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16 bit games (3 posts)

David Evans Posted 5 years, 7 months ago Joined: 12 years, 5 months ago

How can I play older games on my winXP? All I get is a message about it not being 16 bit.

Thanks David

Chris Burrage Posted 5 years, 7 months ago Joined: 12 years, 5 months ago

Re: 16 bit games

Exact message would be good. The common error - DOS or 16 bit subsystem not suitable for...

This is a common XP error. It indicates that one or more of the following files are missing or corrupt from C:WindowsSystem32.

autoexec.nt command.com CONFIG.NT

Replace them with copies from a working system (they are the same on all standard systems), or extract them from your Windows CD.

Chris B

nathan hurn Posted 5 years, 6 months ago Joined: 12 years, 5 months ago

Re: 16 bit games

Hi i've had the same problem and i found a trick to get around it. Just exit the aplication until your on the desktop and then go START, my computer and right click on the drive with the game in it. Find all the .exe files and also the start up files right click on the file seperately and select properties, find the compatibaly tab and then select the box saying run in compatibaly mode and select win 95 but you must use the same OS on all the .exe and setup files

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