my dune 2 on windows 7 error

[THE AQIB]

i've played dune 2 before when i had win xp... but when i try playing it in windows 7 it shows me an error tht 'fullscreen is not supported' and dont show the game at all...

any idea why this happens... i want to play it again...

[MrFlibble]

In the 64-bit generation of Windows OS, native support for 16-bit programmes was dropped. You can either use the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Virtual_PC'>Windows Virtual PC which emulates a machine with WinXP SP3, or http://www.dosbox.com/'>DOSBox.

[THE AQIB]

well even in 32 bit also??

[MrFlibble]

I'm not sure about the 32-bit versions of Windows 7 or 8. You can take a look at http://www.classicdosgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1112'>this thread for reference but using DOSBox is a recommended solution.

[THE AQIB]

sure... thanx...

[Nyerguds]

I've seen that before, yes. I think starting from windows Vista, full screen DOS mode isn't supported anymore. You can't switch a normal console window to fullscreen like you can in XP, either.

I suggest using DOSBox, or playing Dynasty instead.

[heartme]

Have you tried using the compatibility mode option, or the 16 bit mode it''s removed completely ?

[MrFlibble]

Apparently, at least in theory, a 64-bit OS should be able to run 16-bit applications in compatibility mode (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64#Operating_modes'>here and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_mode'>here). However, there are seemingly some problems with that in Win7 4-bit.

[Nyerguds]

It's not a 64 bit issue, MrFlibble. It's purely the fullscreen thing.

[MrFlibble]

Ah, quite frankly I'm not that well versed in 64-bit issues. I've read the "dropped the 16-bit support" explanation in the RGB Classic Games Forums I think, several times, and the admin there is more tech savvy than I am, so I assumed it was kind of the case.

Then again, maybe I misunderstood something, or didn't pay attention :-\