Thread: How to Play DOS Games under Windows XP

Windows XP is simply most successful operating systems that has ever released, but who memorize the old days of DOS, using a PC with a graphical point and tick interface, looks almost magical and ordinary.

When Microsoft out Windows XP in 2001, they successfully finished an era of DOS depend games and applications. All Microsoft operating systems before XP, had DOS at their heart and could run DOS applications very well, but XP was depend on an all latest design which was supposed to be safe, quicker and free of legacy of DOS.

Safety and a spiffy latest design is good but if you need good old games of your, there is hope for you. What to know how to play DOS games under Windows XP? DOSBox is here to release.

How to Play DOS Games under Windows XP with DOSBox

DOSBox is an open source DOS emulator. It makes and imitates a DOS depend environment for application. To the application, it shows as if it’s running on its own under DOS. Thus, as DOSBox runs show behind scenes, user actually does not want to worry about compatibility, memory management and other work which only old timers among us would identify.

DOSBox is also truly simple to get begun with. You just want to download DOSBox and perform installer. The installer makes a shortcut to DOSBox on desktop. Double click shortcut to run DOSBox for initial time.

DOSBox does not make a C: drive. As a substitute, it allows user choose a directory on PC and mount that inside emulator as C:\. This is directory which we will utilize to store all our old DOS utilities and games.

Make a directory named DOSApps under c: on PC. The name of folder or drive on which it is made does not issue if you can memorize it.

Duplicate all DOS applications that want to execute under DOSBox to this folder. I am going to utilize DOSBox to run Digger, my favorite DOS game.

1. Compatibility Mode:
You can find it by right clicking on a shortcut to the game, and select the compatibility tab.
2. Dual Boot:
Make a partition on your HD for DOS or an older version of Windows and dual boot it with Windows XP.
3. File Names:
Keep the folder names of the DOS game limited to 9 characters.
4. Use your computer's internal speaker or turn the sound off completely.
5. An Old Computer:
Buy an older computer that has DOS on and use it just for your DOS games.