502370 | 2006-12-18 02:22:00 | I was also wondering how I can slow my computer down so that older games won't move so fast that speech can't be finished before the camera has moved on. Is there a remedy to this? | MasterofZack (11276) | ||
| 502371 | 2006-12-18 02:31:00 | I use Microsofts Virtual PC (www.microsoft.com) to run any old DOS apps / games. Works a treat :thumbs: |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 502372 | 2006-12-18 02:48:00 | DOSBox has the ability to slow down apps or games that are running inside it. F12 I think is the keyboard shortcut while in session. | Antmannz (6583) | ||
| 502373 | 2006-12-18 06:49:00 | I use Microsofts Virtual PC (www.microsoft.com) to run any old DOS apps / games. Works a treat :thumbs: Downloading Virtual PC as I type this. I doubt very much that I could play Commander Keen using my current USB joystick. How do we go with hardware? Do I still have to connect a Joystick to my X-Fi sound card? Not moaning. Just curious. Probably a useful program anyway. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 502374 | 2006-12-20 01:27:00 | I was also wondering how I can slow my computer down so that older games won't move so fast that speech can't be finished before the camera has moved on. Is there a remedy to this?Isn't it marvellous that the more things change the more they remain the same? :D When the PC-AT came out in 1983, there was a sudden need for a"Turbo" switch on the front panel. This was not to speed the computer up; it was to slow the CPU from 12 MHz back down to 4.77 MHz so the games would run at a playable speed. Should there be a movement to bring back the Turbo switch, so a 3GHz+ multi processor CPU will run at 4.77 MHz? |
Graham L (2) | ||
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