🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: alt.games.quake
Article #74634

Re: Quake under XP

#74634
From: Dukeman
Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 08:59
40 lines
2552 bytes
or you could try to push F8 when your computer is booting up, to get the
"debug menu" and go into full-out dos mode from there, and start quake....
could it work?
"Dukeman" <duk...@swipnet.se> skrev i meddelandet
news:o0wta.592$C93.672@nntpserver.swip.net...
> So did it work? im kinda doubtful, ive triedit with other REALLY old
games,
> and it hasn't worked for me... (Except with LBA2)
> "Blackwarrior" <N_im...@hotmail.com> skrev i meddelandet
> news:b954oh$d66$1@news.hccnet.nl...
> > That is precise what I advised as well, bu I didn't know where to find
it!
> >
> > "Dukeman" <duk...@swipnet.se> wrote in message
> > news:wZata.544$C93.566@nntpserver.swip.net...
> > > I dunno exactly what it's called in the English XP, but my XP PRO
> > (Swedish)
> > > has something called a "compatibility mode", try that! Right-Click the
> > > program file, select compatibility and check the box. select windows
95,
> > and
> > > you should be fine... i think.... haven't tried it m'self.... Good
luck!
> > > "Zak" <shar...@deleteme.ntlworld.com> skrev i meddelandet
> > > news:3KXpa.510$ZS4.12209@newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net...
> > > > Hi All,
> > > >
> > > > Im trying to revive a very old and very bad quake habit, but on a
> > machine
> > > > running XP. Ive had no joy so far... has anyone got any tips?
> > > >
> > > > Cheers!
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
Technical Details
Message-ID: <pkova.189$nk5.130@nntpserver.swip.net>
Path: mbox-mo1.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!newsswitch.lcs.mit.edu!news-FFM2.ecrc.net!newsfeed1.swip.net!swipnet!nntpserver.swip.net!not-for-mail
References: <3KXpa.510$ZS4.12209@newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net> <wZata.544$C93.566@nntpserver.swip.net> <b954oh$d66$1@news.hccnet.nl> <o0wta.592$C93.672@nntpserver.swip.net>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Path: mbox-mo1.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!newsswitch.lcs.mit.edu!news-FFM2.ecrc.net!newsfeed1.swip.net!swipnet!nntpserver.swip.net!not-for-mail
Reply-To: "Dukeman" <duk...@swipnet.se>
From: "Dukeman" <duk...@swipnet.se>
Newsgroups: alt.games.quake
References: <3KXpa.510$ZS4.12209@newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net> <wZata.544$C93.566@nntpserver.swip.net> <b954oh$d66$1@news.hccnet.nl> <o0wta.592$C93.672@nntpserver.swip.net>
Subject: Re: Quake under XP
Lines: 42
Organization: [FrEsH]
X-Priority: 3
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000
Message-ID: <pkova.189$nk5.130@nntpserver.swip.net>
NNTP-Posting-Host: 213.101.26.182
X-Complaints-To: news-...@swip.net
X-Trace: nntpserver.swip.net 1052643733 213.101.26.182 (Sun, 11 May 2003 11:02:13 MET DST)
NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 11:02:13 MET DST
X-Sender: s-10...@d213-101-26-182.swipnet.se
Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 10:59:47 +0200
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit