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opackfan · 02-24-2004, 08:50 PM

hey all,

I have a couple of games that won't run on winxp, silent hunter and the original fallout to be exact. So, how do i get them to run? What exactly do i need to do to get the games to run properly in compatibility mode?

BuddyHawks · 02-24-2004, 09:02 PM

When the OS first came out there were complaints of older games not working on XP. I have had this problem too, but havn't spent time looking for a solution. I will be interested in what this thread returns.

Destrox · 02-24-2004, 09:05 PM

Fallout On XP/2k:
http://www.nma-fallout.com/article.php?id=1593

Quote:

NT users can get around the installer by manually installing the game themselves. Note however that you must have at least NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3 in order to play the game. Also, Fallout should work fine but was not tested very much under NT.

NOTE: Installing under WinXP, right click the setup.exe and set the Compatibility mode to Win95/Win98 and it should install fine.

First, create a folder for your game called fallout (ie c:\games\fallout).

Copy (CDROM):\program\win\falloutw.___ to the folder you created and rename it to falloutw.exe.

Now you have four choices, depending on the installation size you want:
Small Installation: Do not copy anything else.

Medium Installation: Copy (CDROM):\master.dat (318MB) to your fallout folder (ie c:\games\fallout)

Big Installation: Copy Copy (CDROM):\master.dat (318MB) and (CDROM):\critter.dat (150MB) to your fallout folder (ie c:\games\fallout)

Humongous Installation: Copy Copy (CDROM):\master.dat (318MB), (CDROM):\critter.dat (150MB) and Copy the entire (CDROM):\data folder to your fallout folder (ie c:\games\fallout\data)
Create a text file in c:\games\fallout called fallout.cfg and add the following line to it, depending on your installation:
Small Installation:
[system]
master_dat=(CDROM):\master.dat
critter_dat=(CDROM):\critter.dat
[sound]
music_path2=(CDROM):\data\sound\music
free_space=0

Medium Installation:
[system]
master_dat=c:\games\fallout\master.dat
critter_dat=(CDROM):\critter.dat
[sound]
music_path2=(CDROM):\data\sound\music
free_space=0

Big Installation:
[system]
master_dat=c:\games\fallout\master.dat
critter_dat=c:\games\fallout\critter.dat
[sound]
music_path2=(CDROM):\data\sound\music
free_space=0

Humongous Installation:
[system]
master_dat=c:\games\fallout\master.dat
critter_dat=c:\games\fallout\critter.dat
[sound]
music_path2=c:\games\fallout\data\sound\music
free_space=0
To run Fallout 1 under XP, make a shortcut to the falloutw.exe file and right click the shortcut, and select "Properties->Compatibility" and select either Win95,98 and it should work fine..

opackfan · 02-24-2004, 09:11 PM

thanks Destrox for the fallout solution, now can anyone help with other old games, or is that solution fit for the rest as well?

Jesus Pimp · 02-24-2004, 10:18 PM

Check out http://www.ntcompatible.com/ . They offer a database of compatability of older apps and games along with solutions of running them on NT/XP.

Destrox · 02-25-2004, 04:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jesus Pimp
Check out http://www.ntcompatible.com/ . They offer a database of compatability of older apps and games along with solutions of running them on NT/XP.

Now that site is kick ass, thanks!

opackfan · 02-25-2004, 08:11 AM

thank you for that site, although it seems that silent hunter can't work on xp

nukeu666 · 02-25-2004, 11:23 AM

some proggies that run MOST oldies
dosbox(at sourcefourge)
VDMsound(freeware)

Arc101 · 02-25-2004, 11:54 AM

I've had some success with dosbox:

http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/news.php?show_news=1

Arc101 · 02-25-2004, 11:56 AM

You might also want to check out some old games sites:

http://www.freeoldies.com/

http://www.the-underdogs.org/

NeverBorn · 02-25-2004, 04:35 PM

Compatability mode is your friend

Confederate · 02-29-2004, 04:30 PM

if you are running doom, heretic, and other games FPS's by ID, you can use legacy at legacy.newdoom.com

02-24-2004, 08:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
opackfan Tilted Location: St. Paul	help with getting old games to run on winxp hey all, I have a couple of games that won't run on winxp, silent hunter and the original fallout to be exact. So, how do i get them to run? What exactly do i need to do to get the games to run properly in compatibility mode?

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02-25-2004, 11:23 AM	#8 (permalink)
nukeu666 Junkie Location: India	some proggies that run MOST oldies dosbox(at sourcefourge) VDMsound(freeware) __________________ Why did the Comp. Engineer get X-mas and Halloween mixed up? Because Oct(31) == Dec(25)

02-24-2004, 09:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
opackfan Tilted Location: St. Paul	thanks Destrox for the fallout solution, now can anyone help with other old games, or is that solution fit for the rest as well?

02-25-2004, 08:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
opackfan Tilted Location: St. Paul	thank you for that site, although it seems that silent hunter can't work on xp

02-25-2004, 11:54 AM	#9 (permalink)
Arc101 Addict Location: Nottingham, England	I've had some success with dosbox: http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/news.php?show_news=1

02-25-2004, 11:56 AM	#10 (permalink)
Arc101 Addict Location: Nottingham, England	You might also want to check out some old games sites: http://www.freeoldies.com/ http://www.the-underdogs.org/

02-25-2004, 04:35 PM	#11 (permalink)
NeverBorn I'm a pepper bitch..	Compatability mode is your friend

02-29-2004, 04:30 PM	#12 (permalink)
Confederate Death Leprechaun Location: College Station, TX	if you are running doom, heretic, and other games FPS's by ID, you can use legacy at legacy.newdoom.com