Re: Please advise how to add MS-DOS to Windows XP
From: Jimmy S. (Private)
Date: 01/01/05
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Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 20:54:26 -0500
Hi Christina,
That's not normal behaviour for DOS BOX, in fact it's the
first time I've heard such a report.
Did you report this to the Sourceforge forums?
The author of the software might have some insight into
what caused the problem.
I suggest you just use the DOS Bootdisk (see link in previous post)
when you want to use that DOS game on your computer instead of
risking any further problems with DOS BOX. It's the easiest method.
-- Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits MS Assisted Support: http://support.microsoft.com/select/?target=assistance My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights. _________________________________________________________ "Kristina S." <Kristina S.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4F707856-C7BA-4606-BD5A-11B3595031AF@microsoft.com... >I installed DOSBOX on my computer (v0.63) from sourceforge.net and it crashed > my pc. I was told to restart it after installing it and when I restarted, it > could not start Windows because \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SYSTEM was corrupt or > missing. It would not let me access anything and I had to reinstall all of > Windows XP Home(SP2) becuase when I tried to "repair" it with the winXP disk, > it didn't provide enough help on how to perform such a task. All I could get > was a list of commands by typing "HELP" at the C: prompt. The commands were > useless without knowing what to put with them and there were no help > parameters that I could find. Did I do something wrong? Or is this a known > bug with the program DOSBOX? I am trying to run an older DOS game on my pc > called Chessmaster 2100 but it will not even install from the CD-ROM on WinXP > Home. > > "Jimmy S." wrote: > >> Hi Michele, >> >> 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 >> >> If the easy solutions above don't work for Rule of the Ancient Empires... >> >> 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! :-) >> >> -- >> Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User >> Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com >> >> >> Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms >> Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact >> MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top >> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights. >> _________________________________________________________ >> >> >> "Help Wanted" <Help Wanted@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:72A5784A-4CD2-4C13-AD49-607C09B3B780@microsoft.com... >> | My nephew recently lost his parents and moved in with us. An older game (Rise >> | and Rule of the Ancient Empires) is his 'escape' right now as he used to play >> | it with his father. >> | >> | Our old computer -- Windows ME -- always ran out of game memory before he >> | could complete his game and we were advised to upgrade to Windows XP instead >> | of spending a lot of money on extra memory for 'obsolete' system. So we did. >> | Unfortunately now we cannot even get the game to load as according to the >> | guys at a computer game store it requires MS-DOS which Windows XP does not >> | have. >> | >> | I am NOT at all computer literate and would appreciate any help at all that >> | you can provide. Somewhere on the internet we are supposed to be able to >> | simply download MS DOS and all will be well again. Where do I find this >> | download? We still have the original system recovery disks from our Windows >> | ME system -- would this program be on there? How do I find it and only >> | install it? >> | >> | Please help. It would mean the world to us to be able to help our nephew >> | through this very difficult time for him, especially over the Christmas >> | season. Being able to play his game again would be the best gift we could >> | give him. >> | >> | Thanks, >> | Michelle >> | *_*@yahoo.com >> >> >>
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