playing heretic on Xp

[Paulie]

I have a game, Heretic, that I would like to play on my comp. It will load
sometimes but never with sound. My operating sys is windows xp.
I have tried to run in compatability mode, set for win 95. I also don't know
what to set the IRQ, DMA, port or sound device too.

I have tried using the command prompt to load the game. but it freezes
everytime.

If anyone has any ideas I'll be grateful.

Thanks
Paulie

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Paulie,

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 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/faq.php and
http://home.earthlink.net/~angeldancer27/XpGameList.htm For sound
issues use: http://sourceforge.net/projects/vdmsound Good Luck!


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Paulie Wrote:
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| I have a game, Heretic, that I would like to play on my comp. It will load
| sometimes but never with sound. My operating sys is windows xp.
| I have tried to run in compatability mode, set for win 95. I also don't know
| what to set the IRQ, DMA, port or sound device too.
|
| I have tried using the command prompt to load the game. but it freezes
| everytime.
|
| If anyone has any ideas I'll be grateful.
|
| Thanks
| Paulie