Getting an old DOS game to work?

[Toller]

I have an ancient DOS game I like, Masters of Orion.
I have it running on two WindowsXPHome desktops just fine.

I tried to load it on my new Toshiba laptop (also WindowsXPHome) and it says
it needs 1024k of expanded memory.
I have the properties set for expanded memory. In fact I have the
properties set exactly the same as the desktops. I looked in config.nt and
autoexec.nt and they are the same also.

Any clue as to why I might be having problems?

I know, upgrade to a new game. Well, MOO is idiotically simple, and I
haven't found a newer game that I could actually understand.

 

[Juan I. Cahis]

Solution: DOSBox 0.65 + D-Fend v2, a good DOS emulator combination for
old DOS applications and games, good and free.

I have an ancient DOS game I like, Masters of Orion.
I have it running on two WindowsXPHome desktops just fine.

I tried to load it on my new Toshiba laptop (also WindowsXPHome) and it says
it needs 1024k of expanded memory.
I have the properties set for expanded memory. In fact I have the
properties set exactly the same as the desktops. I looked in config.nt and
autoexec.nt and they are the same also.

Any clue as to why I might be having problems?

I know, upgrade to a new game. Well, MOO is idiotically simple, and I
haven't found a newer game that I could actually understand.

Thanks
Juan I. Cahis
Santiago de Chile (South America)
Note: Please forgive me for my bad English, I am trying to improve it!

 

[Toller]

It works, thanks.
It is really slow and only takes up part of the screen.
Any suggestion for improving the speed or screen size?

Your English is rather better than my Spanish!

Solution: DOSBox 0.65 + D-Fend v2, a good DOS emulator combination for
old DOS applications and games, good and free.

 

[Robert Gault]

I have an ancient DOS game I like, Masters of Orion.
I have it running on two WindowsXPHome desktops just fine.

I tried to load it on my new Toshiba laptop (also WindowsXPHome) and it says
it needs 1024k of expanded memory.
I have the properties set for expanded memory. In fact I have the
properties set exactly the same as the desktops. I looked in config.nt and
autoexec.nt and they are the same also.

Any clue as to why I might be having problems?

I know, upgrade to a new game. Well, MOO is idiotically simple, and I
haven't found a newer game that I could actually understand.

I'd bet that the problem is with sound installation rather than memory.
Initially I saw the same memory error with orion.exe until I set
install.exe to a sound card the program would accept.

On a different note, I have sound effects but no music when running
directly from WinXP. To get music I must use DOSBox. How is sound set on
your systems that run MOO?

 

[Tony Luxton]

Toller, have a look at my thread in microsoft.public.windowsxp.games,
"trouble running a game", 8th July.

I ended up accidently solving it myself, so you *may* find your answer
there. Post back.

regards Tony.