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DOSBox v0.58 (CVS/Not Supported)

This will run the Dos version of Xcom and TFTD smoothly on my 2700+
under XP.. The speed controls seem to be verry good. and the SB Sound
emulation runs great once I speed it up.. (the default speed is
insanly slow)

I got this _Beta_ version from :

http://files.pixelz.org/dosboxcvs.zip

-Blade FireLight

"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