Hello all,
I'm just in the process of buying a new machine which will
have Win95 only (i.e. no F4 reboot to DOS option). Is the
best way to run Papyrus games to boot using a DOS floppy? Or
will the Win95 "restart the computer in MSDOS mode" work
just as well?
Can I even run from within Win95 in any practical way?
I'd appreciate any tips as to how to extract maximum
performance from my machine.
Thanks,
Andy
> I'm just in the process of buying a new machine which will
> have Win95 only (i.e. no F4 reboot to DOS option). Is the
> best way to run Papyrus games to boot using a DOS floppy? Or
> will the Win95 "restart the computer in MSDOS mode" work
> just as well?
> Can I even run from within Win95 in any practical way?
> I'd appreciate any tips as to how to extract maximum
> performance from my machine.
> Thanks,
> Andy
just set up the autoexec.bat and config.sys from the icon you make in
win95
On Thu, 31 Jul 1997 21:18:35 -0400, PP Small
>> Hello all,
>> I'm just in the process of buying a new machine which will
>> have Win95 only (i.e. no F4 reboot to DOS option). Is the
>> best way to run Papyrus games to boot using a DOS floppy? Or
>> will the Win95 "restart the computer in MSDOS mode" work
>> just as well?
I have been running Nascar2 in Win95 ever since the game came out and I
don't have any trouble running the game. I just go to my game icon and
it runs without any problems.
> > I haven't upgraded to Win95 yet, but it sounds like a lot of fun!
> > So...correct me if I'm wrong:
> OK
> > You turn your computer on.
> Yes.
> > You wait for ages while it boots into Windows '95.
> No.
> > When this has finally happened, you click on the Icon for the game.
> Yes.
> > You wait while the computer reboots into dos.
> Yes.
> > Finally the game runs.
> Yes.
> > Wouldn't it be easier to select dos mode at power on, then run a
> batch
> > file that starts the required game?
> No.
> That would most likely require that you have DOS drivers loaded when
> you
> normally boot up. A true Win95 system has nothing in Config.sys and
> perhaps
> a PATH= statement in Autoexec.bat. Simply running a batch file would
> require
> device drivers previously be loaded in Config.sys. You are better off
> to delete
> your Config.sys. Of course this requires that you have devices with
> proper
> Win95 drivers.
> --
> Header address intentionaly scrambled to ward off the spamming hordes.
> > > > On Thu, 31 Jul 1997 21:18:35 -0400, PP Small
> > > > >> Hello all,
> > > > >> I'm just in the process of buying a new machine which will
> > > > >> have Win95 only (i.e. no F4 reboot to DOS option). Is the
> > > > >> best way to run Papyrus games to boot using a DOS floppy? Or
> > > > >> will the Win95 "restart the computer in MSDOS mode" work
> > > > >> just as well?
> > > > Install nascar into Windows then edit the shortcut for nascar
> Racing 2
> > > > so the that game drops to dos (Win95 Dos) to play. REMEMBER to
> run
> > > > setup from dos so that your sound works correctly. Also remember
> to
> > > > load a mouse via the dosstart.bat file or the game will not
> boot.
> > > I create shortcuts for all my DOS games. Then I edit the
> properties so that
> > > the DOS drivers are loaded in the Config.sys & Autoexec.bat
> sections.
> > > Basically you want to have everything that would have been in a
> boot floppy
> > > in there sections. CRrom drivers, mouse drivers & soundcard
> drivers. Then
> > > you simply select the icon, it re-boots runs the game in DOS
> (Win95). Then
> > > when you are done it re-boots back into Win95. Quite simple
> actually.
> > > --
> > > Header address intentionaly scrambled to ward off the spamming
> hordes.
> > --
> > Cheers,
> > Richard.
> > Richard Beckett. Email: beckettr AT ecid.cig.mot.com
Why not just run it from Win95??? I always start Nascar2 from Win95 so I don't
have to load additonal mouse drivers and sound card intitialization strings,
etc. Windows handles it just fine, and when I'm done, close the program, and
boom, I'm back in windows without waiting for a boot up. But, before you run the
game, run the setup.exe while you're in DOS to configure the sound.
There is still a DOS under Win 95. Just press the F8 key to
display a menu of Bootup choices. If you choose to boot
directly into Dos then you will need to setup your mouse,sound
card and CD-rom to run in Dos in a similar way they did on
your current machine. Yes Restarting the computer in MSDOS
mode will work just as well but once again you will need to
load in the drivers for DOS. That is done with a batch file
called DOSSTART.BAT which resides in the Windows directory.
It does the same as the Autoexec.bat file.
If you need more help feel free to E-mail me.
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Nigel of Lakewood Motorsports
(Memeber of the Nascar Offline Racing Series)
Nascar Coruba & Coke Chevy
Hamilton
New Zealand
