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Old 08-12-2005, 08:42 PM   #1
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I click on the .exe and then it appears a BLACK WINDOW. After that, I can't do anything but to switch off my computer. This happens to me with a lot of old games.
Could you help me, please?
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Old 08-12-2005, 09:36 PM   #2
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In future you need to give more information - what game(s), what OS, basic system specs etc. In this case you're probably just trying to run them natively in Windows XP, which is generally a bad idea - try using DOSBox to emulate a DOS environment.
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Old 08-12-2005, 11:18 PM   #3
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Yeah, give more details and I may be able to help you.
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Old 09-12-2005, 03:55 AM   #4
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Do you try and press Ctrl + Alt + Del and then go to Task Manager to close it down? And yes need more info to give help.
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Old 09-12-2005, 10:58 AM   #5
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Typical utterly clueless n00b trying to run DOS games in an NT-architecture enviroment. And it's not like it wasn't all covered in the FAQ's - and in detail...
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Old 09-12-2005, 04:20 PM   #6
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Have you tried running the game using the DosBOX emulator?
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Old 09-12-2005, 04:56 PM   #7
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Easy; use either DOSBox or VDMSound. 'nuff said.
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Old 09-12-2005, 05:47 PM   #8
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Thats what I said <_<
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