Re: Need help running dos game under XP Pro

message from EjP on 01 Jun 2004

There should be no difference between XP Home and XP Pro in this regard,
and I suspect that may be a red herring. If it works under Home, it
*should* be able to work under Pro. I can think of some possible problems:
- Do both systems have the same file system? Sometimes older programs
can't deal with NTFS even in a shell. Is the Home system perhaps
FAT32?
- It's possible that there's a security issue. Try running the
program as Administrator. If that works, then go to work on
specific security settings.
- Try setting the compatibility mode to Win95.

If all that fails, buy an old DOS box at a rummage sale for $10-20 so
you can play old games. Your time is worth more than that.

-E

Kåre Stølselv replied to EjP on 1 Jun 2004

See my other posting. I run as admin, I haven't created any accounts with
less access on my home comp. I could buy an old 486 or something, but
thought I'd try this first. I really don't need another machine in my home
network - the wife will leave me.... :-)
KS

1 replied to Kåre Stølselv on 2 Jun 2004

Fine- get another HD and dual boot with 9x and XP- problem solved

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