Re: Any way to replace the annoying incompatibilty message on Win 64 bits?

Posted on 2016-06-22, 02:16

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by Jorpho

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I suppose the message is due to another program which runs when you try to run 16 bits applications. A separate program? I expect it's some internal Windows thing buried in the kernel. A quick Google search turns up a page in Windows Internals: https://books.google.ca/books?id=w65CAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT581 …

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Re: Where can I get a Gravis Ultrasound ?

Posted on 2016-06-22, 02:07

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by Jorpho

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Elia1995 wrote: I'd like to do some comparison with the AWE32 I already have I would have thought every comparison worth doing would have been done by someone out there already.

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Re: Any way to replace the annoying incompatibilty message on Win 64 bits?

Posted on 2016-06-21, 23:04

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by Jorpho

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"Any possible way" ? I suppose if you really wanted to, you could associate all .exe files with a special launcher that will first check if the program is 16-bit and otherwise launch the .exe normally. But I don't know if such a launcher already exists.

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Re: imgmount not working from .conf file, working from command line

Posted on 2016-06-21, 19:07

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by Jorpho

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Well, whatever works. :) I was also going to suggest checking if there was any particular path specified in the .cue file. (.cue files are plaintext and include the name of the .bin file they are supposed to be paired with; I'm not entirely sure how DOSBox determines the paths involved if no path is …

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Re: My finally working "Project 98" computer !!!

Posted on 2016-06-21, 18:18

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by Jorpho

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Yes, the pins with the little plastic tab.

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Re: imgmount not working from .conf file, working from command line

Posted on 2016-06-21, 18:17

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Thanks. Perhaps I didn't mention but this is on Linux. Once you've mounted the current directory as drive C, you can then use imgmount on paths accessible from the mounted drive letter (if I'm not mistaken). a full path doesn't work either As in "imgmount d "/home/foo/bar/cd/xcom.cue" -t iso" ? …

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Re: imgmount not working from .conf file, working from command line

Posted on 2016-06-21, 14:56

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by Jorpho

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So you're using a .conf file with just an [ipx] and [autoexec] sections? When using a custom .conf file, you should ideally have the entire contents of the original .conf file. Anyway, I expect the above [autoexec] will only run correctly if you insert "C:" on its own line after the "mount" command. …

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Re: One more reason to keep old versions of Windows offline

Posted on 2016-06-21, 13:55

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I used to tunnel Windows network sharing over SSH, which is something of a kludge, but ought to work in a pinch. https://www.bitvise.com/file-sharing.html 1) Why would you keep internet connection to Win9x/DOS machine at all times ? Because constantly disconnecting it and re-connecting it would be …

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Re: My finally working "Project 98" computer !!!

Posted on 2016-06-21, 13:50

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I'll try to swap the DVD with the slave of the primary IDE cable and connect the XP hardisk where the DVD is currently connected and see if it works like that... You'll need to change the jumper on the DVD drive when you do that. (Using the "cable select" option is inadvisable.) I hope we're …

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Re: Best driver for HD 4650 AGP?

Posted on 2016-06-21, 13:43

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by Jorpho

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Normally I would suggest the Omega Drivers package, but it seems they are no more. What a shame. http://www.omegadrivers.net/

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Re: Wings Of Destiny (Psygnosis)

Posted on 2016-06-21, 13:39

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No. just KB. I mean, maybe plugging in a joystick will fix the issue? Maybe the program expects to find a joystick plugged in when the Settings menu is accessed? Another absurd idea would be to try rolling back the system clock to the year 2000, in case it uses the system date (maybe for a random …

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Re: Wings Of Destiny (Psygnosis)

Posted on 2016-06-21, 03:19

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To take a crazy shot in the dark: do you have a joystick or other gamepad device plugged in?

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Re: WinXP SP3 necessary???

Posted on 2016-06-21, 02:13

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leileilol wrote: There can be a few SP3 minimum games which deliberately do this to deter the "sp2 pirates". since SP3 had mandatory WGA. Which games are those? And didn't WGA get replaced in a later XP update by Windows Activation Technologies anyway?

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Re: One more reason to keep old versions of Windows offline

Posted on 2016-06-21, 01:30

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That depends on the version of Windows. As per Wikipedia, non-NetBIOS, port-445 SMB was only introduced in Windows 2000.

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Re: Best Sound/Graphics combo for Windows 98?

Posted on 2016-06-21, 01:21

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by Jorpho

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So why only 128MB-256MB RAM? I've found some older build guides from 99-00 that state 512 was the ''High end'' solution at the time. also why ME? Unless i'm mistaken ME was basically 98 3rd edition for all purposes. Why subject yourself to arbitrary restrictions at all? Half Life, System Shock 2, …

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Re: Best Sound/Graphics combo for Windows 98?

Posted on 2016-06-20, 22:48

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2GB DDR in 4x512 Configuration (Unless im mistaken i have to cut that down to 512 for 98 to boot correct?) Yes, but you can cut it down in software if you don't want to physically take any RAM out. Basically my research would indicate that this would be the correct setup for the time period Well, …

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Re: Sound Blaster CT4750 sounds like garbage in DOS games...

Posted on 2016-06-20, 19:37

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(edit) It looks like I'm wrong, since I last looked it seems that someone ported it so it works with Win9x also. http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=900 That is an alpha version, yes. It is pointless to use it anymore as it offers no advantage over plain DOSBox. If you cannot get DOS games …

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Re: Best PCI sound card for XP

Posted on 2016-06-20, 17:16

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by Jorpho

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Doesn't the motherboard have onboard sound? Onboard sound might have been crappy way back when it was first introduced, but unless you have special requirements it should be perfectly adequate on a board that's new enough to have PCI-e.

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Re: My finally working "Project 98" computer !!!

Posted on 2016-06-20, 17:10

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by Jorpho

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any idea how to configure the jumpers at this point ??? One drive should be configured as mater (or master with slave present), and the other drive should be configured as slave. What else could you possibly expect? There aren't a lot of options here. It is indeed very strange that it ever worked …

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Re: Spelljammer Pirates of Realmspace

Posted on 2016-06-18, 21:47

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by Jorpho

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DOSBox questions should be in the DOSBox forum, not the DOS forum. Many problems are commonly caused by simply not following the directions in the 60 Seconds Guide. 60 seconds guide to getting your game to run in DOSBox

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