Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2005-09-22, 13:21

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by DosFreak

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Not to go offtopic again but I don't believe the problem with Mechwarrior2\Mercs is a DX problem....at least not directly. You can setup 9x on your host with DX9, install Mechwarrior 2 and it'll work just fine. No matter what DX you use on 2000/XP (DX7-9) it won't work after the CD check. So it's …

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Re: DOS4GW general fault error

Posted on 2005-09-22, 04:54

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by DosFreak

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Sounds pretty "extra" to me....

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Re: Amerzone (and others) on Windows XP

Posted on 2005-09-21, 21:24

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by DosFreak

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You would place NTVDM in DLLCACHE if you want to keep the NTVDM in SYSTEM32 from being overwritten, if it was overwritten the the NTVDM in DLLCACHE would automagically copy to SYSTEM32. A virus/spyware could still overwrite both but some protection is better than none.

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Re: Operating Systems

Posted on 2005-09-21, 21:21

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by DosFreak

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It probably doesn't mention Windows 9x since 9x users are MUCH more compatible with DOS games than NT\Linux\Other OS users. That said 9x still isn't as compatible as DosBox so perhaps Windows 9x should be added? or perhaps not...who wants to support 9x users?

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Re: Default number of cycles

Posted on 2005-09-21, 15:22

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by DosFreak

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It's a secret. We can't tell or----AHHHHH!!!!NONO!NOTHETELETUBBY!!AAHHHH!

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2005-09-21, 12:46

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by DosFreak

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Carrera, If you wish to play Mechwarrior (Windows ver) under Windows then currently the only way is to use Microsoft Virtual PC. The DOS version is superior in almost every way except mabye the enhanced D3D graphics included in the patch. The DOS version can be played in Windows XP NTVDM or in …

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Re: Breakthrough with MechWarrior 2 Mercs!

Posted on 2005-09-21, 03:55

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by DosFreak

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How big is your .BIN? It should be 700+mb

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Re: Breakthrough with MechWarrior 2 Mercs!

Posted on 2005-09-20, 22:24

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by DosFreak

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Yeah, I've got the very first version of Mercs. It installs both versions (DOS\WINDOWS) no matter which installation option you choose. That's the error message I get when I use Mount instead of IMGmount or if I use IMGMount with an image file that doesn't have the audio tracks (or it cannot find …

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Re: Breakthrough with MechWarrior 2 Mercs!

Posted on 2005-09-20, 21:47

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by DosFreak

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Unmounting temporarily? Not sure what you mean??? The way I see it: Mercs.exe loads mw2shell.exe (Menu system) loads mw2.exe (The actual game) Yup, using latest Daum Cafe, the one before that, and the 9-4 build, also tried the 8-16-2005 build from AEP forums. All of 'em worked. It's gotta be your …

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Re: Help me put togeter a 386dx system for DOS gaming

Posted on 2005-09-20, 21:05

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by DosFreak

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I don't know of a site that differentiates between different versions of VESA. Here's all of the VESA games identified by MobyGames: http://www.mobygames.com/attribute/sheet/attributeId,11/p,2/ I suppose you could find out when VESA 2.0 was ratified and then "ASS-U-ME" that most games after that …

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Re: Amerzone (and others) on Windows XP

Posted on 2005-09-20, 20:55

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by DosFreak

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Weird, there's no NTVDM.EXE in your dllcache directory. (This would replace the NTVDM.EXE in your SYSTEM32 directory if it was corrupted). Also the NTVDM.EXE in your SYSTEM32 directory has been renamed to NTVDM.EXG. Your NTVDM is also not the same size as mine. Are you using XP with no Service Packs …

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Re: Breakthrough with MechWarrior 2 Mercs!

Posted on 2005-09-20, 18:16

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by DosFreak

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I've been using v1.0, didn't bother with the patches before. I applied 1.05 last night and the mission loaded right up and the instructor voice activated. (I also checked the filesizes and they matched yours once I apllied the patch..just in case the patch wasn't being applied). Also patched to 1.06 …

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Re: Translating instead of emulating ?

Posted on 2005-09-20, 14:17

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by DosFreak

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Dynamic Recompilation is already used (only for x86). It's very hard to get working correctly, which is proven by the fact that it's the least compatible option of all of the DosBox cores. Look in your DosBox.conf for CORE= and choose dynamic core.

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Re: Breakthrough with MechWarrior 2 Mercs!

Posted on 2005-09-19, 22:47

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Odd that your MW2.exe is so small. Only way I can see it can be that small is if it was UPX compressed. I just compressed my MW2.EXE with upx --best and reduced it to: 347,494 bytes. I was going to suggest mabye the 4GW stub wasn't included but the stub isn't that big....sooo: 1. We are using …

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Re: Breakthrough with MechWarrior 2 Mercs!

Posted on 2005-09-19, 22:11

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by DosFreak

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My executables are size/dates: MERCS.EXE = 31,989 Date: 9-11-96 MW2.EXE = 944,149 Date: 9-16-96 MW2SHELL.EXE = 962,175 Date: 9-16-96 Oh yeah, make sure the contents of your .CUE match mine above. Dunno if different MERCS CD's have different Audio tracks.

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Re: Breakthrough with MechWarrior 2 Mercs!

Posted on 2005-09-19, 21:17

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by DosFreak

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Hmmm, I do remember performing a Minimal install. Also IIRC, I used SB16. Tho I doubt the game needs sound support to start....although it does check the audio tracks when starting the mission. I would test it right now but my Mercs image is on my external HD which is connected via USB1 to a 400mhz …

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Re: Breakthrough with MechWarrior 2 Mercs!

Posted on 2005-09-19, 20:59

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by DosFreak

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Odd, I'll check it again tonight. I didn't install the patch either or do anything else which. Just mounted the image, mounted the C: drive, installed, ran setup, and played. Tested Instant Action and the Missions.

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Re: Amerzone (and others) on Windows XP

Posted on 2005-09-19, 20:54

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by DosFreak

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Yep! That's the error message you should receive if NTVDM is "missing". See it differes from a normal error message when you run a program that is not in your path: Normal 'hello' is not recognized as an operable program or batch file. Missing NTVDM the system cannot find the file c:\windows\ …

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Re: Amerzone (and others) on Windows XP

Posted on 2005-09-19, 20:42

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by DosFreak

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Depends, NTVDM is a protected file but I'm not sure if SFC just yanks the files out of dllcache or if it requires you to insert the CD and it checks that too (I seem to remember it doing that....). Considering that XP automagically replaces files that have changed using dllcache...it probably does …

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Re: Amerzone (and others) on Windows XP

Posted on 2005-09-19, 20:19

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by DosFreak

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Hmmm, go to a command prompt and type "edit". If your NTVDM.exe is missing then you should get an error message saying that the file could not be found. If Edit works then NTVDM is working.

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