DosBox and Civ 1...

[Mr_V]

I'm one of those unlucky people that can't play Civ 1 on XP SP2 (by the way, if anyone knows how to set it, just shout), so I use DosBox.

The problem is, DosBox always keeps the CPU usage on 100% for some reason... is there a setting I may change for that? It sounds crazy to me that a DOS emulation should take up 99% of CPU (from task manager), and the laptop gets a bit hot... not as hot as when playing Civ 4, but still...

Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[BlackAdder60]

Try installing MS Virtual PC (pc emulator). Free tryout version is downloadable from MicroSoft.
You will also need a copy of DOS.

Then you will be able to install this game into the emulated environment.

An alternative method is to use the WinCiv1, a windows port of Civ1, though I dont know where you can get THAT one.

 

[Alex Johnson]

Describe the problems you have running CivDOS in Win XP. I only encountered one problem and it was easy to fix.