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Older DOS games under Windows XP
Name: Takeru Date: January 4, 2005 at 13:27:27 Pacific OS: WFWG 3.11/Calmira 3.3 CPU/Ram: i386sx/2mb
Comment:
Hi folks... a simple question... I have an older machine P2 333 mhz running under Windows 98 and I like to play in it some good console emulators like Nesticle and Genecyst. I wanna change to a Windows XP but it doesn't have a DOS, just an emulator of MS-DOS that runs awful. It's possible to run my old games and emulators in Windows XP? I really like Windows XP but for my older games I will keep Windows 98/95. Any help?..... Anyone? Thanks in advance...Takeru
Name: StuartS Date: January 4, 2005 at 14:08:19 Pacific
Reply:
Stick with Windows 98. The days of incorporating two operating systems into one installation are over.
Stuart
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Response Number 2
Name: XpUser Date: January 4, 2005 at 14:27:49 Pacific
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I second Stuart's comment above.
i_XpUser
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Response Number 3
Name: houston1981 Date: January 4, 2005 at 15:09:31 Pacific
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You could try VMWare to emulate a pc capable of DOS. It should run all your dos games fine (im assuming, never tested) as long as they don't need 3d acceleration.
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