monkey island program problem

[pikachamp]

i jusat got sent MI 1 and 2 from deth, and it's not working
allow me to explain:
first i have this:

when i click on the thingy with the little window i get

then in a split second i get

for the second i have

then it goes to

with the words "Unable To Initialize SoundDriver"
then i hit any key, and it goes back to


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Two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do.

*edited picture size - Logain

[This message has been edited by Logain (edited 06-17-2003 03:06 PM).]

[Dread Pirate Westley]

Your first problem is that you failed to resize your pictures for the GL.
Your second problem is that they all take too long to load.
Your third problem is that Windows XP really doesn't like running DOS programs.

[pikachamp]

i don't know how to fix any of those

[MacadamiamaN]

I agree with:

Originally posted by that guy:

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Windows XP really doesn't like running DOS programs.

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It's really a large annoyance. Windows was at first known for being very backwords compatable. As the years have piled up and the code become more jumbled, the path of backwords compatability has since diverged greatly.

[MacadamiamaN]

...and those pictures loaded instantly! Just use a large resolution.

[extropalopakettle]

What are "DOS" programs?

[Beartalon]

(they work on Dumb Old Systems)

[xer0x]

Yeah, something like that.

[Samadhi]

I had no trouble running the ones I got from Antrax on my XP system. There is a switch you need to type though. /a or -a IIRC Whatever, check the switches and try them.

DOS, Disk Operating System. Generically it includes all the programs that early manufacturers shipped with their systems so that the user could operate them. The syntax and utilities varied from system to system. Most people probably mean MS-Dos when they say it though.

"DOS based" games may not run well on XP because unlike all earlier versions of windows, XP is not placed on top of DOS. There is no DOS program on an XP machine. The command line is a DOS simulator.

The main problems stem from the way the files are allocated and the way memory is managed.

But I digress...

[Planky]

Pika: try downloading this: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7fc46855-b8a4-46cd-a236-3159970fde94&DisplayLang=en

Also you may want to check this guide on the underdogs: http://www.the-underdogs.org/guidewin.php