Re: Descent 2 running in Windows 2000 or XP? Can't install

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From: Apropos
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:39

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Apparently my old message never made it to the newsgroup.

Anyway, I'd found that D2X-rebirth seems to work, but D2X-XL didn't.

I also tried an OpenGL version but the textures didn't work right.




"karx11erx" <karx11erx@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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> On 3 Jun., 01:40, "Apropos" <howapropos.remove4.NOS...@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> > As you know, D2 won't install in anything but Windows 95.
> >
> > There is news of patches and other things... but I can't find anywhere
with
> > active links.  They all are DEAD.  Including the Interplay website.
> >
> > Anyone know how to do this, and where the patches might actually be?
> >
> > Also, can I ever install the Windows version or must one run the DOS
version
> > to run in Windows 2000/XP?
>
> You can try D2X-XL (http://www.descent2.de) or D2X-Rebirth.
>

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