Oooookay.

Step 1: Don't run DOS games from directories with longfilenames.
(I use C:\home\Games\DOS\[GAMENAME(8-letters-or-less)] for all my DOS games, and C:\home\Games\[GENRE]\[GAMENAME] for all my other games)

Step 2: Use the VDMSound Launchpad.

Step 3: Don't use PIFs. Use VLPs. (Launchpad, Launchpad, Launchpad!)

See if those steps don't resolve your problem.

Not to mention, if you're trying to run Duke3D and other Build-engine-based games - be sure to have installed Update 1 for VDMSound 2.0.4.
http://vdmsound.sourceforge.net/files/VDMSoun … 0.4.update1.zip

Note: All the disclaimers found in the CLI2NOP FAQ as to the efficacy of this fix apply here, too: showthread.php?threadid=31

Also don't forget to to drop your resolution to 320x200 and your audio quality to a low-level.

You're not going to get the higher-resolution levels without VESA emulation and trying to use "Build" audio at high-quality will grind gameplay to a halt.

Cyphatic wrote:

Tried with a couple dos games including duke 3d... after it says […]
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Tried with a couple dos games including duke 3d... after it says

Loading 'VDDLoader.dll'... in the prompt,

i get a dialog box error..

--------------------------------------- ---- --- -- -
|16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem [X]
--------------------------------------- ---- --- -- -
|C:\Docume~1\Cyphatic\LOCALS~1\Temp\~VLP104A.PIF
|Invalid program file name, please choose your pif file. Choose 'Close to terminate the application
|
| [ Close ]
--------------------------------------- ---- --- -- -

PIII 450, Abit BE6 Mobo, 256MB PC 100 Ram, Geforce 2 Ultra, Aureal Vortex 2 Superquad.. WindowsXP -_-.

Thanks,

Cyphatic

Sounds like you are trying to run the game from a long directory. Also sounds like you have an old version of LaunchPad (1.0.0.2 -- I think the latest is 1.0.0.7).since the latest version automatically converts everything to 8.3 names (though long 8.3 paths are still a problem). This is a Windows .pif limitation, not a LaunchPad limitation BTW. Sorry.

V.