The game is Darklands, originally '92, but I have the CD released in '95. It's supported by DOSbox, but I kept reading the comments about "you need to tweak XYZ, blah blah"... I'd rather not go there, frankly.
At first the problem seems simple, when you try to load the startup/install application, it wants to run in full screen. I get the message: "This system does not support full-screen DOS mode" ... or something like that, from Vista. You can hit 'close' (self explanatory), or 'continue', which seems to lead to the program getting stuck in a loop, with an inoperative DOS prompt screen and a rapid ticking sound.
I copied all the CD files (whopping 16 MB) into a folder on my HDD, so I could edit the application's properties in Vista. I've tried running in various 'compatability modes', as well as the various 'full screen', 'windowed' etc. options. No dice. Anything that talks about window, full screen, etc... I've tried various combinations. Vista just doesn't seem to want to let this program run full screen MS-DOS. Like the olden days... you know, you'd click or type install, and then it would take over, loading into that program, full screen obviously.
Funny, this wasn't an issue with Windows 98(SE), I distinctly remember being able to run the install program in that one. But, the GAME wouldn't run because of memory issues. Now, that I have Vista (where I can tell it how much of the 3 Gigs of memory I want it to use for all the various EMS, XMS, lower, conventional, etc.), I can't even load the install program.
DOSbox offers me the chance to do all kind of technical tinkering and go deep into Wonderland... no thanks.
At first the problem seems simple, when you try to load the startup/install application, it wants to run in full screen. I get the message: "This system does not support full-screen DOS mode" ... or something like that, from Vista. You can hit 'close' (self explanatory), or 'continue', which seems to lead to the program getting stuck in a loop, with an inoperative DOS prompt screen and a rapid ticking sound.
I copied all the CD files (whopping 16 MB) into a folder on my HDD, so I could edit the application's properties in Vista. I've tried running in various 'compatability modes', as well as the various 'full screen', 'windowed' etc. options. No dice. Anything that talks about window, full screen, etc... I've tried various combinations. Vista just doesn't seem to want to let this program run full screen MS-DOS. Like the olden days... you know, you'd click or type install, and then it would take over, loading into that program, full screen obviously.
Funny, this wasn't an issue with Windows 98(SE), I distinctly remember being able to run the install program in that one. But, the GAME wouldn't run because of memory issues. Now, that I have Vista (where I can tell it how much of the 3 Gigs of memory I want it to use for all the various EMS, XMS, lower, conventional, etc.), I can't even load the install program.
DOSbox offers me the chance to do all kind of technical tinkering and go deep into Wonderland... no thanks.
