Re: DOSBox ECE (for Windows)
Posted on 2018-03-03, 23:28
hello i use your ece edition and its good. but how about 3dfx games? i get unable to load dll. im on windows 10
Re: NTVDM on windows 10 x64
Posted on 2018-02-24, 19:56
good job i installed it on win10 x64 and it works. not good as 32bit but works. the only problem is the antivirus the zip archives are ok but after install even if i open the powershell on standar cmd the commant line closes imediatly and the antivirus says blocked malicious attemp. looks like …
Re: How to Successfully use Windows 98 on PCI-Express Systems
Posted on 2017-05-25, 19:11
my installation is on my primary desktop it has 2x4 gb ram ddr 3 memory modules. with 512 mb i can start installation till finish for himemx i rename it as himem.exe put it in windows folder and in config.sys i type DEVICE=C:\windows\himem.exe /max=785000 /NUMHANDLES=64 /verbose. for quake 4 beter …
Re: How to Successfully use Windows 98 on PCI-Express Systems
Posted on 2017-05-25, 08:10
about the 1gb memory, it give problems i can confirm that. the windows boot but some of my games crashing after a while and i need to make a hard reset. 768 mb its the golden amount. note that i havent edit any ini file, i use the unofficial sp3. and because i use my primary pc that has 8gb of ram, …
Re: How to Successfully use Windows 98 on PCI-Express Systems
Posted on 2017-05-23, 18:55
the gpu has fan and it needs additional power from psu. 98 has a limit to 256mb video ram so 256 of my gpu its not usable but its running quake 4 at max so its cool
Re: How to Successfully use Windows 98 on PCI-Express Systems
Posted on 2017-05-23, 18:44
soundblaster live ct4830 for audio. the gpu is the gainward 6800 gs pci-e 512 mb ram quake 4 added to list 2 hours gameplay at max settings without a problem i thing its opengl one
Re: How to Successfully use Windows 98 on PCI-Express Systems
Posted on 2017-05-23, 16:25
success my instalation working. today i receive my 6800 gs games so far tomb raider 1 (with glidos) 2 3 and chronicles tomb raider 4 give problems but maybe its the game need for speed underground 2 also working. i will continue the tests and othes games. to dos95 google win98 unofficial suport site …
Re: How to Successfully use Windows 98 on PCI-Express Systems
Posted on 2017-05-11, 21:55
i found chipset drivers not official tho. it seems a lot of people write drivers fo ensure compatibility with modern hardware. the only real patch is the one that enables safe mode. the himemx.exe from freedos is actually a memory manager that i use to lower the amount of ram to a value that win98 …
Re: How to Successfully use Windows 98 on PCI-Express Systems
Posted on 2017-05-11, 21:38
success win 98se on intel 9 series chipset (2014 motherboard) mobo: z97m-d3h ram: 8gb ddr3 cpu i5 4690 3.5 ghz primary gpu: geforce 750ti (for win 10 use) secondery gpu: 6800 gt (for win98) comming soon ssd 240 gb (win 10) seagate sata 1 hdd 500 gb (with 20 gb partition for win98se) sound card …
Re: How to Successfully use Windows 98 on PCI-Express Systems
Posted on 2017-05-05, 12:00
when i have in my hands a win98se compatible video card i will gladly report how it works. so there are intel 9 series chipset for 98?? i cant find them. its a chipset that been made in 2013 are you sure there are for 98 as well
Re: How to Successfully use Windows 98 on PCI-Express Systems
Posted on 2017-05-04, 18:23
i need to ask you something. my mobo have 2 pcie slots, in the bios there is an option to enable the one or the other slot. if i put a win98 compatible card will the card work ok without the chipset drivers? since there are not official or unofficial for intel 9 series chipset
Re: How to Successfully use Windows 98 on PCI-Express Systems
Posted on 2017-05-03, 18:53
yeah youre right. its too unsupported hardware near as miracle that it works. but if someone needs a native dos enviroment this is a good solution. my first attempt was to install ms-dos but the sb16 emulation driver didnt like my mobo. (it expects different communication between sb and mobo) so …
Re: How to Successfully use Windows 98 on PCI-Express Systems
Posted on 2017-05-03, 16:23
hello after a long of time having 2 pcs one for everyday work and one retro pc for old games mainly dos. i decide (for fun first) to try and unify the things one pc for them all and i did it for most things mobo gigabyte z97m d3h (intel 9 series chipset) ram ddr3 8gb 2x4 1600mhz with xmp gpu msi …
Re: win98se on newer hardware
Posted on 2017-05-02, 15:07
no the problem is there sadly. its a small issue. but everytime something needs to installed that use dos prompt its take a way long to finish. because of the delay
Re: win98se on newer hardware
Posted on 2017-05-02, 12:59
ok with the links you gave me i solve the safe mode problem i can access it now. now the only thing remains is the slow command.com
Re: win98se on newer hardware
Posted on 2017-05-01, 18:06
mm i will be more specific for bypassing the ram errors win98 give from the very start of installation i edit config.sys by writing only device=c:\drv\himemx.exe /max=256000, and my installation goes smooth. about the system.ini i had try with vcache maxfilecache=65536 and 386Enh MaxPhysPage=10000 …
Re: win98se on newer hardware
Posted on 2017-05-01, 17:36
first of all thanks for reply. im using himemx.exe without it i would never install it. in config.sys i write device=c:\drv\himemx.exe /max=256000 but the issues with command.com (running minimized) are still there how can i edit io.sys??
win98se on newer hardware
Posted on 2017-05-01, 15:48
ive successful install win98se on the following hardware gigabyte z97m d3h (intel 9 series chipset) 8gb ddr3 ram i5 4690 3.5 ghz msi geforce 750ti ovc1 2gb ram my sblive ct 4830 working ok on every dos game (running from windows dosprompt) my issues are two the dosprompt if i click it from a …
Re: Fastest pc you have win98 on? (besides emulation)
Posted on 2017-04-28, 07:03
motherboard gigabyte ga-z97m d3h (intel 9 series) 8gb ddr3 i5 4690 3.5 ghz pcie msi 750ti ovc v1 2048 mb sound blaster live ct 4830 win98se installs with the help of himemx,exe with parameter /max=64000, from freedos. since modify these (with any value) didnt help [386Enh] MaxPhysPage=30000 [vcache] …
Re: ms-dos 7.10 sound blaster live and new motherboard
Posted on 2017-04-25, 20:45
thanks everyone for reply. so i guess right, too new hardware for any dos compatible soundblaster to work. but it was worth the shoot about why having 2 different versions of dosbox. games like supaplex and disney aladdin dont go full screen with official version bottom and upper screen are black. …
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