Generally you can get older legacy (DOS) programs to run in 2000 by tweaking the _default.pif file or by creating a custom .pif file for the program. As for programs you're testing that you have created in pascal, I can't say, since you're not actually installing them they won't use the _default.pif and you may not be able to create a custom .pif file to run them. That's something you would have to play with.

Dual booting may be the answer you seek. If you wish to avoid having to deal with 3d party boot managers to dual boot you would have to install 98 first and 2000 second so 2000's boot manager would be able to do it's job. Otherwise you would have to install a 3d party boot manager if you wish to install 98 second.




On Friday, January 11, 2002 at 8:03 pm, Andrew wrote:
>I have a question about My
>extra-cool DOS game won't run under Windows:

>
>
>I run Windows 2000 Professional, but have several older DOS programs such as a Pascal
>compiler and a few games such as Heretic, Hexen, Duke3D, Doom, etc.

>These games refuse to run under Windows 2000 at all, instead (in the case of games)
>locking up while going through the initialization routines (eg. Doom's scrolling
>periods during init). In the case of my compiler, any attempts to run the compiled
>programs trigger Runtime Error 200 - Division by Zero, even if they were compiled
>before I changed operating systems.

>Video is fine, as the compiler has no problems with it, and the games all use low-res
>modes or VESA drivers handled by the card itself. They all ran under Windows 98
>(exact same computer and parts).
>


>Is there any sort of work-around or fix I can use, seems to how I've never seen an
>option for a startup disk in Windows 2000, and I doubt Creative makes SoundBlaster
>Live drivers for DOS. I'm planning on purchasing a new hard drive in the next few
>weeks, and I'll probably partition off a space for Windows 98 and the older programs,
>but there's got to be a better way than that.

Written in response to: Older DOS programs (Andrew: Friday, January 11, 2002 at 8:03 pm) Responses to this message: re: Older DOS programs (Xander: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 at 2:52 pm)

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