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Re: The easiest way to run X-Com under XP yet!

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From: Penelope Baker
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 00:18
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Hmmm...it appears that is read only...still, it might work if you could
point savegames at a resource like a zip drive.

Peace,
Pen

"Penelope Baker" <penelope_baker@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:vmf8lp9ho6bqde@corp.supernews.com...
> 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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From: "Penelope Baker" <penelope_baker@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: The easiest way to run X-Com under XP yet!
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 20:18:59 -0400
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