Is possible Run the old DOS games that need EMS in XP?

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Freddy

Hello,

I have XP Professional, and I want to run few old DOS
games, but they need Extended Memory (EMS).

I already tried to click with the right button on the exe
file of the game and tried to configure this mem, but the
results is always the same, without EMS! :(

exist a way to use that? even with a bootdisk? I tryed to
do myself a bootdisk but simply can't access the drive
C:??? strange... maybe because the FAT?

well, there's a solution for that?

In this case I want to load Aces Over Europe.

thanks,
Freddy
 
I forgot to say that I already can load the Intro, but
when will start the game this is the message:

"There is not enough memory for 'Aces over Europe' to run.
Your computer may be running a 'pop up' (TSR) program
or it may be connected to a device such as a LAN that
uses a portion of the memory. See the Trouble Shooting
section of the 'Aces over Europe Quick Reference Card' for
help."

for sure is EMS or XMS problem.

please let me know if you can help me.

thanks.
 
Freddy said:
I forgot to say that I already can load the Intro, but
when will start the game this is the message:

"There is not enough memory for 'Aces over Europe' to run.
Your computer may be running a 'pop up' (TSR) program
or it may be connected to a device such as a LAN that
uses a portion of the memory. See the Trouble Shooting
section of the 'Aces over Europe Quick Reference Card' for
help."

for sure is EMS or XMS problem.

please let me know if you can help me.

thanks.
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Hi Freddy,

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,
or search at: http://www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a :-)

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.

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 For sound
issues use: http://www.ece.mcgill.ca/~vromas/vdmsound Good Luck! :-)

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Thanks for the info! I'll try all options and let you know.
- Freddy

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Hi Freddy,

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,
or search at: http://www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp? letter=a :-)

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/tri al.asp
which allows you to install DOS or to run any operating system inside XP.

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
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http://home.earthlink.net/~angeldancer27/XpGameList.htm
For sound
issues use: http://www.ece.mcgill.ca/~vromas/vdmsound Good Luck! :-)

--
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:
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http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call /
 
Try DOSbox. It's a DOS emulator, and is freeware. It runs AOE and man
other old games.

DOSbox
http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/download.php?main=1

A front-end that simplifies matters:
http://members.home.nl/mabus/

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-----Original Message-----
Hello,

I have XP Professional, and I want to run few old DOS
games, but they need Extended Memory (EMS).

I already tried to click with the right button on the exe
file of the game and tried to configure this mem, but the
results is always the same, without EMS! :(

exist a way to use that? even with a bootdisk? I tryed to
do myself a bootdisk but simply can't access the drive
C:??? strange... maybe because the FAT?

well, there's a solution for that?

In this case I want to load Aces Over Europe.

thanks,
Freddy
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