[CTS] Re: Old DOS Programs on XP Home
- From: "Russ Blakeman" <rhb57@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 22:17:42 -0500
As Vernon is hinting at I think with W2k and XP you need to have 98
installed first.
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> [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Owens, Jack
> K.
> Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 9:28 AM
> To: 'computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: [CTS] Re: Old DOS Programs on XP Home
>
>
> Sounds good, but can I still get W98SE to boot from the same HD
> after installing XP?
> We also put a new 160Gig HD in before upgrading to XP. The old
> 30Gig HD is in as a slave just
> like it was before the upgrade to XP. Is it possible to boot
> from it? If so that would be
> the best of both worlds.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Russ Blakeman [mailto:rhb57@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 10:12 AM
> To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [CTS] Re: Old DOS Programs on XP Home
>
>
> 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.
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