Re: older games

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Hi 1234hull,

As Chris said Compatibility Mode is your best bet. :-)

Some people still have their old DOS based games, which require more
effort to get them to run. You can do so 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/faq.php and
http://home.earthlink.net/~angeldancer27/XpGameList.htm For sound
issues use: http://sourceforge.net/projects/vdmsound Good Luck! :-)


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1234hull Wrote:
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| please help, i've currently got windows xp installed on my computer but cant
| play older games on it, the games install but when i load them nothing
| happens, segestions please


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