Don't take Dosraider personally. He's like that all the time.
Dosraider, what did I tell you about biting newcomers?
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Originally Posted by gufetto
Now, for example, how is linking me to an old version of DirectX going to fix my problem? Surely a very stupid question for someone like you who happens to know a lot about computer stuff. But not everyone is like you, and perhaps they want to learn.
I'm using basic logic to assume old DirectX contains the DDRAW.DLL. Now, here's another very stupid question: installing that old DirectX won't bring other issues to my machine, will it?
(I'm a she, by the way. And I'm pretty sure I can learn to do tricks with win32 and similar... if I get a good explanation.)
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Right, this solution... won't work.
Dosraider linked you to DirectX because he assumed it was possible to set it up in Windows 3 ran in DOSBox.
As he seems to have realized later, though (and should have from the start - now it's our turn to
at him
), that is not the case - DirectX was developed for Windows 95 and above.
Installing that version of DirectX is flat out impossible on modern Windows versions, which come with DirectX already bundled.
Metal and Lace 2 can run on Windows XP - I've done so myself some years ago - so the first thing you should try is running it in compatibility mode (context menu on the game's executable -> Properties -> Compatibility).
If that doesn't work, there is another solution: you'll need Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 and a setup disk for an older Windows version - anything from 95 to XP. MSVPC allows you to create a virtual machine and install an older version of Windows inside that, then run the game in it.
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Originally Posted by dosraider
You seems to have a reading problem, 'high school teacher ' or not, you already had an answer.
Still remains the question: can this game run in W3 or does it need W9X? I have no idea.
High school teacher seems to like asking stuffs and seems to expect longwinded detailed answers but doesn't like to answer simple questions ....
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*cough* Dosraider, you seem to forget that not everyone's a techie, nor has over a decade's experience in running very old games on modern systems. Things you and I consider obvious and take for granted are far from either to a typical computer user.