re: Old DOS Game
Sunday, December 30, 2001 at 2:36 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Everett
(2940 messages posted)
Michael: there appears to be more interest in running DOS games from an icon on
the Desktop so that children do not have to restart or reboot their computers. There
are about seven progressive stages in the process depending on how difficult the
DOS game may be to run properly. The good news is that there is a way to have Windows
do the work so that the child (or adult for that matter) has only to click on the
icon for the game! I may be interrupted so please bear with me as the steps may
take two or more messages. First, the DOS game should be installed in its own folder
on the root directory and the .exe file identified, for example;
C:\MAXWELL\688.EXE
within the DOS limitations of 8 characters for the name and 3 characters for the
extension.
Next create the ICON for the game by right-clicking the Desktop, select New, select
Shortcut. Type in the command line:
C:\Foldername\DOS.exe file name
A dialog box will likely pop up saying: "This file cannot be found...". Click OK
and then click on the Browse button and drill down to the games' .exe file, click
Open, click Next, give the new Shortcut a name, choose an icon symbol, click Finish.
You now have the key ingredients set up for further use. Must go.... more to follow.
On Saturday, December 22, 2001 at 5:04 pm, Michael R. Walls wrote:
>
>Wow, Everett!!
>
> Thank you for the quick response. I'm sitting here reading your instructions,
>and breaking out in a cold sweat. I don't mean to sound stupid, but I will admit
>that I'm extremely ignorant when it comes to rewriting files. I'm going to give
>it my best shot, and just have some fun with it. ( I have a backup computer set
up).
> I'm a little confused when you talk of common variables, though, and would like
>a bit more info before I begin. This is the Holiday season, so I really don;'t
expect
>to hear back from you til next year, but let me say "Many, many Thanks" in advance!
> Respect Michael
>
>On Friday, December 21, 2001 at 10:23 pm, Everett wrote:
>
>Michael: first thing to try is to Restart in MS-DOS Mode and run the game from
>there.
> This works for some games that do not want to share resources with other programs
>such as Windows. The game you listed is probably in the next category which have
>their own graphic environment. These games require you to startup to the DOS prompt.
> You can boot to the boot menu by pressing F8 when Windows starts to load and then
>select Command Prompt Only, or you
>can boot directly to the DOS prompt by adding the command line: BootGUI=0 to the
>[Options] section of the MSDOS.SYS file (see Troubleshooting on the left of your
>screen for more about MSDOS.SYS). If this route is chosen, you should also set
>BootMenu=0.
> You can further automate the running of the game by entering a command in Autoexec.bat
>to start it. If you also want a choice to choose between the game and Windows,
>you
>can set up Config.sys to display a menu. Set up CONFIG.SYS as follows:
>[menu]
>menuitem=Windows
>menuitem=gamename
>menudefault=gamename,10
>
>[common]
>variables common to both programs
>
>[Windows]
>variables needed by Windows
>
>[program name]
>variables needed by gamename
>gamename pathname
>
>[common]
>more variables common to both programs
>
>For the AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
>
>Commands common to both programs
>goto %config%
>
>:Windows
>Commands needed by Windows
>goto end
>
>:gamename
>Commands needed by gamename
>C:\windows\win.com
>
>:end
>Commands common to both programs
>
>Note: for gamename substitute the DOS name for the game.
>Let us know how it works out.
>
>
>On Friday, December 21, 2001 at 4:29 pm, Michael R. Walls wrote:
>Hey, Folks,
>
> I have a REALLY old game that my daughters love, called "Are You Afraid of the
>Dark, The Tale of Orpheos Curse". It ran great back in 95, but won't do anything
>in 98. Is there anyone out there who has been able to get this game to work in
>W98?
> I'd be grateful to learn how to do it. Thanks
>
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