How to go into MS-DOS mode?
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I have this game which requires me to play it using the ms-dos mode only.
But i have problem going into ms-dos mode using my acer laptop windows XP. (MS-DOS is different frm CommandPrompt)
I've tried restarting my com and then hit the F8 button. But the choices my com gave me was -> 1)safe mode 2)safe mode in CommandPrompt and etc. None was related to MS-DOS.
Anyone knows any solutions to it?
Thanks in advance =D -
Have you tried in windows normal mode, go to Start>Run>type in 'cmd'>enter
MS dos windows will open.
I used to play my MS dos games this way.
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X2.For games at times jus run the exe can liao thoughOriginally posted by M©+square:Have you tried in windows normal mode, go to Start>Run>type in 'cmd'>enter
MS dos windows will open.
I used to play my MS dos games this way. 
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if really cannot run in command prompt...
you can set up vmware and install MS DOS as guest OS -
the cmd is NOT MS-DOS...its only a simulator of MS-DOS
think have to do with FAT and NTFS thingy..(not sure on this tho) -
For games, no problem. Should be able to play.
Yes it is a 'simulated' platform. -
i think...because of the 32 bit thingyOriginally posted by M©+square:For games, no problem. Should be able to play.
Yes it is a 'simulated' platform.
i not sure liao
but i know it is a simulated platform -
What thing 32 bit? You mean games engineered to 32bit for MS Dos?Originally posted by StarPuppy:i think...because of the 32 bit thingy
i not sure liao
but i know it is a simulated platform -
doesn't most games which are Win 95/98 will have this error?Originally posted by M©+square:What thing 32 bit? You mean games engineered to 32bit for MS Dos?
i can't find a screenshot for it
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not true.. as for win 95/98 games, if you want to run in win XP,you have to right click the .exe file then click properties. then click compatibility tab. then check the box "run this.....". then select win 95/98. then press OKOriginally posted by StarPuppy:doesn't most games which are Win 95/98 will have this error?
i can't find a screenshot for it -
How to Run MS-DOS-based Games on Windows XPOriginally posted by forfun_cash:I have this game which requires me to play it using the ms-dos mode only.
But i have problem going into ms-dos mode using my acer laptop windows XP. (MS-DOS is different frm CommandPrompt)
I've tried restarting my com and then hit the F8 button. But the choices my com gave me was -> 1)safe mode 2)safe mode in CommandPrompt and etc. None was related to MS-DOS.
Anyone knows any solutions to it?
Thanks in advance =D
Running MS-DOS-based games on Windows XP can be even trickier than running Windows 9x-based games. Windows XP was simply not made to run MS-DOS-based programs. But that doesn't mean all hope is lost. Many MS-DOS-based games will run on Windows XP and a community out there is dedicated to smoothing the way.
MS-DOS-based games don't have the friendly installers found in the Windows 9x-based games. You should install MS-DOS-based games from a command prompt.
To open a command prompt
• Click Start, click Run, type cmd in the text box, and press ENTER.
A black box with white lettering opens, which resembles an MS-DOS screen. From there, you can install the game according to its instructions.
Set the sound in the DOS game to SoundBlaster defaults. That's your best bet for getting audio to work without a special program, which we'll touch on in a few minutes.
Next, create a shortcut to run the MS-DOS-based game, by following these steps:
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Right-click the desktop, point to New, and then click Shortcut.
2.
Type or browse to the location of the game's startup program, and then click Next.
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Type a name for the shortcut, and then click Next.
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Choose an icon for the shortcut, and then click Finish.
Now you have a shortcut to your MS-DOS-based game, which you can tweak to make the Windows XP environment more hospitable:
• Right-click the shortcut and click Properties.
You'll see a window with the following tabs:
• General: Basic information about the shortcut.
• Program: Location of the shortcut and a few other odds and ends.
• Font: You can choose the font properties for the command prompt window that the MS-DOS-based program runs in.
