Problems running old games on windows xp

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I have some games which are old (kampfgruppe, panzer general
etc.) and used to run them under DOS and win98, and I can now
run them only under safe mode in winxp. I used to run them
under normal startup too but it's no longer possible. If i start
windows normally the game just pops its startup/title screen and
gets stuck there, I have to alt-tab out of it to close it. I
have tried ending all the processes in task manager that run
under my username but still no luck.

Any suggestions?
 
XP has the ability to simulate earlier Op systems. A friend of mine and I play Empire Earth regularly and he has to run his in Win98 mode to get it to work flawlessly. I'm not sure HOW to do it, but I know it can be done.

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Seek said:
I have some games which are old (kampfgruppe, panzer general
etc.) and used to run them under DOS and win98, and I can now
run them only under safe mode in winxp. I used to run them
under normal startup too but it's no longer possible. If i start
windows normally the game just pops its startup/title screen and
gets stuck there, I have to alt-tab out of it to close it. I
have tried ending all the processes in task manager that run
under my username but still no luck.

Any suggestions?
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You can try running your old apps under Compatibility Mode. Look in XP's
Help & Support for information about Compatibility Mode. If the app
still won't run under CM, then it won't run in Windows XP, which is a
completely differently operating system than DOS and Win98.

Malke
 
Seek said:
I have some games which are old (kampfgruppe, panzer general
etc.) and used to run them under DOS and win98, and I can now
run them only under safe mode in winxp. I used to run them
under normal startup too but it's no longer possible. If i start
windows normally the game just pops its startup/title screen and
gets stuck there, I have to alt-tab out of it to close it. I
have tried ending all the processes in task manager that run
under my username but still no luck.

Any suggestions?
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install the games if you can, then look on the internet for updates. i had
some really old games that didnt run on XP and tried Program Compatebility
Wizard and they still wouldnt work, but then I installed some updates from
the internet (and believe me updates r hard to find for old games) and the
games work fine: i'll now be getting back to my pacman game...
 
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