installing old window games on XP

[Debbie]

I have been trying to install fisher price learning in
toyland game on our windows xp version and I am getting a
script error: handler not found. and it won't run. Does
anyone have any ideas what I need to do or if this game
is possible to run in XP?

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Debbie,

Most of the old games were written for DOS.

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

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

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Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

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| I have been trying to install fisher price learning in
| toyland game on our windows xp version and I am getting a
| script error: handler not found. and it won't run. Does
| anyone have any ideas what I need to do or if this game
| is possible to run in XP?