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Running DOS Games under Vista
"Man-wai Chang ToDie" wrote: Are you talking "\" or "/"? DOS uses "\" to specify folder. Linux uses "/". I was talking about the FOREWARD slash "\" and I tried the backslash, but can not get the colon":" to type out either??! |
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Running DOS Games under Vista
Are you talking "\" or "/"? DOS uses "\" to specify folder. Linux uses "/".
I was talking about the FOREWARD slash "\" and I tried the backslash, but can not get the colon":" to type out either??! Are you using English XP? -- @~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY. / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you! /( _ )\ (Xubuntu 7.04) Linux 2.6.23.13 ^ ^ 13:32:01 up 4 days 20:45 0 users load average: 1.28 1.11 1.07 ? ? (CSSA): http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_...ub_addressesa/ |
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Running DOS Games under Vista
"Man-wai Chang ToDie" wrote: Are you talking "\" or "/"? DOS uses "\" to specify folder. Linux uses "/". I was talking about the FOREWARD slash "\" and I tried the backslash, but can not get the colon":" to type out either??! Are you using English XP? English, yes, but running Vista...I have tried that program with XP and it allows me to input from the keyboard of the laptop just fine, just not with Vista on the desktop |
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Running DOS Games under Vista
English, yes, but running Vista...I have tried that program with XP and it
allows me to input from the keyboard of the laptop just fine, just not with Vista on the desktop Did you set your "Codepage for non-Unicode Programs" to some weird language? Are you using a wireless keyboard? -- @~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY. / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you! /( _ )\ (Xubuntu 7.04) Linux 2.6.23.13 ^ ^ 17:36:01 up 5 days 49 min 0 users load average: 1.09 1.07 1.01 ? ? (CSSA): http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_...ub_addressesa/ |
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Running DOS Games under Vista
"Man-wai Chang ToDie" wrote: English, yes, but running Vista...I have tried that program with XP and it allows me to input from the keyboard of the laptop just fine, just not with Vista on the desktop Did you set your "Codepage for non-Unicode Programs" to some weird language? I did not set anything, just used the software as it came. Are you using a wireless keyboard? The keyboard is a Microsoft Wireless Comfort 1.0 |
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Running DOS Games under Vista
Are you in the US? Is Vista set to US-Keyboard under the Region Settings?
If you bring up DOSBOX.CONF (you'll find a link to this file in your start menu, just type dosbox in search), look for this entry: --snip-- keyboardlayout= this is a new option since version 0.70. leaving it untouched gives you the default US keyboard layout, changing it to 'gr' activates for example the support for german keyboards. several european languages are supported internal, watch the readme file for all supported languages. for other languages you can use the .kl files from the freedos project (details in the readme). --end-snip-- So, check the dosbox readme file as well for help. GL, -A. "Wogerwabby" wrote in message ... "Man-wai Chang ToDie" wrote: English, yes, but running Vista...I have tried that program with XP and it allows me to input from the keyboard of the laptop just fine, just not with Vista on the desktop Did you set your "Codepage for non-Unicode Programs" to some weird language? I did not set anything, just used the software as it came. Are you using a wireless keyboard? The keyboard is a Microsoft Wireless Comfort 1.0 |
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Running DOS Games under Vista
I ran into this same problem, with a Gateway US keyboard... finally
downloaded a frontend program, called D-Fend, which I could configure... haven't used it in a long time. -- http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview "Wogerwabby" wrote in message ... "Man-wai Chang ToDie" wrote: English, yes, but running Vista...I have tried that program with XP and it allows me to input from the keyboard of the laptop just fine, just not with Vista on the desktop Did you set your "Codepage for non-Unicode Programs" to some weird language? I did not set anything, just used the software as it came. Are you using a wireless keyboard? The keyboard is a Microsoft Wireless Comfort 1.0 |
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Running DOS Games under Vista
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wrote in : "Dan Lingman" wrote: =?Utf-8?B?V29nZXJ3YWJieQ==?= wrote in : I have tried to no avail t install and run AAAAANY of my older DOS based (and full screen) games that usd to run under XP and earlier. s there a workaround for this or am I stuck having to run these on an older machine?? Install virtual PC (free) from Microsoft. Install Dos, or win 95/98/xp into virtual PC. (You'll need your media/license key for that) Install your fullscreen dos games and go nuts. Dan. I have just tried DosBox and for some reason it won't allow me to enter the colon or foreward slash to input the drive parameters. I guess I must have an odd keyboard to not map right. It is a Microsoft IntelliSense wireless keyboard and mouse setup. I even tried an older HP keyboard to no avail. It was a nice advice on the Virtual PC, but unfortunately I am using the Premium Home version of Vista and it is not supported. Any other ideas? Thanks for helping so far. Randy Hmm. you could try vmware Either download vmware workstation, and install dos into it, or pull down the vmware player, and a preconfigured virtual machine (for example: http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/126 is set up to play old dos games) Good luck. Dan. |