Problem running games in old PC

[Unregistered22]

Hi Everyone!

I've just fixed an old (1994) pc who still run Ms-Dos as OS, have win 3.11 and a i486DX2 processor.
Maybe my question is stupid but i have some problem running this stunning website games in this pc.
I download these games from another pc with XP and then from that computer i move the whole folder in a floppy (i tried with several different floppy).
When i try to move files from DOS i always get some errors about missing/corrupt sectors and I'm unable to run games.

Are those games good to be played in a old pc or are just usable from dosbox?

Thanks!!

[Japo]

The games should work the same in DOSBox and "real" DOS, although there may be compatibility problems in both cases.

This may be due to a number of causes. The possibility that all floppies you tried are defective isn't unlikely, their lifetime was supposed to be quite short.

I would tell you to check that the floppy's formatted in FAT16 (called just "FAT" by Windows), but I don't think any other case is possible in the case of floppies.

[Unregistered22]

The games should work the same in DOSBox and "real" DOS, although there may be compatibility problems in both cases.

This may be due to a number of causes. The possibility that all floppies you tried are defective isn't unlikely, their lifetime was supposed to be quite short.

I would tell you to check that the floppy's formatted in FAT16 (called just "FAT" by Windows), but I don't think any other case is possible in the case of floppies.

Hey Japo, thanks for your answer.
I have different feelings about the floppy (brand new, never used but obviously old)
I did the scan disc and i have no 'broken' cluster in the disks. on the other hand i get the same error (Sector not found during write) even if i try to move some from the old pc to the floppy.

[Smiling Spectre]

Format floppies before trying to use it. Just in case.

Also, when do you receive the error? In the start of copying, or somewhere in process? First one can signalize about general error (non-compatible/non-formatted floppy, bad floppy-drive or something), second - about some minor error either in drive hardware, or at floppy surface.

[Japo]

If you have a retro PC it would be nice to manage a better file transfer method; also because requiring future new computers to have floppy drives also has a cost. I haven't really tried any of this or have any idea (other than start by googling "laplink"), but for example via series or parallel port (which on the other side can be converted to USB with a very cheap $2 device)?

Just an idea, but I can't really help you with it :-P (and there are other alternatives). But I have no way to know what's wrong with the floppies either...

[The Fifth Horseman]

One drive rack installed in the PC, one drive rack installed in a 5,25" USB enclosure. Worked for me. :)