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"Raille" <raille@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I've beenunable to get apocalypse to rununder windows XP.
>
>Is possible to get the cofiguration's correct to run Apocalypse in this OS?

I haven't tried it in XP, but there seems to be a big thread on the
topic at http://www.strategycore.co.uk/forums/index.php?showforum=15

Raille wrote in news:1107340262.af2fcb6a72233bd88957a3315501ba50@teranews:

> Is possible to get the cofiguration's correct to run Apocalypse in this OS?

To get this working sounds very time consuming, but it isnt. First of all you 
need 3 Utils. you need the Xcom Apoc No cd: 
http://www.xcomufo.com/x3cdfix.zip just extract this to your game dir. then 
you need VDMSOUND:http://ntvdm.cjb.net/ And one final thing: you need a 
little dos program called mousectl.com (use a search engine to find it) now 
that you have everything install vdmsound. and copy the mousectl.com to the 
game dir. now then.

edit the xcom3.bat file to look like this:

@echo off
mousectl.com 7,10,12,15,20,22,25,30
fakecd .. /L:D >nul
xcom3_cd.com
DOSDRV
xcomapoc.exe SKIP
rem Uninstall process
xcom3_cd.com
fakecd /U >nul
mode co80
cls

The only 2 changes are mainly the DOSDRV Line added and the mousectl.com 
line. one more last thing, go into the properties of xcomapoc.exe, then go to 
compatibility and check compatible for windows 95, 256 colours, disable 
advanced text services and disable visual themes.

Set the Soundcard to 
Soundblaster Pro
220
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"Sebastian Geist" <susi19SPAM@uni.de> wrote in message 
news:Xns95F1A79F760B9Sphinx@130.133.1.4...
> Raille wrote in news:1107340262.af2fcb6a72233bd88957a3315501ba50@teranews:
>
>> Is possible to get the cofiguration's correct to run Apocalypse in this 
>> OS?
>
> To get this working sounds very time consuming, but it isnt. First of all 
> you
> need 3 Utils. you need the Xcom Apoc No cd:
> http://www.xcomufo.com/x3cdfix.zip just extract this to your game dir. 
> then
> you need VDMSOUND:http://ntvdm.cjb.net/ And one final thing: you need a
> little dos program called mousectl.com (use a search engine to find it) 
> now
> that you have everything install vdmsound. and copy the mousectl.com to 
> the
> game dir. now then.
>
> edit the xcom3.bat file to look like this:
>
> @echo off
> mousectl.com 7,10,12,15,20,22,25,30
> fakecd .. /L:D >nul
> xcom3_cd.com
> DOSDRV
> xcomapoc.exe SKIP
> rem Uninstall process
> xcom3_cd.com
> fakecd /U >nul
> mode co80
> cls
>
> The only 2 changes are mainly the DOSDRV Line added and the mousectl.com
> line. one more last thing, go into the properties of xcomapoc.exe, then go 
> to
> compatibility and check compatible for windows 95, 256 colours, disable
> advanced text services and disable visual themes.


Well at least I had the excomapoc.exe windows emulation correct.

I'll work on this over the weekend and let you all know how it goes.

Raille

If you give up on that route, you might want to try this one:
http://www.xcomufo.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=841



-Micah
micahdg@xcomufo.com
www.xcomufo.com



"Raille" <raille@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
news:1107392464.660bfb823836b4b1a9cb1ba361747608@teranews...
>
> "Sebastian Geist" <susi19SPAM@uni.de> wrote in message
> news:Xns95F1A79F760B9Sphinx@130.133.1.4...
>> Raille wrote in 
>> news:1107340262.af2fcb6a72233bd88957a3315501ba50@teranews:
>>
>>> Is possible to get the cofiguration's correct to run Apocalypse in this
>>> OS?
>>
>> To get this working sounds very time consuming, but it isnt. First of all
>> you
>> need 3 Utils. you need the Xcom Apoc No cd:
>> http://www.xcomufo.com/x3cdfix.zip just extract this to your game dir.
>> then
>> you need VDMSOUND:http://ntvdm.cjb.net/ And one final thing: you need a
>> little dos program called mousectl.com (use a search engine to find it)
>> now
>> that you have everything install vdmsound. and copy the mousectl.com to
>> the
>> game dir. now then.
>>
>> edit the xcom3.bat file to look like this:
>>
>> @echo off
>> mousectl.com 7,10,12,15,20,22,25,30
>> fakecd .. /L:D >nul
>> xcom3_cd.com
>> DOSDRV
>> xcomapoc.exe SKIP
>> rem Uninstall process
>> xcom3_cd.com
>> fakecd /U >nul
>> mode co80
>> cls
>>
>> The only 2 changes are mainly the DOSDRV Line added and the mousectl.com
>> line. one more last thing, go into the properties of xcomapoc.exe, then 
>> go
>> to
>> compatibility and check compatible for windows 95, 256 colours, disable
>> advanced text services and disable visual themes.
>
>
> Well at least I had the excomapoc.exe windows emulation correct.
>
> I'll work on this over the weekend and let you all know how it goes.
>
> Raille
>
>
>
> 

"Micah" <micahdg@xcomufo.com> wrote in message 
news:36fcpjF4uhr3nU1@individual.net...
> If you give up on that route, you might want to try this one:
> http://www.xcomufo.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=841
>
>
>
> -Micah
> micahdg@xcomufo.com
> www.xcomufo.com


Looks like I may have to.

The above method allowed me to get to the start menu, and even into the 
game.

However the graphics were wacked.  absolutly zero vertical control. the 
screen looked like a old
television screen that collapsed sideways.

So back to the drawing board.  How your method works better.

Raille