Z on win XP

[PJlumbano]

This still didnt work. I tried it and after the publisher screen comes out
the game wont load and it would take me back to windows............

Start - Help and Support - running older programs (or compatibility mode)
will walk you through. Also, check the manufacturer's site. Some have
patches or steps to take, others don't give any help.

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi PJlumbano,

Well any program from a 3.1 environment was written for DOS
as back then Windows was an application more than an OS. ;-)

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
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| This still didnt work. I tried it and after the publisher screen comes out
| the game wont load and it would take me back to windows............
|
| Start - Help and Support - running older programs (or compatibility mode)
| will walk you through. Also, check the manufacturer's site. Some have
| patches or steps to take, others don't give any help.
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| | > I had an older pc that ran WIN 3.1 and I used to play this one game called
| > "Z", now I have a newer computer running WIN XP, the game installs
| > successfully but when I open it to play it wont come up..... any ideas on
| > how to fix this.... THANK YOU.....
| >
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