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  • 30-10-2007 9:09pm
    #1
    orestes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,972 ✭✭✭


    I'm not great with technology, especially when it comes to the technical aspect, so was just wondering if anyone here could help me out.

    I downloaded an old dos game earlier on and I can't get it to work. I downloaded
    it, extracted all the files and all that, but when I went to run the application a window came up saying "this system does not support fullscreen mode". Any ideas on how to make the program run?

    Sorry if this should have been posted in the games forum but I figured this forum would be a better bet to get some help, cheers


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  • #2
    Evil Phil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,468 ✭✭✭Evil Phil


    I'll just pop this over to the windows forum.


  • #3
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,693 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    First of all if its an Old DOS game you downloaded then what you have done is illegal (AFIAK) but if it isn't then maybe this should help you out...........
    http://www.dosgames.com/xphints.php


  • #4
    Standard Toaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Standard Toaster


    http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/download.php?main=1

    What game is it?


  • #5
    irishpartyboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 330 ✭✭irishpartyboy


    Perhaps because you should be running in through DOS?

    i.e. if you extracted the files to C:\Game\run.exe

    Lets say run.exe is the game executable file... goto start, run, type "cmd"...

    type:
    cd\
    cd game
    run.exe (or whatever the exe for the particular game is)

    In some cases DOS (well its not really DOS in Windows XP), is configured to run in full screen mode. You can change this in the properties of the DOS window.

    Brian
    orestes wrote: »
    I'm not great with technology, especially when it comes to the technical aspect, so was just wondering if anyone here could help me out.

    I downloaded an old dos game earlier on and I can't get it to work. I downloaded
    it, extracted all the files and all that, but when I went to run the application a window came up saying "this system does not support fullscreen mode". Any ideas on how to make the program run?

    Sorry if this should have been posted in the games forum but I figured this forum would be a better bet to get some help, cheers


  • #6
    orestes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,972 ✭✭✭orestes


    Sh1t, I didn't realise it might be illegal!

    The game is called Discworld, it's based on the Pratchett novels.

    Irishpartyboy, cheers for the advice. I'm running on Vista though, not XP, does that make a difference?


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  • #7
    irishpartyboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 330 ✭✭irishpartyboy


    It shouldn't make a difference AFAIK. I've used Vista, should be the same steps. I wouldn't worry about the legality issue, it's really a non-issue.


  • #8
    orestes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,972 ✭✭✭orestes


    Cool. There is no run option on the list when I hit start though, so I don't know how to run it through dos or its vista equivelant
    irishpartyboy wrote: »

    In some cases DOS (well its not really DOS in Windows XP), is configured to run in full screen mode. You can change this in the properties of the DOS window.

    Brian


    So how do I do this? Sorry, but like I said earlier, the technical stuff leaves me pretty baffled


  • #9
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,410 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    irishpartyboy wrote: »
    It shouldn't make a difference AFAIK. I've used Vista, should be the same steps. I wouldn't worry about the legality issue, it's really a non-issue.
    I would.
    Please read the charter especially the bit about software you own when you get back after the 10 day ban.


    For the record

    Adandon ware is not free ware.

    Diskworld is not freeware.

    http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Discworld
    As of 31th October 2007, we are still awaiting delivery of the source code. Additional attempts to locate a second copy of the code have not been successful, and we are now waiting on final word on whether the code we have located will ever be released. If not, a more serious attempt at reverse engineering will be made, although the time this process takes cannot be estimated.
    Music Enhancement
    ...
    Summary
    In short, we have all the approval needed to move forward with supporting the game and making Discworld freeware. However Discworld is NOT freeware at the moment. It may be in the future, assuming all goes according to plan.


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