Ms-dos mode vista

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Answered by:. Archived Forums. Log in or Sign up. When I first was using Vista, I liked it. Everything crashed once, but after that first crashed it worked. Every program I installed crashed once, but then was fine. I have no idea why. But they worked after that, so no big deal It looked nice and ran fast on my new computer in sig. Networks were easy to set up, and things were running pretty smoothly. Even the dreaded McAfee security suite ran well. But alas, this wasn't to last.

Or perhaps second, after the requisite first crash that every program went through. I played it again yesterday, and no problem. Then I tried it tonight. It loads the game, I click the "O" button to start playing, and it crashes. I try again. Same result. I finally get it to load by starting a new game first and then loading, and it works. For about three minutes.

Select Open command window here. Windows Vista 1. Right click folder in right windowpane. Select Open Command Window here. It basically converts everything to a Windows graphics screen that can be resized or made full-screen.

Consider trying an emulator program such as DOSBox. Virtual PC You can always run a virtual session of DOS is you still have or can find the install disks which really isn't too hard for any accomplished googler under VirtualPC which is free and, despite the disclaimer, runs fine in Vista Home Premium.

You can make the DOS prompt a menu option when you right click a folder and open up a command line with the prompt at that folder. Use a boot diskette. While you will likely not be able to correctly access your hard disk if it's an NTFS formatted disk this is another option for running older software on a new computer. If after following the above recommendations you are still unable to get your MS-DOS game working properly, try the below recommendations.

Ubuntu is no-doubt one of the best Linux distros out there, then why is the Ubuntu desktop losing its shine? See Win Run command. Right click Start menu and select Explore. Find the DOS program in its folder and drag it to the Start menu.