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Article #94907Re: Maybe a dumb question about DOOM II...
From: Volfie999
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:39
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:39
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On Mar 15, 4:01 pm, Stephen Howe <sjhoweATdialDOTpipexDOTcom> wrote: > On Tue, 3 Mar 2009 20:28:04 -0800 (PST), Volfie999 > > <mooseboys...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >Is there anyway to play it in Windows Vista? > > >The old computer with Windows 2000 plays it as well as it ever did, > >but is it possible to do it on Vista? It installed on the computer, > >from the original DOOM II disk, but it never loaded up. Just the > >music played. (Which was kinda hilarious, cause just the main DOOM > >theme song was going, and nothing else was happening. :)) > > Not a dumb question. > > I dont run Vista yet (still on XP Professional). These sites might > help > > http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/31/running-old-and-older-progra...http://www.vistax64.com/vista-games/144391-old-games-vista.html > > But the other alternative is to download JDoom or PrBoom and use a > port to play DOOM2.WAD. > > Stephen Howe Just FYI (and thanks!) to everyone who replied: I got ZDoom working perfectly fine under Vista. Though personally, I hate the maps on ZDoom compared to the ones I'm used to. :)
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