King's Quest 6 On WIndows XP

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Michael L. Vielhaber

Ok i'm trying to get this game to work on windows XP. i've clicked on
the "run in 256 colors" and the screen turns black but then returns
and nothing happens. i've also tried the windows compatibilty mode.
and that worked even less. any other suggestions. i know some people
have gotten this to work. I've had this game on my windows 3.0, 95,
98, and i havent ben ableto get it on xp yet. thanks for your
assistence.

Michael Vielhaber
 
Hi Michael,

Windows 3.0 was a DOS application rather than an OS therefore it
leads us to a logical conclusion that the game is a 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,
or search at: http://www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a :-)

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


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| Ok i'm trying to get this game to work on windows XP. i've clicked on
| the "run in 256 colors" and the screen turns black but then returns
| and nothing happens. i've also tried the windows compatibilty mode.
| and that worked even less. any other suggestions. i know some people
| have gotten this to work. I've had this game on my windows 3.0, 95,
| 98, and i havent ben ableto get it on xp yet. thanks for your
| assistence.
|
| Michael Vielhaber
 
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