DOS GAMES

[Brandon]

I'm having trouble running an old DOS game called Star
Control 2. The game freezes on the first menu screen if
I run it through windows. If I exit windows and load DOS,
the game will run but the color will be heavily
distorted. I've gotten many other DOS games to work with
XP but this one seems stubborn. Does anyone know how to
make it work?

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Brandon,

I haven't tested that particular title, however try using the Multiboot
bootdisk from: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~lpcd/downloads.html .

If you prefer to explore more advanced methods, here are two of the best
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,
Jimmy S.

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| I'm having trouble running an old DOS game called Star
| Control 2. The game freezes on the first menu screen if
| I run it through windows. If I exit windows and load DOS,
| the game will run but the color will be heavily
| distorted. I've gotten many other DOS games to work with
| XP but this one seems stubborn. Does anyone know how to
| make it work?
|
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