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Article #35306Re: The easiest way to run X-Com under XP yet!
From: Penelope Baker
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 23:54
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 23:54
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Here you go! Freeware too! :) http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/NTFSDOS.shtml Peace, Pen "Micah" <micahdg@xcomufo.com> wrote in message news:bk844f$q9svv$1@ID-202884.news.uni-berlin.de... > Do you have a link to those? > > > -Micah > > > "Penelope Baker" <penelope_baker@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:vmf3gup8c8etb9@corp.supernews.com... > > Well, you actually can get DOS based NTFS drivers if you want. Free ones > > too :) > > > > Peace, > > Pen > > > > "Jason" <badmonkeyREMOVE@BANANAScfl.rr.com> wrote in message > > news:Bmy9b.23295$kX.6303@twister.tampabay.rr.com... > > > Penelope Baker wrote: > > > > I tried all the hacks, cracks, cheats, CD protections, sound VM > drivers, > > > > etc. NOTHING worked. > > > > > > > > > > > (snip-er-rooni) > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Just a heads-up. This method absolutely will not work if the drive you > > > are using has been formatted as an NTFS filesytem (as many pre-installed > > > and wipe-and-startover installs are.) > > > > > > An alternative, if you are using an NTFS filesystem, is to burn all the > > > above files to a CD-R, and make it bootable. You can also put copies of > > > X-COM on the CD-R, and if you're feeling adventurous, write up a boot > > > menu that you can use to go straight into one of the games. Using this > > > method, you can play X-COM on anyones computer (well, x86 machines, at > > > least, and unless they had the same sound card, you'd be without sound) > > > , anywhere, anytime, without having to install anything. > > > > > > Agreed with what Micah said though. Applying this procedure to an > > > individual computer would be tedious at best, fraught with much trial > > > and error at worst, and downright impossible if you dont have a copy of > > > Win95/98 or DOS. But it would work, and hey, learning DOS would give a > > > lot you lazy-ass newbies a taste of what it was like to try and get > > > these games running on the systems of 10 years ago. :D > > > > > > > > >
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