Error message appears in Dos

[Guest]

Hi. I have been playing Lemmings, the original version, for a very long time. It's the version in which you'll have to choose different display settings such as CGA, Tandy, VGA, and TGA. I tried all of them, but the result was the following message from the DOS program: Insufficient memory. I maximized the memory from the file's properties, but the same message appears.

 

[Guest]

OH, and I almost forgot. The problem started as soon as I installed Windows XP.

 

[Sarah]

Have you tried playing with the "Compatibility" setting?
I have tried - and failed! but you may have more luck, and
if you do, tell me what you did! I can't even get that
far!

 

[Chris H.]

Some old DOS games need editing of their Program Information File (PIF) to
allow use of EMS or XMS memory. Information on how to do that is in XP's
Help and Support. Also you may want to do a Search in this newsgroup for
posts from Jimmy S. He's got a lot of details in previous postings on the
same question.
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Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Associate Expert
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Hi. I have been playing Lemmings, the original version, for a very long

time. It's the version in which you'll have to choose different display
settings such as CGA, Tandy, VGA, and TGA. I tried all of them, but the
result was the following message from the DOS program: Insufficient memory.
I maximized the memory from the file's properties, but the same message
appears.

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Dan,

Lemmings sure brings back fond memories. I used to play it
on my Apple II computer before getting a DOS PC in 1983.

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.

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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| Hi. I have been playing Lemmings, the original version, for a very long time. It's the version in which you'll have to choose
different display settings such as CGA, Tandy, VGA, and TGA. I tried all of them, but the result was the following message from the
DOS program: Insufficient memory. I maximized the memory from the file's properties, but the same message appears.