DOS Games

Hi, i have a new computer with Windows XP and i can't play old classic DOS games such as Doom. They run but very slowly. What can i do about this?.

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Hi, i have a new computer with Windows XP and i can't play old classic DOS games such as Doom. They run but very slowly.
What can i do about this?

A monitor that wont work properly

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actually doom runs fine on my computer.. if it runs slow, you might want to try to run it in compatiblity mode..
 
 
did anyone manage to get warcraft 1 and 2 to work under winxp?
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Warcraft 1 works okay here without any problems. I haven't tried Warcraft 2 yet though.
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i have an error with dos when i try to run any games full screen
 
The video device failed to initialize for fullscreen mode. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application. ;(
 
Application popup: 16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem
 
what do i have to find to fix this please help me
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What kind of video card do you have?
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Download old Doom95 and copy wad files over
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i can't get warcraft 1 and/or warcraft 2 to run ;(
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Yeah get Doom95. It will work with registered WADs.
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