freezing problem

[yadayadayada 0]

so, i got the patches and everything. did all that stuff with compatibility, but c&c and c&c:ra still freeze at some point in almost every game. i can move the mouse but i cant click on anything. ive noticed that there are some pretty random things that will set off a freeze, like in c&c (original) i took some orca up to the construction yard, and it froze everytime i did it. i eventually learned how to get around it, by saving a lot and just doing different things here and there to step around the problem, but it's really annoying, and in ra, i cant save my skirmishes. anyone have the same problem that they were able to fix?

[chickendippers 1]

What are your system specifications?

[Cygnus X-1 12]

Never could save RA skirmishes anyway, that feature was new in TS.

 

Make sure you have the C&C95 and the RA95, because win XP wont run compatability for MS-DOS

[Nyerguds 100]

Funny detail... Warcraft 1 already had skirmish, with save function :wink:

[Cygnus X-1 12]

Never could save RA skirmishes anyway, that feature was new in TS.

 

Make sure you have the C&C95 and the RA95, because win XP wont run compatability for MS-DOS

 

You know whats stupid about MS-DOS compatability, is there is a DOS COMMAND BAR that can be accessed through start-programs-asscesories-command prompt-then type in the drive.exe and viola! MS-DOS compatability!!

[Nyerguds 100]

wtf? In XP, it's just an option in the properties of every shortcut and program. To enable Win95 compatibility in a DOS console or batch program, you have to type

 

set __COMPAT_LAYER=Win95

[Cygnus X-1 12]

Your way is compatability, mine is using the MS-DOS built in to XP. And it works....I think.

[Nyerguds 100]

I have no idea what you mean.

 

The command prompt is WinXP's own DOS emulator. It's only for pure DOS, not for Win95 programs. Win95 programs ran through a DOS command prompt will start, yes... but they won't be run in compatibility mode.

 

And normal DOS programs/games started by double-clicking the exe will start in a DOS console window anyway.

If you just start ra.exe instead of ra95.exe you got the DOS mode.

 

The sound of DOS RA will stutter though, unless you use VDMSound.

[Cygnus X-1 12]

I was talking about DOS programs, for Win 95, use compatability.

 

However this DOS thingy doesnt work very well. For examply: Tie Fighter collectors CD.

[Nyerguds 100]

Hehh... There's other DOS support emulators out there like the sound emulator VDMSound, which fixes 90% of all problems with old games on XP, and DOSBox, whichc is a full DOS emulator. DOSBox needs a LOT of CPU though.

[Cygnus X-1 12]

Tried DOSbox, it messed a lot of stuff up, ontop of that, the game didnt run. Might be my Intel Extreme graphics drivers.