Nope. Collector had it right. I was talking about A-10 Silent Thunder. Thanks for all the advice. Good to know that I can run Viper and A-10 without an emulator. But I'm still going to need to upgrade my controls. Everything except the Logitech flight stick is old school gameport connection. Off to …

Me to (headache) I am fully aware that I can't run DOS 3.2 on a machine designed for Windows 7. And probably not Win 95. Maybe not Win 98. The only reason the thread went down that road was the possible use of the old Thrustmaster gameport sticks. Somehow the whole thing got sidetracked into talk …

I haven't installed DOSBox yet. I'm here exploring options, searching for the best OS to install on a dedicated game drive. I have the option of installing DOS 3.2, Win 95, 98, SE or staying with Win 7. I've been told that Win 95 and 98 probably won't be able to "use" my 4Gb of RAM, nor recognize …

OK, I guess that's a given. But it still doesn't help me decide what OS to load onto the dedicated drive that will be able to use or at least accept my current CPU, RAM, video and sound hardware, AND will also work the best with DOSBox. Too old, like Win 95 and the OS won't recognize my CPU, 4Gb RAM …

Thanks, but Windows Server is not one of my options. I should have listed them again. DOS 3.2, Win 95, 98, XP & Win 7. are the OS's I have available. The system is an Asus M2N-SLI mobo with 4gb RAM, AMD Athalon 64x2 Dual core 5600+ CPU (2.8 Ghz), an EVGA 8600 GT video card, a Sound Blaster X-FI …

What's the oldest OS I could use on the system I have? I'm trying to avoid a dedicated system if possible. I just don't have the room for 2 complete systems. What I DO have is aphysical drive I can use just for gaming on the system I have. I'm trying to determine the best OS I can use on this system …

Oh, OK. I actually have that stick & program. I didn't know or remember that it was called a profiler.

Wow! A lot of tech stuff and game specific info I'm not familiar with. Since my version of Win 7 is 64 bit, would you advise using an older OS on the dedicated game drive? How old can I go before the OS can't recognize my hardware? It would be a shame to have to go to a 17" monitor when I have this …

Nope, I don'y own a shop. I just don't throw away stuff like that. I've got computers dating back to an old Tandy SX (8088) including 386's, Pentium 1's and up. I'm not stuck on using all the old Thrustmaster stuff, I'm just looking for the easiest and/or cheapest way to run those games at the …

Oh, OK. Like the old Thrustmaster program for programming the FLCS & WCS sticks? Wow! Nice chart! That will help a LOT! Still, do you think that a second computer with either seperate keyboard, monitor, etc. or a KVM switch is better than DOSBox on a Win 98 or XP system? If I understand correctly, …

I've got the manuals for most of the old boards. It's identifying to memory sticks that's my big problem. What memory is this! Is is compatable with this board? Hom many Mb is it? And what's "profiling software"?

What is profiling software? What, in everyone's opinion, is the easiest course to playing the old flight sim & driving games I mentioned? I have quite a few old DOS/Win 95 motherboards with the CPU's still in place, but it would be a nightmare at my skill level to correctly identify all of the …

Thanks, bloodbat. That'll save me a TON of $$$

Yeah, but that would require a KVM switch at the very least. I'm space - restricted.

I forgot to mention that I have the following OS options: DOS 3.2, Win 95, 98, XP & 7

I have the option of dedicating a physical drive to gaming and need to know which version of Windows is the least troublesome for use with DOSBOX and late DOS flight simulator games such as F-15 2&3, F-117 Stealth, Falcon 3 & 4, Strike Commander, A-10 Tank Killer 2 and Viper Racing. My hardware is …