Buffers= and Win2K
Is it possible to set BUFFERS= in Windows 2000? Many DOS games check for it and refuse to install if its not 20 or more. .
Is it possible to set BUFFERS= in Windows 2000?
Many DOS games check for it and refuse to install if its not 20 or more.
Many DOS games check for it and refuse to install if its not 20 or more.
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It will accept FILES= but BUFFERS= get ignored!
I think you have reached a time in computing you wont forget in a hurry
From this day forward:
Your gonna have to dump those old DOS games.
If the game requires a 'Buffers=' line then it really isn't designed for Win98 let alone Win2000.
Take a look at the newer releases, are there any games similar?
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Windows 2000 Only
From this day forward:
Your gonna have to dump those old DOS games.
If the game requires a 'Buffers=' line then it really isn't designed for Win98 let alone Win2000.
Take a look at the newer releases, are there any games similar?
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PIII 650 Coppermine, ABit BE6-II, 384MB PC100 RAM (Samsung), Matrox G400MAX, SB Live! Value, Intel 10/100 NIC, Adaptec 2940UW, IBM 7200 ATA66 22GB HD, IBM 7200 ATA66 20GB HD, Pioneer 32x/6x SCSI DVD, Yamaha 4416 SCSI CD-RW, Iomega Zip 100 SCSI Internal, Iiyama Vision Master Pro 410.
Windows 2000 Only
If only there was a patch to let DOS programs believe that there were buffers available...
If all the program is doing is checking config.sys for a BUFFERS=n statement, then why not create one?
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"This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!" -Adolph Hitler, 1935
Have had same problem under NT4 - still looking for a way around it - anybody out there have any ideas?
What DOS games are you guys trying to install? I've never run into a DOS game asking for the Buffers statement. If all else fails, you could dual boot. I just wish NT had the same DOS options as OS/2, ie. run DOS from drive a:. That would solve the problem.
