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I have the unexplicable urge to run C&C Red alert, and dark horses, but neither of them will install on xp. Any ideas other than grab an old 98 pc and install them on that?

dosbox? 98 compat mode?

Try DOSBox + D-Fend.

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:dosbox? 98 compat mode?

Has anybody ever actually managed to get anything to work with compatibility mode? I know I haven't.

i think i have a few things

Dosbox is good and easy to learn.

Dog Pants wrote:

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:dosbox? 98 compat mode?

Has anybody ever actually managed to get anything to work with compatibility mode? I know I haven't.

Yes, but you have to right click and set compatibility mode for every execuatable within the directory for the program, as some exe's launch other programs.

I haven't tried old games though.

Dog Pants wrote:

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:dosbox? 98 compat mode?

Has anybody ever actually managed to get anything to work with compatibility mode? I know I haven't.

I've had to use compatibility mode to get some floorware programs to work. Apart from that..
I can remember using it to get SimCity3000 (I felt like reminiscing!) working but it was all dodgy, lots of features stopped working making the game unplayable. Damn you windows *Shakes fist*.

pixie pie wrote:

Dog Pants wrote:

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:dosbox? 98 compat mode?

Has anybody ever actually managed to get anything to work with compatibility mode? I know I haven't.

I've had to use compatibility mode to get some floorware programs to work. Apart from that..
I can remember using it to get SimCity3000 (I felt like reminiscing!) working but it was all dodgy, lots of features stopped working making the game unplayable. Damn you windows *Shakes fist*.

*Clutches Prisoner of Ice and joins in shaking fist*

Certainly Dosbox, always works for me.