Old dos games [Archive]

StevenS

April 5th 03, 06:51 PM

I have some old dos games and I am wondering if I can play them on an XP
machine. If so, what steps must I take in order to make them work?

Thanks

Steven

Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers

April 5th 03, 07:22 PM

Hi Steven,

Many of them will work, just run them from the command prompt (start/run =
cmd). If you need to create certain system settings, use the =
environmental variables section of system properties/advanced tab. You =
may also be able to use the compatibility wizard under =
start/programs/accessories as well. Programs that require direct =
hardware access generally do not work.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - =
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone - =
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"StevenS" > wrote in message =
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> I have some old dos games and I am wondering if I can play them on an =
XP
> machine. If so, what steps must I take in order to make them work?
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> Thanks
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> Steven
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Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers

April 5th 03, 07:22 PM

Hi Steven,

Many of them will work, just run them from the command prompt (start/run =
cmd). If you need to create certain system settings, use the =
environmental variables section of system properties/advanced tab. You =
may also be able to use the compatibility wizard under =
start/programs/accessories as well. Programs that require direct =
hardware access generally do not work.

--=20
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - =
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone - =
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"StevenS" > wrote in message =
...
> I have some old dos games and I am wondering if I can play them on an =
XP
> machine. If so, what steps must I take in order to make them work?
>=20
> Thanks
>=20
> Steven
>=20
>

Ken Blake

April 5th 03, 07:53 PM

"StevenS" > wrote in message
...

> I have some old dos games and I am wondering if I can play them
on an XP
> machine. If so, what steps must I take in order to make them
work?

Some may work; others may not. Nobody can answer your question
more specifically if you don't tell us what the games are.

--
Ken Blake
Please reply to the newsgroup

Ken Blake

April 5th 03, 07:53 PM

"StevenS" > wrote in message
...

> I have some old dos games and I am wondering if I can play them
on an XP
> machine. If so, what steps must I take in order to make them
work?

Some may work; others may not. Nobody can answer your question
more specifically if you don't tell us what the games are.

--
Ken Blake
Please reply to the newsgroup

StevenS

April 5th 03, 08:18 PM

The games are the "Eye of the Beholder" series by SSI.

Steven

"Ken Blake" > wrote in message
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> "StevenS" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > I have some old dos games and I am wondering if I can play them
> on an XP
> > machine. If so, what steps must I take in order to make them
> work?
>
>
>
> Some may work; others may not. Nobody can answer your question
> more specifically if you don't tell us what the games are.
>
> --
> Ken Blake
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>

StevenS

April 5th 03, 08:18 PM

The games are the "Eye of the Beholder" series by SSI.

Steven

"Ken Blake" > wrote in message
...
> "StevenS" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > I have some old dos games and I am wondering if I can play them
> on an XP
> > machine. If so, what steps must I take in order to make them
> work?
>
>
>
> Some may work; others may not. Nobody can answer your question
> more specifically if you don't tell us what the games are.
>
> --
> Ken Blake
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>

StevenS

April 5th 03, 08:18 PM

What do you mean by " direct hardware access"?

Steven

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
...
Hi Steven,

Many of them will work, just run them from the command prompt (start/run
cmd). If you need to create certain system settings, use the environmental
variables section of system properties/advanced tab. You may also be able to
use the compatibility wizard under start/programs/accessories as well.
Programs that require direct hardware access generally do not work.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone -
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"StevenS" > wrote in message
...
> I have some old dos games and I am wondering if I can play them on an XP
> machine. If so, what steps must I take in order to make them work?
>
> Thanks
>
> Steven
>
>

StevenS

April 5th 03, 08:18 PM

What do you mean by " direct hardware access"?

Steven

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
...
Hi Steven,

Many of them will work, just run them from the command prompt (start/run
cmd). If you need to create certain system settings, use the environmental
variables section of system properties/advanced tab. You may also be able to
use the compatibility wizard under start/programs/accessories as well.
Programs that require direct hardware access generally do not work.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone -
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"StevenS" > wrote in message
...
> I have some old dos games and I am wondering if I can play them on an XP
> machine. If so, what steps must I take in order to make them work?
>
> Thanks
>
> Steven
>
>

Mark Salloway

April 5th 03, 08:23 PM

Hi Steven
Eye of the beholder should work although you may need to use VDM Sound
https://sourceforge.net/projects/vdmsound/ to get sound in the game.

Mark

"StevenS" > wrote in message
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> The games are the "Eye of the Beholder" series by SSI.
>
> Steven
>
> "Ken Blake" > wrote in message
> ...
> > "StevenS" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> > > I have some old dos games and I am wondering if I can play them
> > on an XP
> > > machine. If so, what steps must I take in order to make them
> > work?
> >
> >
> >
> > Some may work; others may not. Nobody can answer your question
> > more specifically if you don't tell us what the games are.
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake
> > Please reply to the newsgroup
> >
> >
>
>

Mark Salloway

April 5th 03, 08:23 PM

Hi Steven
Eye of the beholder should work although you may need to use VDM Sound
https://sourceforge.net/projects/vdmsound/ to get sound in the game.

Mark

"StevenS" > wrote in message
...
> The games are the "Eye of the Beholder" series by SSI.
>
> Steven
>
> "Ken Blake" > wrote in message
> ...
> > "StevenS" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> > > I have some old dos games and I am wondering if I can play them
> > on an XP
> > > machine. If so, what steps must I take in order to make them
> > work?
> >
> >
> >
> > Some may work; others may not. Nobody can answer your question
> > more specifically if you don't tell us what the games are.
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake
> > Please reply to the newsgroup
> >
> >
>
>

Fred

April 6th 03, 08:20 PM

On Sat, 5 Apr 2003 14:18:33 -0500, "StevenS" >
wrote:

>What do you mean by " direct hardware access"?

DOS as an operating system, allowed programs to interact with the
hardware directly. So a developer might call a function like Int 21h,
to access the hard drive (I have no idea if this is the right one - it
has been a LOOOOONNNNGGG TIME). Windows does not allow this as much,
and in XP it is not allowed at all. To access a hard drive in Windows
a developer must call a WIN API function to access a hard drive.

Fred

April 6th 03, 08:20 PM

On Sat, 5 Apr 2003 14:18:33 -0500, "StevenS" >
wrote:

>What do you mean by " direct hardware access"?

DOS as an operating system, allowed programs to interact with the
hardware directly. So a developer might call a function like Int 21h,
to access the hard drive (I have no idea if this is the right one - it
has been a LOOOOONNNNGGG TIME). Windows does not allow this as much,
and in XP it is not allowed at all. To access a hard drive in Windows
a developer must call a WIN API function to access a hard drive.