re: Old DOS Game
Wednesday, January 2, 2002 at 9:06 am
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Everett
(2940 messages posted)
Michael: a correction for the previous message; for DOS to load high properly it
must follow after the HIMEM.SYS line, which in turn must be before the EMM386.EXE
line. Also DEVICEHIGH is not effective for EMM386 or for HIMEM. Please revise the
window in the Advanced Program Settings Dialog (APSD) box to read:
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE
DOS=HIGH,UMB
Now try running the game again...if still not good enough, proceed to Stage 5: Additions/Changes
to CONFIG.SYS in the APSD windows. For the CONFIG.SYS file, add the following:
REM Files: default=8, max=255
FILESHIGH=20
REM Stacks: default=9,128, max=64,512
REM second figure is Stack size in bytes
STACKSHIGH=18,128
REM Buffers: max=99,8 . See game readme.txt.
BUFFERSHIGH=20
REM FCBS:file control blocks for DOS 1 game
REM default=4, max=255
FCBSHIGH=4
REM Switch: turns off enhanced keyboard function
SWITCHES= /K
REM the line below is for sound driver:insert own
DEVICEHIGH=C:\pathtosounddvr\sounddvr /switch
Next we will look at the AUTOEXEC.BAT...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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