Running old PC games (Windows 95 and Up)

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Running old PC games (Windows 95 and Up)
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Jonny Justice	Apr 8 2012, 09:23 AM Post #1
Level 7 Posts: 1,375 Group: Members Member #1,866 Joined: Apr 3, 2010	So, I'm a huge fan of some older PC games such as Fallout, Fallout 2, and the Command and Conquer series. Up until now, I've been able to get most of these games running thanks to patches, general know-how and some other tricks, without using programs like DOSbox, however, I've come upon a new problem while trying to install an original copy of Command and Conquer ('95 version, not Gold) onto Windows 7 32-bit. The problem is, as soon as I try to install it, I get the error message "NTVDM has stopped working". I've seen this SOMEWHERE before long ago, but I can't remember when, and I can't remember how I fixed it. Anyone got any tips, or am I gonna have to break down and learn how to use DOSbox? I know there has to be SOME way to install the game correctly. And please, no "The game is free to download now", I'm a purist...I wanna play the game as it was intended to be played, and from the disc. Edited by Jonny Justice, Apr 8 2012, 09:23 AM.
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AndsyRR	Apr 8 2012, 10:19 AM Post #2
Posts: 1,114 Group: Sub-Forum Moderator Member #4,914 Joined: Mar 29, 2012	Sup dude. I think DOSBox will be your best bet. A fair few GOG.com titles require dosbox, so it'll be your best bet. NTVDM stands for NT - Virtual Dos Machine by the way. SO yeah, DOSBox is your safest bet



SCScanlan	Apr 8 2012, 02:01 PM Post #3
Level 5 Posts: 731 Group: Members Member #3,478 Joined: Feb 24, 2011	I had to go with DOSbox too, I used to have a program called slomo or something to that effect that kind of worked but once we got into the Win2K era it became unusable.



Jonny Justice	Apr 8 2012, 04:04 PM Post #4
Level 7 Posts: 1,375 Group: Members Member #1,866 Joined: Apr 3, 2010	I just hate getting DOSbox to work...that's why I don't use it. I'm over the days of typing in commands. And I can't figure out how to INSTALL the game with DOSbox, let alone run it.
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SCScanlan	Apr 8 2012, 09:32 PM Post #5
Level 5 Posts: 731 Group: Members Member #3,478 Joined: Feb 24, 2011	Try a dosbox frontend, adds a gui to it and makes it all a little easier to swallow. Here's a list of them if you would like to take a look. http://www.dosbox.com/wiki/DOSBoxFrontends



HeartsAcesMacesClubs	Apr 9 2012, 07:49 AM Post #6
Level 1 Posts: 35 Group: Members Member #4,634 Joined: Jan 7, 2012	Just general stuff that might work, right click on the main exe. file. Go to properties, compatibility and change the mode to Windows 95-2000. See if that works, if not, PM me.



lol_pc	Apr 9 2012, 08:31 AM Post #7
\m/ (>_<) \m/ Posts: 754 Group: Members Member #583 Joined: Apr 16, 2009	You could also get your hands on an old PC, you can get them pretty much for free. I got 2 old PCs, one running Windows 3.11 and the other running Windows 95, both of them I got for free.
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Soulless	Apr 9 2012, 08:35 AM Post #8
I killed Abeloth. Posts: 450 Group: Members Member #4,243 Joined: Sep 6, 2011	Your only hope is DOSBox, or to do what lol_pc said as far as I know.
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Kharnivore2099	Apr 9 2012, 09:29 AM Post #9
Retroverdose Posts: 3,313 Group: Moderator Member #47 Joined: Jan 27, 2009 Currently Playing Dark Souls III Twitter Kharnivore2099	D-Fend reloaded is the best front-end i've ever used. D-Fend Download I've been using it for years now and have been able to overcome most problems i've encountered. Its has very easy to use GUI, and once you have given it the destinations for the dosbox program and made profiles for each of your games you are ready to go at a double click.
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