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    uh oh....

    I have found one problem with WinXP and one problem only...its support for DOS is CRAP.

    Example:

    //Windows XP source code
    #include <winnt.h>
    #include "billrulz.h"

    int main (void)
    {
    Optimize(Windows());
    Slow(DOS());
    if(Playing(Doom())) SlowTo("3 fps");
    if(Playing(Liero())) DontRun();
    return 666;
    }
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    IS that ALL the source?

    cool

    yeah, I don't use windows' newer versions 'cause DOS support is lost!

    so I just use Windows 2.0, over DOS 3.0, It's the best!

    nah, I use Windows 98 SE, but I still have full DOS support!

    I don't get it why do microsoft people do this! DOS is cool!

    Oskilian

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    davidp you really confuse me, why do you switch so profusely between target OSes / APIs [or lack thereof] and so forth? it boggles the mind... that... and pysch... i've found no problems with any of the newer windows' [95/8, ME]... well i'm no windows advocate, but explain oskillian, i'd like to hear...
    hasafraggin shizigishin oppashigger...

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    you'd like to hear what?

    Oskilian

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    >yeah, I don't use windows' newer versions 'cause DOS support is lost!

    this i mean.
    hasafraggin shizigishin oppashigger...

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    Ok, as far as I know, you can't actually exit windows and go to DOS, you have to open a console window, well, that's with Windows 2000, and I think ME and XP too, but 95 and 98 work perfectly fine with that!

    Oskilian

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    Here's something that Gamespy posted about
    DOS gaming in WinXP:

    We say most because WinXP, like Windows 2000, runs off a 32-bit kernel -- doing
    away with the 16-bit DOS layer that Windows 95 and 98 ran off of. This creates
    some problems for older games that are expecting a straight DOS environment.
    Just like in Windows 2000, one must run DOS through a window within the
    Windows XP environment -- effectively emulating DOS. This makes configuring
    memory settings as easy as opening up the window properties and tweaking
    things, which is important because many older DOS-based titles have strange
    memory requirements. The one thing that gave us recurring issues was getting the
    sound hardware properly configured for these older games. Even though most
    current sound cards can handle emulating the older sound blaster compatible
    defaults, the games simply cannot detect the cards correctly (most likely the DOS
    emulation is the culprit here). Bottom line is if you still play old school titles that
    require DOS, you're probably best off running a dual boot of WinXP and 98 -- that
    way you can force Win98 to load up DOS for you.

    -http://www.gamespy.com/hardware/september01/winxpgaming/index2.shtm
    Will they be able to eventually, um, fix this
    or something? What about DOS programming? I like
    it, I like 13h games; I want to make a lot of
    them before I move on to DirecX...
    Staying away from General.

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    I have XP and it runs Kings Quest VI correctly...some DOS apps do commit suicide in it, though.

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    ah, King's Quest 6, it runs on extended memory, so it won't have major problems, but some old games that need 639K of free conventional memory are sure to crash!

    I go with Dual Boot (well actually Quadruple: Win98, Win2K Pro, Win2K Server and WinME)

    Oskilian

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    oh yeah oskillian, i miss that about 95... well it's not like i used it or use it anymore, but still... some of my dos games didn't work under console...
    hasafraggin shizigishin oppashigger...

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    Is MS going to put out a patch for better DOS support? If they're not...I vote we petition for one...
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    and you actually beleive they would actually listen to us?

    Oskilian

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    and you actually beleive they would actually listen to us?
    They better listen to us. If it wasn't for the
    cprogramming.com message board, they would've
    gone bankrupt months ago.
    Staying away from General.

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    dang straight...

    I want my Doom to run at a good frame rate...not a crappy 3 fps...
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