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Article #78341Re: Shareware version and Windows XP
From: NutWrench
Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 17:44
Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 17:44
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"DJS0302" <djs0302@aol.comnospam> wrote in message news:20041005143304.07779.00001028@mb-m25.aol.com... > I have the shareware version of Duke 3D on a computer runnig Windows 95. When > I tried to install it on another computer running Windows XP it installed okay > but when I try to play the game the action is so choppy that it's unplayable. > If I type in DNRATE it shows the framerate to be anywhere from 800 to 1000 fps > (no, that's not a typo) but it's acting more like it's running at 10 fps. Windows XP and DOS programs don't get along. If you download the Windows port of Duke 3D, you can use it to play the shareware version. You can get it here: http://jonof.edgenetwork.org/index.php?p=jfduke3d Just copy the windows version of Duke3D over the DOS version. Then, run the Setup program, choose your options, save and run. :) The windows version uses DirectX and DirectSound, so you don't have to fiddle with emulators or special driver programs. -- Nut
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Path: mbox-mo1.pugleaf.net!number1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!internal1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!atl-c02.usenetserver.com!c03.atl99.usenetserver.com!news.usenetserver.com!fe39.usenetserver.com.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "NutWrench" <mrnutwrench@DETHB4SPAMhotmail.com> Newsgroups: alt.games.duke3d References: <20041005143304.07779.00001028@mb-m25.aol.com> Subject: Re: Shareware version and Windows XP Lines: 26 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 Message-ID: <X9W8d.96$A_3.35@fe39.usenetserver.com> X-Complaints-To: abuse@usenetserver.com X-Abuse-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly. NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 13:44:23 EDT Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 13:44:22 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit