Re: XP Won't Make EMS

From: Jimmy S. (Private)
Date: 03/13/04 

Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 13:08:09 -0500

As Chris suggested, look for one of my posts that has this information... ;-)

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.

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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_________________________________________________________
"Chris H." <winxpnews@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%23nHFwkRCEHA.2824@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
| Mike, you may want to check some of Jimmy's previous posts on DOS in this
| newsgroup by doing a Search.  However, the EMS/XMS settings need to be set
| in the game's Program Information File (PIF).  If you do a search in Help
| and Support, you'll find information how to edit the PIF to allow for
| EMS/XMS settings.
| -- 
| Chris H.
| Microsoft Windows MVP
| Associate Expert
| Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
|
| "Mike Donehoo" <mdonehoo@mindspring.com> wrote in message
| news:D44487C1-4945-4FC3-B374-BD141C7401AF@microsoft.com...
| > I've been trying to run on XP Pro an old DOS game that requires EMS.  I
| > know about the memory settings under Properties, but no matter how I set
| > them, the game and MEM both report no EMS.  I have a W2K Pro machine at
| > work, and I can get EMS on it, but the same settings don't work on this XP
| > box.
| >
| > I've used DOSBox and Virtual PC; I know all about them, so please no
| > suggestions to use either of them.  I just want to know why this machine
| > won't make EMS.
| >
| > Thanks.
|
|

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