Vista - Trying to run a MS-DOS file, circa 1985

03-14-2008

I've been trying to run The Bard's Tale 'Tales of the Unknown' game which I
downloaded off the bard's tale online web site. I keep receiving the
following error message -

16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem

BARD.EXE
This system does not support fullscreen mode. Choose
'Close' to
terminate the application.

I have tried going to personalize > display settings and changing to 16 bit
colors.

I also tried going to personalize > display settings > advanced settings >
List All modes and tried all 16 bit and lower color schemes. No luck either
way.

Matthew S. Armshaw

**mashakos** · 03-14-2008

old school, lol.

you need DOSbox

03-15-2008

"mashakos" wrote:

Quote:

>
> old school, lol.
>
> you need 'DOSbox' (http://www.dosbox.com/)
>
>
> --
> mashakos
>
> - 'Core 2 Duo E6700' (http://www.itreviews.co.uk/hardware/h991.htm) @
> 3.44GHz
> - 'ASUS P5B Deluxe Wifi Edition'
> (http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200..._wifi_ap_edn/1)
> - 4 x 1GB 'Ballistix Tracer'
> (http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Ha...tracer_pc8000/)
> @ 980MHz
> (1:1) 4-4-4-12
> - Leadtek Geforce 8800 Ultra
> - 'WD Raptor 74GB'
> (http://www.nvnews.net/reviews/wester...or/index.shtml),
> 'Seagate Barracuda 320GB'
> (http://techgage.com/article/seagate_..._720010_320gb/)
> - 'Dell 30\" 3007WFP LCD. 2560 x 1600'
> (http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/...aming_preview/)
> - 'Zalman zm-850hp 800w PSU'
> (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zalman/ZM850-HP)
> - 'Silverstone LC14M HTPC case'
> (http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/review-284-1.htm)
> - 5.1 'Dolby Surround Home theater'
> (http://www.dolby.com/consumer/home_entertainment/) audio setup
>

03-14-2008	#1 (permalink)
Matthew S. Armshaw n/a posts	Trying to run a MS-DOS file, circa 1985 I've been trying to run The Bard's Tale 'Tales of the Unknown' game which I downloaded off the bard's tale online web site. I keep receiving the following error message - 16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem BARD.EXE This system does not support fullscreen mode. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application. I have tried going to personalize > display settings and changing to 16 bit colors. I also tried going to personalize > display settings > advanced settings > List All modes and tried all 16 bit and lower color schemes. No luck either way. Matthew S. Armshaw
My System Specs

03-14-2008	#2 (permalink)
mashakos Ultimate x64 23 posts	Re: Trying to run a MS-DOS file, circa 1985 old school, lol. you need DOSbox
My System Specs

03-15-2008	#3 (permalink)
Matthew S. Armshaw n/a posts	Re: Trying to run a MS-DOS file, circa 1985 "mashakos" wrote: Quote: > > old school, lol. > > you need 'DOSbox' (http://www.dosbox.com/) > > > -- > mashakos > > - 'Core 2 Duo E6700' (http://www.itreviews.co.uk/hardware/h991.htm) @ > 3.44GHz > - 'ASUS P5B Deluxe Wifi Edition' > (http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200..._wifi_ap_edn/1) > - 4 x 1GB 'Ballistix Tracer' > (http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Ha...tracer_pc8000/) > @ 980MHz > (1:1) 4-4-4-12 > - Leadtek Geforce 8800 Ultra > - 'WD Raptor 74GB' > (http://www.nvnews.net/reviews/wester...or/index.shtml), > 'Seagate Barracuda 320GB' > (http://techgage.com/article/seagate_..._720010_320gb/) > - 'Dell 30\" 3007WFP LCD. 2560 x 1600' > (http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/...aming_preview/) > - 'Zalman zm-850hp 800w PSU' > (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zalman/ZM850-HP) > - 'Silverstone LC14M HTPC case' > (http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/review-284-1.htm) > - 5.1 'Dolby Surround Home theater' > (http://www.dolby.com/consumer/home_entertainment/) audio setup >
My System Specs

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