MS Space Simulator on Windows XP-Can it be run?

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2 total messages Started by David Meads Fri, 25 May 2007 05:43

#105852

Author: David Meads
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 05:43

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I have WinXp Home, so according to Microsoft I can't use Virtual PC 2007 
(they require WinXP Pro).  And Virtual PC 2004 has disappeared...

So is it possible by some other means to run Microsoft Space Simulator (DOS 
only) on Windows XP?

Any assistance is appreciated...

Re: MS Space Simulator on Windows XP-Can it be run?

#105853

Author: Ross Ridge
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 14:22

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David Meads <davemeads@cox.net> wrote:
>I have WinXp Home, so according to Microsoft I can't use Virtual PC 2007 
>(they require WinXP Pro).  And Virtual PC 2004 has disappeared...

Microsoft also said that Virtual PC 2004 required Windows XP Professional
and it worked on XP Home anyways, so you might want to give Virtual PC
2007 a try.

>So is it possible by some other means to run Microsoft Space Simulator (DOS 
>only) on Windows XP?

You can try using the MS-DOS emulator built into Windows XP.  If that
does work you can try either VDMSound or DosBox.  VDMSound improves
Windows XP's MS-DOS emulator with better sound drivers, this should
solve the compatibility problems for most games.  DosBox is a completely
different emulator that emulates a PC at the lowest level.  This means
it runs pretty much everything, but slowly.

					Ross Ridge

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