You should try DOSBox. Best thing since sliced bread.

DosBox probably won't work at a fast enough speed on your machine to play Duke Nukem 3D. Instead of using that or the NTVDM, I'd suggest using a sourceport instead, such as Eduke 32 or JFDuke3D. To use them, you just have to extract them to a folder, and then copy over the DUKE3D.GRP file from your Duke Nukem 3D cd. Enjoy. 😁

zool did you get DN3D to install yet? If not please post more info I.E., are trying to install from CD, if so, drive letter of CD drive, drive you are attempting to install to, etc.

I bought a used Compaq laptop with similar specs as yours except mine is 1200 MHz and I can tell you from experience that it doesn't have the horsepower to run DOSBOX with DN3D. As mr_bigmouth_502 pointed out you're better off running one of the afore mentioned 32 bit ports which offer much better graphics and performance.

You won't be able to use either of those until you successfully install the DOS version of DN3D in XP and for that you will need DOSBOX.

You don't need DOSBox to run Duke Nukem 3D in Windows XP.

http://www.rancidmeat.com/project.php3?id=1
http://eduke32.com/

But of course you CAN use dosbox to play it.

wd wrote:

But of course you CAN use dosbox to play it.

It's also the only way to play 1.3D with the double kick and old 1.3d bugs and limits etc.

wd wrote:

But of course you CAN use dosbox to play it.

You certainly can play DN3D in DOSBox - just not on the PC zool has. One of my laptops is an older beast with similar specs as zool's and DOSBOX can barely run Lemmings. DN3D choked.

Sune Salminen wrote:

You don't need DOSBox to run Duke Nukem 3D in Windows XP.

http://www.rancidmeat.com/project.php3?id=1
http://eduke32.com/

All the 32-bit ports I have tried including eduke32 have the requirement that you have DN3D already installed on your system. zool is having problems installing DN3D on his PC so thought he could probably use DOSBox to install it on his low-spec PC and then install one of the 32-bit ports to play it in XP. The 32-bit version runs fine on my old Compaq.

You don't even need DOS to install it. I remember the files already being plain out there on the CD uncompressed - just take the .GRP file and shove that in a source port.

You certainly can play DN3D in DOSBox - just not on the PC zool has.

Should be playable there in the 320x200 mode, so what you want more.