gryphon Posted February 21, 2002 Share Posted February 21, 2002 Try it and you'll find out ;DWhen you run Windows [ after 3.11 ] you have no DOS settings. They are all controled by Windows, even you DOS drivers.And the other has something to do with "extended memory" and SD-ram. [ I'll spare you the tech. talk ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTF Posted February 22, 2002 Share Posted February 22, 2002 Actually, you do. Both config.sys and autoexec.bat are used in Windows 95 and 98.The drivers himem and emm386 are still available too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon Posted February 22, 2002 Share Posted February 22, 2002 Yep, you use config.sys and autoexec.bat. So what ? That isn't DOS. Thoose are files on your disk. The DOS operation system is a lot more [ well sort of ] then just those 4 files. :)[ the files that used to be DOS are now a part of Windows and it's not the seperate DOS operatings system any more, although Windows 95, 98 and early NT versions are still "DOS based" ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terror Posted February 23, 2002 Share Posted February 23, 2002 that's why you have to restart the comp in dos mode... this makes the computer use autoexec.bat and config.sys.... (main startup files) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon Posted February 23, 2002 Share Posted February 23, 2002 You know your computer doesn't really reboots when you go to DOS modus ? It's an emulated enviourment in windows that looks like the old Disk Operations System.So "restart in DOS mode" doesn't exually places you in the real DOS, this has been intergrated in Windows. And your computer uses "autoexec.bat" and "config.sys" when you boot your computer normally [ in Windows ]. This has nothing to do with "old DOS". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terror Posted February 26, 2002 Share Posted February 26, 2002 ehm.... well... i allways restart my comp in dos by pushing the f8 button while restarting... i'm pretty sure it does not load a windows emulated dos... and btw... windows 98 still runs on dos and i still use win98 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon Posted February 26, 2002 Share Posted February 26, 2002 Your right, it doesn't load an Windows emulated DOS. But then it doesn't load DOS as well. It ignores your autoexec and config files so the only thing he probbebly "loads" is command.com. And that's still not DOS.If it does however, then where is your DOS OS ?Let me guess, it was installed together with Windows ?!If not and you installed DOS before installing Windows your Windows drivers replace the current DOS drivers. [ You can check that by the installed DOS version before and after ]From that moment on the "old" DOS that You've installed becomes "inert".:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Duke_Killersiil Posted November 6, 2002 Share Posted November 6, 2002 what windows do you use ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terror Posted November 6, 2002 Share Posted November 6, 2002 hmmm in the time that i posted that message i used win98 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Duke_Killersiil Posted January 3, 2003 Share Posted January 3, 2003 :DI use win me + other computer win95 and i have no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunenewt Posted January 3, 2003 Share Posted January 3, 2003 Play it in Windows under safe mode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_fox Posted February 24, 2003 Author Share Posted February 24, 2003 Sven's back on the thread! I got that memory problem fixed long ago.To get the game to work in DOS, download DOS sound card drivers (if you don't have a Creative Sound Blaster) and then use them with the boot disk maker available at www.ina-support.com/dos_troubleshooting/bootdiskdownloads.asp. Edit the autoexec.bat file that the boot disk maker puts on your stiffy so that only your sound card drivers and mouse driver are installed; you won't need CD-ROM drivers for Dune II (but you'll probable be able to play the game with them running anyway).Note: if you're running Windows ME, the boot disk maker will say that you have an incorrect DOS version. Just ignore that; it should work anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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