My extra-cool DOS game won't run under Windows Intended For Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows 98 Windows 95 Many DOS games simply won't run under Windows 9x/Me, and I'll bet you'll never find one that will run under Windows 2000 or XP. Here are some tips: Try turning off your soundblaster-type sound effects. Try booting off a Windows Startup disk (double-click Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel, and choose the Startup Disk tab). See if the game requires drivers for your sound card, CD drive, video card, or anything else. Remember, Windows isn't around to load all the drivers for you! Written by: Annoyances.org Last updated: Saturday, August 11, 2001 Care to discuss this article with other Windows users? Select your operating system here, and click Continue to post your question. - Choose your OS -Windows 7Windows VistaWindows Server 2003Windows XPWindows 2000Windows MeWindows 98Windows 95 Previous discussions about this article: (open a message to see applicable responses, if any) [Windows 95] Question about 'My extra-cool DOS game won't run under Windows' (Shaun Laister: Friday, October 26, 2001) [Windows 98] Question about 'My extra-cool DOS game won't run under Windows' (Peter: Wednesday, November 7, 2001) [Windows 98] Question about 'My extra-cool DOS game won't run under Windows' (Jorge: Monday, December 17, 2001) [Windows 2000] Older DOS programs (Andrew: Friday, January 11, 2002) [Windows Me] Question about 'My extra-cool DOS game won't run under Windows' (Ferrett Bryant: Monday, January 28, 2002) [Windows Me] Question about 'My extra-cool DOS game won't run under Windows' (bobby: Sunday, February 10, 2002) [Windows 98] Question about 'My extra-cool DOS game won't run under Windows' (Joe: Thursday, February 21, 2002) [Windows Me] Question about 'My extra-cool DOS game won't run under Windows' (tronic592001: Sunday, February 9, 2003) [Windows XP] Clarification regarding 'My extra-cool DOS game won't run under Windows' (Occum: Wednesday, April 30, 2003) [Windows XP] DOS programs work under Windows XP. (Michael Gmirkin: Saturday, June 21, 2003) [Windows XP] Graphics problems with dos games (Tom Jordan: Tuesday, March 2, 2004) [Windows 2000] Question about 'My extra-cool DOS game won't run under Windows' (gemzy4: Wednesday, August 18, 2004) [Windows XP] Advice for running abandonware DOS games under XP (Trogdor: Sunday, January 30, 2005) [Windows 2000] Question about 'My extra-cool DOS game won't run under Windows' (Shane: Monday, May 2, 2005) [Windows XP] Question about 'My extra-cool DOS game won't run under Windows' (Shawn: Saturday, April 1, 2006) [Windows 2000] Question about 'My extra-cool DOS game won't run under Windows' (Ponder: Sunday, January 21, 2007) Return to "Troubleshooting"