All I did was to start a DOS box (Command Prompt) and the call VDMSound, switch to the directory, and run punt.exe. That got it fine.

I STILL consider this the BEST American Football Sim ever ;->

(Ok, the AI needs work)

I was running the Hike bat file but tried punt.exe and
same result unfortunately.
I can get the intro movie fine no glitches in sound or graphics
but as soon as it gets to the first game screen the entire
display is just garbage.
I should have said earlier....I'm running a 3DFX Voodoo 3,
could this be the problem?
The game used to be played on a Pentium 166 with Win 95
and a Matrox card originally (many years ago now!!).
It really is a fantastic game, I'm scouring the country for
FBpro 98 which is supposed to be the definitive version
but living in Australia doesn't help when it comes to finding
old American Football games!!

If I'm understanding you correctly, your problem is with video and not audio? (IOW, VDMSound is not an issue)

Does this game use VESA screenmodes? (640x480 or higher)

I checked Moby's data sheet, and it does use VESA. Unregistered, get NOLFB.COM. I'm also moving this thread to The Guide > DOS. You will need to register to respond, but this is not a VDMSound related issue, and registration is quick and painless. 😀

Consider me registered!!! (Quick and painless as promised).
I obtained NOLFB, still no joy.
Now, should I mess with my desktop resolution before moving
to a dosbox??
I set desktop to 640x480 8bit turned off all acceleration through
settings in XP opened a Dosbox ran NOLFB and VDM......same
as always, perfect sound on title screen but screwed graphics!
The title pic is there but its like columns are shifted all over the
place?
If I select to show intro at initial start I get messed up graphics for the first second or two (where the footy helmets clash...if you know the game you'll understand!) then the intro plays perfectly.
Then it loads the opening screen which is garbled. The menu system seems to function as I can scroll a blob down to the exit
command and exit gracefully.So the proram seems to want to function, just graphics refuse to cooperate.
Any ideas??

Try upgrading to v1.01 and see if that fixes the problem:
http://www.fbpro.net/patches.asp

Since it's a DOS game, changing your resolution and colour mode in Windows won't fix the problem.

Obtained the patch, still no joy.
I've gotten further with a bootdisk... can bring
the frontpage up now but then it locks up.
No sound set up to run, no NOLFB running either.
Would a VESA driver like the old Scitech program be
worth a play with??
And assuming I fluke the graphics would I then have to
set up the sound card as per the olden days, in the Autoexec
with port, IRQ etc?? (can you do this with a SB Live!! is there
a driver in the directory.... good god I'm breaking into a cold sweat already!!).
And this is only the begining! In the same old packing box
I found my old copies of Ultima Underworld I and II, Kingmaker,
Ultima VII, Wing Commander Privateer..... and more!!
I think masochist is going to be my middle name.
By the way FBPro 95 works first time in a dosbox with VDM...
hmmm maybe 95 was a very good year after all, who needs 96.
Thanks to everybody for there assistance so far, its opening up
a whole new world of oldies memories.
(Now I wonder if this copy of Ghenghis Khan II will work...??).
Regards to all,
Steve

Originally posted by Billybong Would a VESA driver like the old Scitech program be worth a play with??

Possibly, but that's like asking "Will surgery cure my headache?" (IOW, SciTech stuff can cause as much trouble as it fixes).

And assuming I fluke the graphics would I then have to set up the sound card as per the olden days, in the Autoexec
with port, IRQ etc??

Yes and No. Since it's DOS, it still needs to "see" the proper hardware (IE: If it needs 8 Megs EMS memory, you have to make sure it's getting 8 Megs of EMS memory).

But not everything is the same, you'll not be dealing with AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS (although you might have to set up custom AUTOEXEC.NT and CONFIG.NT under certain circumstances).

(can you do this with a SB Live!!....

Your actual sound card isn't really relevant as NT (XP) will not allow direct access. Everything must go through the OS. If you haven't been told already, there is no DOS in XP. You just have a command prompt that emulates some of the functions of DOS. Whatever's not emulated, won't work. That's why getting old DOS titles working in NT/2000/XP is such a major thing.

I found my old copies of Ultima Underworld I and II,...

Hrrmm. Kind of a pain, some can get it to work. Others, not.

Kingmaker,

Don't know...Although I've read at least one post that it was easy to set up in XP.

Ultima VII, Wing Commander Privateer..... and more!!
I think masochist is going to be my middle name.

Ah, yes. I see much grief in your future. Fortunately, for you, EXULT has hit v1.0 (although it's not a perfect replica: combat is different and there's the occasional "oddity"), so at least you have an easy way out for Ultima 7.

Privateer? Say Hello to my "Little Friend", the Dual-Boot. Easy to set up on a new install, a major pain with XP already installed. There are still a number of titles that simply will not run properly (or at all) unless they see a DOS/Win9x environment. You either have to give them that environment for real (Dual-Boot with DOS/Win9x) or emulate it (like "Virtual PC" >0 and terrible performance).

In case you're wondering, Privateer is one of those titles, "Hates NT".

By the way FBPro 95 works first time in a dosbox with VDM...hmmm maybe 95 was a very good year after all,

That's because it's using a standard VGA screenmode instead of VESA.

(Now I wonder if this copy of Ghenghis Khan II will work...??).

It should. I would prefer emulating the Amiga version myself.