Rayman Gold on XP

[Catherine]

I was given the game "Rayman Gold" recently for my pc
which runs XP-home edition.
When the CD starts up it asks you whether you want to
install. So I did. Then when I go to play the game the
new game screen comes up and it asks me if I want to
install, which I have to do before it gives me the option
to play. This time to a different directory and I think
slightly different files. After this I tried to play the
game but it shuts down each time with the following error
message:

16bit MS-DOS Subsystem

c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
X#=OD, CS-00C7 IP-00002018. The NTVDM CPU has encountered
an unhandled exception. Choose 'Close' to terminate the
application.

So does anyone have any experience with running this game
on XP-home and could help me set up and play this
properly?

Thanks.

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Catherine,

Here's a quote directly from Ubisoft's support site:

"It is important to note that Rayman Forever / Gold is a DOS based game.
This means that you will need to run the game in DOS. Please contact
Windows Help for switching your system to DOS mode."

With that in mind, Catherine, here's what I suggest:

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

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,
Jimmy S.

Microsoft MVP Windows XP Shell/User: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
Additional Support Resources: My Zone.com Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk
Game FAQ's: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
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| I was given the game "Rayman Gold" recently for my pc
| which runs XP-home edition.
| When the CD starts up it asks you whether you want to
| install. So I did. Then when I go to play the game the
| new game screen comes up and it asks me if I want to
| install, which I have to do before it gives me the option
| to play. This time to a different directory and I think
| slightly different files. After this I tried to play the
| game but it shuts down each time with the following error
| message:
|
| 16bit MS-DOS Subsystem
|
| c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
| X#=OD, CS-00C7 IP-00002018. The NTVDM CPU has encountered
| an unhandled exception. Choose 'Close' to terminate the
| application.
|
| So does anyone have any experience with running this game
| on XP-home and could help me set up and play this
| properly?
|
| Thanks.