Old dos games

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

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

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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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Steven
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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 =
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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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"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?



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
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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

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
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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?



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

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
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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

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

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

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

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.

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.