Re: Help with Doom 95

Hi Alex,

Well, it's a bit too late for me to not upgrade, but as you may have saw 
in my other post - ZDoom has cured what ailed me.  Thanks for the 
technical info on Win2K and XP.  I appreciate it.

Now get back and help protect us from the spawns of hell, soldier!

--Tim

Alex wrote:

> On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 15:50:41 -0400, Tim Boozer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
>
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I am trying to re-load Doom 2 onto a system I recently upgraded with 
> > Win2K.  When I try it manually (the DOS based DOOM) it won't even load. 
> > Then when I installed Doom2-95, it will run but the mouse won't work - 
> > even though it is enabled and set up.
> >
> > What is my path of least resistance to get Doom2 up and running (with 
> > the mouse) on my Win2K box?
> >
> > Thanks to all in advance,
> > --Tim
>
>
> Sorry tim but WIN2K dont allow direct acces to hardware, and DOOM
> needs that acces (like 99% of D.O.S. aplications), 
>
> Win XP supplys an "DOS Compatibility mode" that allow users to play
> old games but win2k is a SO thinked for Office, and networking NOT
> home users.
>
> You should not upgrade your old windows
>         //)_   !      Alex
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