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Hello! How can i play my old win95 based games like dungeon keeper and Magic the gathering on my windows xp 2000?

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Stormfire,
| Hello! How can i play my old win95 based games like dungeon keeper and Magic the gathering on my windows xp 2000?

Try compatibility mode first, and if that fails, handle them like DOS games...

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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[Zeligg]

Hi Stormfire,
| Hello! How can i play my old win95 based games like dungeon keeper and Magic the gathering on my windows xp 2000?

Try compatibility mode first, and if that fails, handle them like DOS games...

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!

Dungeon keeper 2 plays very nicely in WinXP. If you don't already
have it , you can pick it up for about $8. It'd be better to just
spend the few bucks, then to waste your time trying to get DK 1
running.


Blessed Be,
Zeligg

"Prayer has no place in the public schools,
just like facts have no place in organized religion."

- Superintendent Chalmers, The Simpsons

 

[Chris]

Try Microsoft Virtual Machine 2004. Works like a charm.

Chris
Texas

Hello! How can i play my old win95 based games like dungeon keeper and

Magic the gathering on my windows xp 2000?