🚀 go-pugleaf

This applies to any of the older X-COM games at all.  Config.sys and
autoexec.bat tutorials are rampant on the 'net, so that's pretty much a
non-issue too.

Lastly, if you have nothing constructive to say, no one is forcing you to
use this solution :)

Peace,
Pen

"Micah" <micahdg@xcomufo.com> wrote in message
news:bk5qge$p3g0e$1@ID-202884.news.uni-berlin.de...
> I have to say that for anyone unfamiliar with the good ol' dos prompt,
that
> has got to be the most difficult way to get an xcom game working,
especially
> since we have no idea which game you are talking about....
>
>
> -Micah
> micahdg@xcomufo.com
> www.xcomufo.com
>
>
>
> "Penelope Baker" <penelope_baker@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:vmcbkqdl7chh3d@corp.supernews.com...
> > I tried all the hacks, cracks, cheats, CD protections, sound VM drivers,
> > etc.  NOTHING worked.
> >
> > SOOOOOO...I just copied the c:\windows\command directory from a Win98
box
> on
> > the network to my hard drive as C:\DOS, copied over the command.com,
> > himem.sys, emm386.exe and smartdrv.exe files from c:\windows\system to
the
> > same directory, and created a windows 98 startup disk.  Then I copied
the
> > DOS drivers (or as in the case of my SB Live! which has no 'real' DOS
> > drivers, I faked it using the windows drivers and the .ini file) to the
> > C:\DOS\drivers\ directory.  I also made a C:\dos\drivers\mouse and
> > c:\dos\drivers\cd-rom directory.  Then I nuked the autoexec.bat and
config
> > sys that came with the startup disk and made my own calling all the
stuff
> I
> > needed off C.  Now, whenever I want to play X-COM, I enjoy the full
game,
> no
> > glitches, no funky sound, no mouse BS, by just popping in my startup
disk
> > and rebooting :P
> >
> > Yeah, I know, it's not REALLY under XP, but it turned out to be the best
> > solution for me and was the least 'quirky'.  :)
> >
> > Peace,
> > Pen
> >
> >
>
>