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Posted by Dark Tree on Thu Jan 13th at 6:16pm 2005

Hello fellow gamers

One of my all time fav games is Stonekeep. However I [edit] have been trying to [/edit] run it in Windows XP and haven't been succesful. I haven't played it almost 10 years but would love to give it a go again.

I have already tried running it through Windows, multiple ways, including normal installation, DOSBox DOS emulator, and other ways, even editing some config files.

ANyway, if anyone has had success running DOS games in a particular fashion let me know! Also, has anyone here heard of or played it?

Thanks dudes (and dudettes)

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 Re: Stonekeep - a DOS classic
Posted by Crono on Thu Jan 13th at 9:29pm 2005

I think one of the only ways you'd be able to play it is to boot into a DOS mode (be it through a start up disc or whatever).

Then I'm pretty sure it'd run. (Same proabably goes with Doom and Daggerfall/Arena)
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Posted by xconspirisist on Thu Jan 13th at 9:37pm 2005

Install the game, if you can. Select all the files, goto "file" > "propertys", select the "campatability" tab, and select the version of windows that you'd like the run the program in. Then just launch the exe.




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Posted by Crono on Thu Jan 13th at 9:44pm 2005

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Install the game, if you can. Select all the files, goto "file" > "propertys", select the "campatability" tab, and select the version of windows that you'd like the run the program in. Then just launch the exe.


That actually doesn't work on most Dos games.
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Posted by Dark Tree on Thu Jan 13th at 9:50pm 2005

Yes I did try that already. It only goes up to Windows 98 on the compatibiity list anyway....but still, it doesn't work. I might try loading DOS. WHere can I get a DOS bootup cd or whatever? ..... [addsig]



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Posted by Dred_furst on Thu Jan 13th at 10:49pm 2005

Dual boot with win3.1 using grub?
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Posted by nooba on Fri Jan 14th at 2:17am 2005

I think i know how to get it to work

1) Install Dosbox if you haven't got it installed already.

2) Download D-fend http://members.home.nl/mabus/ install that.

3) Run D-fend if it doesn't ask you for the Dosbox directory at startup close it and run it again.

4) Click the add profile button on the toolbar (top left)

5) Add a profile name fill in the game exe , setup exe.. and all the other pages

6) Try run it.. i don't have the game so i don't know if this is gonna work





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 Re: Stonekeep - a DOS classic
Posted by Foxpup on Fri Jan 14th at 3:11am 2005

Shut down Windows before starting your game. This works every single time. If there's no option to shut down without restarting or turning off your PC, blame Microsoft and get DosBox. [addsig]



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Posted by Crono on Fri Jan 14th at 3:44am 2005

...... Or put in a windows cd.
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Posted by Foxpup on Fri Jan 14th at 4:09am 2005

What version of DosBox did you try it with? The latest version fully supports StoneKeep - I just checked. [addsig]




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