Trying to install old game on xp need help.

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I am trying to instal a game called "Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller" on my computer. It is a very old game and needs to be run through dos prompt. I have windows xp and every time i try to run the game it says I don't have enough memory. I have 512mb of DDR ram. Am i getting this message because it is not compatible with xp or is there a way to change my memory so i can run the game?

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Trena,

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,
or search at: http://www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a

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
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I am trying to instal a game called "Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller" on my

computer. It is a very old game and needs to be run through dos prompt. I
have windows xp and every time i try to run the game it says I don't have
enough memory. I have 512mb of DDR ram. Am i getting this message because
it is not compatible with xp or is there a way to change my memory so i can
run the game?