A
alejampi1
Why won't any of my older games that run off of DOS like
Quake and Duke Nukem 3D run on Windows XP? I don't know
what to do.
Quake and Duke Nukem 3D run on Windows XP? I don't know
what to do.
Y
Yves Leclerc
XP does not have a complete DOS. It has a DOS emulator, which allows you to
do some DOS functions. Most DOS games can be made to run within a DOS
Command prompt windows, with out sound support. To get sound support, you
need to run a sound emulator like VDMSound.
Y.
do some DOS functions. Most DOS games can be made to run within a DOS
Command prompt windows, with out sound support. To get sound support, you
need to run a sound emulator like VDMSound.
Y.
J
Jimmy S.
Hi alejampi1,
When a game is a DOS game, it could work 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.
Your 2 games have quite a cult following, in fact a lot of 3rd
party work has been done to keep them working. For Duke 3D
check out: http://www.rancidmeat.com/project.php3?id=1 and
the Duke Vesa patch at: http://www.advsys.net/ken/build.htm
For Quake, there's a project to port it over to the Direct X engine:
at: http://dxquake.sourceforge.net/ ...
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
--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________
| Why won't any of my older games that run off of DOS like
| Quake and Duke Nukem 3D run on Windows XP? I don't know
| what to do.
|
When a game is a DOS game, it could work 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.
Your 2 games have quite a cult following, in fact a lot of 3rd
party work has been done to keep them working. For Duke 3D
check out: http://www.rancidmeat.com/project.php3?id=1 and
the Duke Vesa patch at: http://www.advsys.net/ken/build.htm
For Quake, there's a project to port it over to the Direct X engine:
at: http://dxquake.sourceforge.net/ ...
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
--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________
| Why won't any of my older games that run off of DOS like
| Quake and Duke Nukem 3D run on Windows XP? I don't know
| what to do.
|
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