Xp Compatiblle
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onejayhawk
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When I installed CIVII on XP I was getting DLL error messages. This means that you need the updated version of that DLL to make it run. There are several sites, such as dll-files.com, which will help you in these areas.
Other programs are not so lucky. Since XP is in the NT line and not the Windows 95 line, there are going to be issues. DOS game compatability is a longshot for example.
J
Other programs are not so lucky. Since XP is in the NT line and not the Windows 95 line, there are going to be issues. DOS game compatability is a longshot for example.
J
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I see this is your post #1, so Welcome to CFC and the Civ 2 Forum!
The first thing to realize is that WinXP is just a more refined version of the basic NT kernal, upgraded with certain spyware to keep an eye on you for MS. It is not much changed from Win2K in most respects.
The Civ 2 Tech Support Forum is where you wanna be.... the sticky post at the top of it tells how to fix the problem in Win 2K:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20703
Smash will likely transfer this thread to the Tech Support when he spots it, so don't be surprised.
Good luck, and we hope to see you in Civ 2 Democracy, the Civ 2 GOTMs (Game of the Months), and/or just posting and discussing!
The first thing to realize is that WinXP is just a more refined version of the basic NT kernal, upgraded with certain spyware to keep an eye on you for MS. It is not much changed from Win2K in most respects.
The Civ 2 Tech Support Forum is where you wanna be.... the sticky post at the top of it tells how to fix the problem in Win 2K:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20703
Smash will likely transfer this thread to the Tech Support when he spots it, so don't be surprised.
Good luck, and we hope to see you in Civ 2 Democracy, the Civ 2 GOTMs (Game of the Months), and/or just posting and discussing!
GenMarshall
High Elven ISB Capt & Ghost Agent
My Civ II works on my computer and I have Windows XP. Although the ingame videos dont come out though. Although I can play them with my media player with no problem 
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insurgent
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I have all the versions of Civ2 on my XP pc, no problems, the only one is that I really can't use any of those batch and exe files that are used in scenarios nowadays ()...
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The ANZAC
Prince
Actually there is a way to get them to work. You have to put a file called choice.com somewhere in you system or windows folder and then voila it works
insurgent
Exhausted
I didn't do that to make my civ2 games work...
onejayhawk
Afflicted with reason
What's this about Choice.com. I wanted to run the Moria scenario and couldn't get it to work.
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J
The ANZAC
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Sorry I as ambiguous: this choice.com makes DOS apps like batch files work. I don't know exactly where you have to put it, so not too much help there.
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Nope. choice.com has nothing to do with making batch files work. A batch file is simply a collection of command line parameters that are executed one after the other. choice.com is simply small program that expects the user to make an input. choice.com can be run from the command prompt (aka the DOS prompt, e.g., C:\ ), but it would not make sense from the command prompt... it only makes sense in a batch file, when the user needs to make a choice of what to do. And hence the name, "choice.com"....
When you execute any batch file, each command (the first statement on each line, generally) must be in the command interpreter (e.g., command.com), or must exist as an external command (e.g., choice.com, format.com, ncd.exe, etc. etc. ). If teh command exists in the current directory, it is used. If not, Windoze looks in the OS's root directory, system directory, and any other locations specified in the PATH variable. If the command cannot be located, then an error is returned.
Sooooo...... all you need to do to run the command "choice" in a batch file is to place choice.com in either your OS root directory (e.g., C:\Windows or \winnt ), or you can place it in the same directory from where the batch file is being run.
Hope that helps.... it is long, but that is the short version of basic DOS, choice.com, and batch file programming.
yaroslav
Emperor
Nice explanation, starlifer. 
The problem is that Windows XP doesn't include choice.com. In fact, my Windows help say me (ntcmds.chm::/dos_diffs.htm) that choice.com is obsolete.
I obtain a choice.com that works on Windows XP, but I don't recall from where
Here you have the file:
Unzip it in your Windows directory (usually C:\Windows for WinXP) and all batch files that use it must work
The problem is that Windows XP doesn't include choice.com. In fact, my Windows help say me (ntcmds.chm::/dos_diffs.htm) that choice.com is obsolete.
I obtain a choice.com that works on Windows XP, but I don't recall from where
Here you have the file:
Unzip it in your Windows directory (usually C:\Windows for WinXP) and all batch files that use it must work
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