Tom's Guide | Tom's Hardware | Tom's Games

Computing.Net > Forums > Windows XP > exit dos-based games

Computer Problems? Computing.Net has over 1,000,000 posts about all things technology related! Over 90% answered within 24 hours! Click here to start participating now! Also, be sure to check out the New User Guide.

exit dos-based games

Reply to Message Icon

Name: r28271
Date: June 11, 2006 at 22:16:06 Pacific
OS: Windows XP
CPU/Ram: Pentium 4 / 256 MB SDRAM
Comment:

There are some stupid DOS-based games that run only in full-screen mode and you can't exit those games by pressing ESCAPE or ENTER or ALT+F4. On top of that, no readme or help files are provided by the developer.

What are the safe ways to exit such games? I once tried ALT+ENTER to change from the full-screen mode to the windowed mode, but that damaged the video card.



Sponsored Link
Ads by Google

Response Number 1
Name: jessejames
Date: June 11, 2006 at 23:38:05 Pacific
Reply:

XP has no MS-DOS, probably your problem.

DOSBOX may be a better choice of emulating DOS


0

Response Number 2
Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: June 12, 2006 at 02:48:13 Pacific
Reply:

"ALT+ENTER to change from the full-screen mode to the windowed mode, but that damaged the video card. "

Concept of the day?

Since it's DOS based, run it in DOS and when you're done use the ON/OFF switch.


If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.

M2


0

Response Number 3
Name: CyberSlug
Date: June 12, 2006 at 09:17:37 Pacific
Reply:

You can try pressing the Windows key (Ctrl+Esc might also work).

I second the DOSBox recommendation.


0

Response Number 4
Name: ham30
Date: June 12, 2006 at 11:06:53 Pacific
Reply:

I use ctrl-alt-del to get the Task Manager.

I don't see how using alt-enter could damage the video card. It was probably just coincidence that it failed at that time.

Do yourself a favor BACKUP!
Sorry, I do not check for private messages


0

Sponsored Link
Ads by Google
Reply to Message Icon

Related Posts

See More



Post Locked

This post is quite old and has been locked from receiving new replies. Please create a new posting instead.


Go to Windows XP Forum Home


Sponsored links
Ads by Google


Results for: exit dos-based games
Using old DOS-based games in WinXP? www.computing.net/answers/windows-xp/using-old-dosbased-games-in-winxp/73683.html

old dos based games on XP www.computing.net/answers/windows-xp/old-dos-based-games-on-xp/110208.html

Dos Based Games on XP? www.computing.net/answers/windows-xp/dos-based-games-on-xp/18270.html