G Guest Feb 26, 2005 #1 i played the game on windows 98 and it worked fine but when i tried to run it on winxp a box comes up saying use ems set to high
i played the game on windows 98 and it worked fine but when i tried to run it on winxp a box comes up saying use ems set to high
J Jimmy S. Feb 26, 2005 #2 Hi Monkeybone, monkeybone said: i played the game on windows 98 and it worked fine but when i tried to run it on winxp a box comes up saying use ems set to high Click to expand... If it's asking for EMS settings, then it sounds like an old DOS game. 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/faq.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. _________________________________________________________
Hi Monkeybone, monkeybone said: i played the game on windows 98 and it worked fine but when i tried to run it on winxp a box comes up saying use ems set to high Click to expand... If it's asking for EMS settings, then it sounds like an old DOS game. 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/faq.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. _________________________________________________________