Jimmy S

[Memaw]

i am doing everthing u say....but my warcraft 2 is not installing to the add
and remove on my control panel......it has a folder under C:\ and all its
contents that is it when i click on play warcraft with the cd in it only
brings up a small black screen that goes down to task bar then a full black
screen that has dos and other things then that black screen goes off and it
goes back to the warcraft menu.....i know this is confuseing u i hope i
haven't messed up my computer i added the patch and direct x and i don't
know what else......i hope u can figure this out and also i have xp windows
and i don't have a Compatibility tab....i did the short cut to my desk top
and then properties but no Compatibility tab....then i did a search and it
said no results.....thanks Patsy

 

[Paul Smith]

As far as I'm aware WarCraft 2 won't run properly on Windows XP - without
using DOSBox, those who could get it to run had serious issues with the game
running far too fast. I remember there was a huge outcry back in 2002 when
Blizzard said they had no plans to fix it under Windows XP.

If you need specific help with DOSBox (as I believe I read earlier in
another thread).

Basically once it's loaded up type:

mount c c:\warcraft 2 (it may be war2 instead of warcraft2 - but whatever
the folder is called).

then type dir and it will list the names of all the programs - one will end
in .EXE and will probably be war2 or warcraft 2.

Of course failing that WarCraft 3 is only about £10 these days, and that
definitely works on WIndows XP, in fact I feel like a game now.

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Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
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[Jimmy S.]

Hi Paul Smith,

Thanks for stepping in and giving Patsy and I a hand.
I checked on ebay and Amazon and WC3 is only a few dollars.

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Paul Smith Wrote:
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| As far as I'm aware WarCraft 2 won't run properly on Windows XP - without
| using DOSBox, those who could get it to run had serious issues with the game
| running far too fast. I remember there was a huge outcry back in 2002 when
| Blizzard said they had no plans to fix it under Windows XP.
|
| If you need specific help with DOSBox (as I believe I read earlier in
| another thread).
|
| Basically once it's loaded up type:
|
| mount c c:\warcraft 2 (it may be war2 instead of warcraft2 - but whatever
| the folder is called).
|
| then type dir and it will list the names of all the programs - one will end
| in .EXE and will probably be war2 or warcraft 2.
|
| Of course failing that WarCraft 3 is only about £10 these days, and that
| definitely works on WIndows XP, in fact I feel like a game now.
|
|
| || i am doing everthing u say....but my warcraft 2 is not installing to the
|| add and remove on my control panel......it has a folder under C:\ and all
|| its contents that is it when i click on play warcraft with the cd in it
|| only brings up a small black screen that goes down to task bar then a full
|| black screen that has dos and other things then that black screen goes off
|| and it goes back to the warcraft menu.....i know this is confuseing u i
|| hope i haven't messed up my computer i added the patch and direct x and i
|| don't know what else......i hope u can figure this out and also i have xp
|| windows and i don't have a Compatibility tab....i did the short cut to my
|| desk top and then properties but no Compatibility tab....then i did a
|| search and it said no results.....thanks Patsy

 

[Memaw]

thanks Paul and Jimmy.....my son has warcraft111 but i can't play it....to
hard for me....i loved my little peons and orks and the building is so much
easier.........now i am going to cry!!!!!......ok if one of u can explain
to me in laymans terms about how to get DOSBOX and if i quit playing the
game will i go back to my regular computer without haveing to change
anything...i have done so much now i am afraid i have messed it up.....i
really need to play this game i am a new mamaw my first just 6 weeks old and
they live with me so at night i need something to help me
relax...lol.....thanks Patsy

 

[ronald.phillips]

Hmmm, You don't seem to know that much about MS-DOS or computers from
your posts so you probably don't want to mess with getting your DOS
version of Warcraft 2 working on Windows XP or using DosBox.

I think the easiest "fix" is for you to get the Warcraft 2 Battle.NET
edition which is the Windows version of Warcraft 2. The only downside
to this version is that it doesn't have the CD Music of the DOS
version.....which for me is unforgiveable and which is why I play my
Warcraft 2 MP3's from the CD while I play the game.

Also Warcraft 3 is not a replacement for Warcraft 2....so the
suggestions to play Warcraft 2 are not good suggestions. For some
reason Warcraft 3 never interested me whereas Warcraft 2 is great.

 

[Paul Smith]

thanks Paul and Jimmy.....my son has warcraft111 but i can't play it....to
hard for me....i loved my little peons and orks and the building is so
much easier.........now i am going to cry!!!!!......ok if one of u can
explain to me in laymans terms about how to get DOSBOX and if i quit
playing the game will i go back to my regular computer without haveing to
change anything...i have done so much now i am afraid i have messed it
up.....i really need to play this game i am a new mamaw my first just 6
weeks old and they live with me so at night i need something to help me
relax...lol.....thanks Patsy

Yup. DOSBox is just a Windows program.

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/dosbox/DOSBox0.63-win32-installer.exe?download

Download and install, and then when you go to run it, you're presented with
a command prompt (ala DOS).

To start off you need to mount the drives you need to use with it, so type
'mount c c:' this will mount your computers hard drive so DOSBox can see it.
Then it's a case of switching to the warcraft directory and running it (I
assume it's successfully installed).

Here's a video of me playing Simon.
http://www.windowsresource.net/videos/dosbox.wmv (1.3MB less then 20 seconds
on most broadband) which shows starting it up and running it.

I use the command 'mount d i:' because the game needs the CD, so I mount my
CD drive on this computer which is I:\ - and DOSBox see's it as being drive
d:\

If you've got any questions post away.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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[Paul Smith]

Oh I forgot to mention if DOSBox captures your mouse pointer for when you
want to close it - just press the Windows/Start button the keyboard to get
it back.

There probably is a normal way to get it back but I've only just installed
it to try it out <g>.

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Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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[Jimmy S.]

Hi Paul,

Great post! Your MVP is showing. d;^)

Paul Smith Wrote:
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| || thanks Paul and Jimmy.....my son has warcraft111 but i can't play it....to
|| hard for me....i loved my little peons and orks and the building is so
|| much easier.........now i am going to cry!!!!!......ok if one of u can
|| explain to me in laymans terms about how to get DOSBOX and if i quit
|| playing the game will i go back to my regular computer without haveing to
|| change anything...i have done so much now i am afraid i have messed it
|| up.....i really need to play this game i am a new mamaw my first just 6
|| weeks old and they live with me so at night i need something to help me
|| relax...lol.....thanks Patsy
|
| Yup. DOSBox is just a Windows program.
|
| http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/dosbox/DOSBox0.63-win32-installer.exe?download
|
| Download and install, and then when you go to run it, you're presented with
| a command prompt (ala DOS).
|
| To start off you need to mount the drives you need to use with it, so type
| 'mount c c:' this will mount your computers hard drive so DOSBox can see it.
| Then it's a case of switching to the warcraft directory and running it (I
| assume it's successfully installed).
|
| Here's a video of me playing Simon.
| http://www.windowsresource.net/videos/dosbox.wmv (1.3MB less then 20 seconds
| on most broadband) which shows starting it up and running it.
|
| I use the command 'mount d i:' because the game needs the CD, so I mount my
| CD drive on this computer which is I:\ - and DOSBox see's it as being drive
| d:\
|
| If you've got any questions post away.

 

[Paul Smith]

Hi Paul,

Great post! Your MVP is showing. d;^)

My leet haxorz skills with DOS aren't though.

I'll show you an illegal command, and yes I do know how to type exit lol.

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Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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