Easiest fix if y ou have hardware dependant DOS items to run is to dual boot - 98SE and XP with XP being your default and install the DOS programs under the 98SE boot. My wife has a DOS based embroidery program that uses the LPT1 port that I had to do this with and it works AOK. > -----Original Message----- > From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Owens, Jack > K. > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 7:37 AM > To: 'computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' > Subject: [CTS] Old DOS Programs on XP Home > > > Does anyone know of a solution to a problem that I am having on XP Home. > The system is my Dad's which was just upgraded from 98_SE to XP Home. > He likes to play the Wolfenstine DOS based games. When the system was > first upgraded the system had no sound, but the DOS games played > via the PC > speaker. After fighting with about a dozen different drivers for a > SiS7012/CM'97 integrated sound card/chip and not getting any > sound (even though > XP seemed happy when you looked at the sound devices via the > hardware manager) > he went and bought a Creative Labs sound card. Now windows XP > has sound, but > the DOS based games error with "NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal > instruction" type error. Any help or web sites would be greatly > appreciated. > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------- > Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com > Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm > > List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm > > To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: > http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------