Tie Fighter in Windows XP

[griffin13]

Has anybody managed to get this great classic game to work on Windows XP? If
so. Could someone post how?

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi griffin13,

You'll need to use a combination of DOSBOX and VMS Sound.
DOSBOX will allow you to run the game in a DOS environment.
VMS Sound will provide sound support for the game under DOS.

Here's more ...

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


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griffin13 Wrote:
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| Has anybody managed to get this great classic game to work on Windows XP? If
| so. Could someone post how?

 

[ronald.phillips]

You don't use VDMSound with DosBox.

VDMSound is used to provide ONLY sound support for NT4/2000/XP.

DosBox is a full emulator with it's own sound emulation.