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95/98 software on xp

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First post, by Hote

Posted on 2006-02-27, 16:46

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that compatability mode is a joke..it has never made my old 95/98 games
playable on my new xp..my old fave dos game aces over europe works great with dosbox 0.63 tho 😀

does dosbox work for 95/98 programs ?
fifa road to world cup 98
anretti racing 98

to name a couple

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name HOTE
System Manufacturer INTEL_
System Model D915GAV_
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 1 GenuineIntel ~3200 Mhz
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 1 GenuineIntel ~3200 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Intel Corp. EV91510A.86A.0401.2005.0128.0809, 28/01/2005
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
User Name HOTE\Dad
Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 1,024.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 617.92 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 2.40 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

thx for help

Reply 1 of 5, by ChaosFish

Posted on 2006-02-27, 17:01

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DOSBox works for DOS programs. That's why it's called DOSBox 😉

Welcome by the way 😀

Reply 2 of 5, by DosFreak

Posted on 2006-02-27, 23:26

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Compatibility mode is not a magical fix. It only applies certain general fixes to get games to work.

It's mostly used to bypass "This game requires Windows xx". Anything else you try to fix with it is generally hit or miss.

To apply more specific fixes or to make your own fix you need to download the Application Compatibility Toolkit. Otherwise it's like trying to screw in a screw with a hammer as opposed to using a screwdriver.

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Reply 3 of 5, by Lofty

Posted on 2006-02-27, 23:47

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You can run windows 3.x on dosbox to some extent, but nothing later. The vast majority of true Win9x (i.e. 32 bit) apps work fine on XP anyway.

Reply 4 of 5, by ChaosFish

Posted on 2006-02-28, 00:43

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Windows 3.x is not actually an operating system. It's a DOS application that runs "child applications" inside.

Reply 5 of 5, by Hote

Posted on 2006-02-28, 01:16

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k thanks for the feedback guys 😀

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