• Memory: Some MS-DOS-based programs require various types of extended or expanded memory. You can adjust those settings here. In most cases, you can leave the defaults alone, but if your program gives you an error indicating that it needs a certain amount of a certain type of memory, you can allocate that resource here.
• Screen: Specify whether you want the program run full-screen or windowed (the former is usually better), and whether to use fast ROM emulation (you usually do) and dynamic memory allocation (you usually also want).
• Misc: There are several options in this tab, including the option to allow the screen saver (I always disable this, because some MS-DOS-based programs don't gracefully deal with it), and which Windows shortcuts to allow (I disable them all).
• Compatibility: Same as the Program Compatibility Wizard options discussed above.
• Summary: You can enter notes about the shortcut here.
You may need to experiment with several of the settings in the shortcut's Properties dialog box to get the MS-DOS-based game to run happily.
TIP: As I mentioned with Windows 9x games, do lots of research. Check for fan-created builds of old game code designed to run on newer operating system. For example, Doomworld suggests downloading and using one of several source code ports of the game Doom's code in lieu of getting the original to run on Windows XP.
One of the trickiest parts of making MS-DOS-based games to run on Windows XP is getting the sound to work. Some sound cards come with feeble emulation of legacy drivers, but they rarely work to perfection. They usually use the default SoundBlaster resource allocations (stuff like IRQ and DMA settings). You might find your MS-DOS-based game's sound is skipping, cutting out, and having all sorts of problems.
I recommend a tool called VDMSound. VDMsound is a software sound emulator. After you install it, VDMSound integrates with Windows XP to make using it a cinch:
• Navigate to the MS-DOS game's Start program, right-click it, and then click Run with VDMS.
Then run your game with its audio resources set to the default SoundBlaster values. -
go run> type "cmd"Originally posted by forfun_cash:I have this game which requires me to play it using the ms-dos mode only.
But i have problem going into ms-dos mode using my acer laptop windows XP. (MS-DOS is different frm CommandPrompt)
I've tried restarting my com and then hit the F8 button. But the choices my com gave me was -> 1)safe mode 2)safe mode in CommandPrompt and etc. None was related to MS-DOS.
Anyone knows any solutions to it?
Thanks in advance =D -
Nothing to do with FAT or NTFS. FAT and NTFS are file systems...Originally posted by StarPuppy:the cmd is NOT MS-DOS...its only a simulator of MS-DOS
think have to do with FAT and NTFS thingy..(not sure on this tho)
It's the way Windows is programmed (hell to MS).
It's also due to how much technology has progressed. When DOS was released, the fastest thing you get is 16-bit.
MS-DOS started all the way since Windows 3.0, when the first DOS-based Windows was released, no graphics, no mouse, just keyboard and monitor. You can even run it via a 3.5 floppy disk.
DOS was then further edited, so that it could be used on Windows 9x and ME.
When Windows 2000 was released, DOS was no longer being used, but being replaced with Command Prompt. It's something similar to DOS, so that you won't have compatibility issues. All Windows family starting from Windows 2000 onwards are from the NT (New Technology) family and uses Command Prompt.
Also, there's no such thing as long file name. Everything is to be written in 8.3 format. 8.3 simply means the file name has a maximum of 8 characters, and the extension has a maximum of 3 characters.
You probably seen C:\Progra~1 or C:\Progra~1.exe
If there are more than one file/folder with similar name, it will appear as Progra~2, Progra~3, etc.
That's an example of 8.3 format.
Try typing in "cd C:\Program Files" in a Windows 95 MS-DOS and you get an error, even though that folder exist. But do this on Windows 2000 machine, you get a successful message. -
You can't run 32-bit applications on Windows 95 without ever running into errors. MS have some files for porting 32-bit applications to Win 95.Originally posted by StarPuppy:doesn't most games which are Win 95/98 will have this error?
i can't find a screenshot for it
Windows 98 should have no problem... because 32-bit processors have already appeared on the market.