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Running a DOS game in WinXP

I have an old DOS game "Quake" I like to play and want to know if there's a way to run Quake in Windows
XP. I know Microsoft did away with DOS in WinXP but is there a work-a-round that will allow me to play
this game in WinXP?

rin1010

Marckus,

What version of Quake is that?
And what complications occur
when running the program?

Here's a reference to Quake from Microsoft
and to a download having a possible "fix"...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q308361

XP emulates DOS and older Windows versions,
but various old software can exhibit assorted symptoms
related to hardware and drivers in addition to the XP issues...

A possible workaround would be to boot to a version of DOS
using a boot floppy, perhaps creating a ram drive,
and then run Quake from there.

Please post back with whatever other details you can provide
regarding errors you get and what you've tried so far, etc...

marckus

ASKER

I have downloaded all the WinXP upgrades/patches. I have Quake ver. 1.08. If I go to the Run line, and type in the path (d:\Quake\Quake.exe)and hit Enter, a DOS window opens for about 1 second the disappears and thats it. How do I make a DOS boot floppy and how do I use it? Thanks for any more help you can provide.

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marckus

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Thanks for all your help.

taly01

I had the same problem with Quake and winXP.

Easy and best fix is to get winQuake this is a FREE! directX conversion of Quake that runs all the old Quake episodes.

Do a websearch for winquake its <1mb