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MS-DOS Compatibility
  1. #1


    Tyler Cobb Guest

    MS-DOS Compatibility

    Don't forget that DOSBox 0.70 (32-bit) runs perfectly fine on Vista x64. If
    you have any old MS-DOS games that you want to play again, this is the
    answer to all the problems that ever were. I have been playing Carmageddon,
    Ultima 6, Duke Nukem 3D, Blood, and Daggerfall all at 60fps+ with full sound
    and using my Windows controllers. DOSBox is the win, for sure.

    Tyler Cobb, MCP





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  2. #2


    Andy Guest

    Re: MS-DOS Compatibility

    "Tyler Cobb" <tyler.cobb@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    news:7CBB5D48-F29F-4CD9-8C14-10AF00A41DBE@microsoft.com...
    > Don't forget that DOSBox 0.70 (32-bit) runs perfectly fine on Vista x64.
    > If you have any old MS-DOS games that you want to play again, this is the
    > answer to all the problems that ever were. I have been playing
    > Carmageddon, Ultima 6, Duke Nukem 3D, Blood, and Daggerfall all at 60fps+
    > with full sound and using my Windows controllers. DOSBox is the win, for
    > sure.
    >
    > Tyler Cobb, MCP


    Agree, I pull out old DOS games all the time with DOSBox. Great stuff. I
    also dig running DOS 6.22 under Virtual PC 2007, only problem here is the
    soundcard support isn't as stellar, BUT it works, it's free, and it runs
    Syndicate Wars, which I couldn't get running under DOSBox for some reason
    (though I haven't tried v0.70 yet).


      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  3. #3


    webman38 Guest

    Re: MS-DOS Compatibility

    I have old 16 bit games designed for MS-DOS 3.3 that I wanted to play. I
    installed the games, but I receive error messages in Windows Vista (as well
    as the Vista command prompt) saying that 16 bit MS-DOS cannot run in full
    screen. Since this game does not have an uninstall option, I del *.* in the
    folder that the game was created in and rd at the C:\> prompt. How do I make
    games created before Windows 95 work in Vista? I run Vista Ultimate on a
    brand new HP Pavilion system.


    "Andy" wrote:

    > "Tyler Cobb" <tyler.cobb@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    > news:7CBB5D48-F29F-4CD9-8C14-10AF00A41DBE@microsoft.com...
    > > Don't forget that DOSBox 0.70 (32-bit) runs perfectly fine on Vista x64.
    > > If you have any old MS-DOS games that you want to play again, this is the
    > > answer to all the problems that ever were. I have been playing
    > > Carmageddon, Ultima 6, Duke Nukem 3D, Blood, and Daggerfall all at 60fps+
    > > with full sound and using my Windows controllers. DOSBox is the win, for
    > > sure.
    > >
    > > Tyler Cobb, MCP

    >
    > Agree, I pull out old DOS games all the time with DOSBox. Great stuff. I
    > also dig running DOS 6.22 under Virtual PC 2007, only problem here is the
    > soundcard support isn't as stellar, BUT it works, it's free, and it runs
    > Syndicate Wars, which I couldn't get running under DOSBox for some reason
    > (though I haven't tried v0.70 yet).
    >


      My System SpecsSystem Spec

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