Setting up for Games in WIn98 / XP

[vnb]

Hi There

When trying to setup EMM386.EXE i get the following error mesage

"EMM386 is unavailable - Unable to set pageframe base address"

I need to load a video game in MS-DOS

My Config.Sys settings

DEVICE=C:\MEMMAKER\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\MEMMAKER\EMM386.EXE NOMOVEXBDA I=B000-B7FF X=D800-DFFF
BUFFERS=12,0
FILES=30
DOS=UMB
LASTDRIVE=Z
FCBS=4,0
DEVICEHIGH /L:1,16976 =C:\WINDOWS\SETVER.EXE

My Processor AMD XP 2000+ with NVIDIA Video Driver

Thanks in Advance

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Vnb,

Your most likely solution will be to use DosBox or Virtual PC, however
I'll list all the tips and tricks you can use for Dos based games as well.

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/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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Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


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| Hi There
|
| When trying to setup EMM386.EXE i get the following error mesage
|
| "EMM386 is unavailable - Unable to set pageframe base address"
|
| I need to load a video game in MS-DOS
|
| My Config.Sys settings
|
| DEVICE=C:\MEMMAKER\HIMEM.SYS
| DEVICE=C:\MEMMAKER\EMM386.EXE NOMOVEXBDA I=B000-B7FF X=D800-DFFF
| BUFFERS=12,0
| FILES=30
| DOS=UMB
| LASTDRIVE=Z
| FCBS=4,0
| DEVICEHIGH /L:1,16976 =C:\WINDOWS\SETVER.EXE
|
| My Processor AMD XP 2000+ with NVIDIA Video Driver
|
| Thanks in Advance
|
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