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Re: Windows 7 64bit |
Wed, 02 March 2011 03:08 |
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magic9mushroom | | Commander | Messages: 1361
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gible wrote on Wed, 02 March 2011 14:09 | I do this with XP all the time...
C:\Stars\Stars.exe ftw
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No, that's not the issue under discussion.
XP doesn't allow C:\Stars.exe, ie a file directly in the drive.
Eagle of Fire wrote on Wed, 02 March 2011 17:54 |
You have a very, very, very strange version of XP. This kind of behavior would have been laughed at simply because the thought of it is so ridiculous by the time XP got out.
Heck, when XP got out most people were still using '98. And '98 still used a DOS interface to boot up! You can guess how your statement doesn't make any sense to any experienced computer user.
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Attempting to put a file (say, Stars.exe) directly in the C: drive does not work under XP.
Putting a folder in it works fine.
Quote: | This behavior have been confirmed to me by many people since I have wrote this. However, I think it can be circumvented if you mess up with the options. And I've been told that old programs are made to believe by the Windows 7 code to think that the new directory is exactly the same as the old C:\Windows one and should theoretically work just the same.
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I have Windows 7, and I can save stuff anywhere I like. WTF are you talking about?!
Incidentally, I have noticed that the forum software converts a certain term for faeces into a certain term for sex.
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Re: Windows 7 64bit |
Wed, 02 March 2011 05:24 |
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magic9mushroom wrote on Wed, 02 March 2011 21:08 | XP doesn't allow C:\Stars.exe, ie a file directly in the drive.
| You mean like this?
(it executes fine too)
...wonders if I missed a bridge somewhere...
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Re: Windows 7 64bit |
Wed, 02 March 2011 18:07 |
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I'm sure you have not given your account the proper permissions.
Go to C:\, Tools, Folder Options, View tab and remove the tick on "hide protected operating system files".
I also remember that when you go to C:\windows, it shows a shield and none of the files and shows you an alert message asking if you are sure you want to access the contents of the system drive.
Nmid.
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Re: Windows 7 64bit |
Tue, 22 March 2011 17:46 |
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I remember using it and it worked ... but that's all I'll say about it. It worked. Not something that I would like using on a regular basis. It was not smooth at all and it felt.. "uncomfortable".
I much prefer it on my Win XP machine.
I remember that there was a readme file or some instructions for getting it to work.. I'll download the file and let you know, in a bit.
Nmid.
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Re: Windows 7 64bit |
Tue, 22 March 2011 21:16 |
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The Oracle virtual box suggested by neilhoward seems really cool,
www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
but you'll have to get an XP install cd.
If you have that, we'll take it further.
If not, then lets go with Dosbox.
Dosbox.
1. Install Dosbox (It's currently 0.74).
www.dosbox.com/download.php?main=1
2. Install it (Keep default settings or take note of any change in install directory path)
3. Get gible's stars dump (4.92mb, last in the game files list).
http://wiki.starsautohost.org/wiki/Downloads
4. Unzip to C:\DOSBoxC
(we'll put it in another directory in the end. This just simplifies explaining things)
5. Create a shortcut and enter :
"C:\Program Files\DOSBox-0.74\DOSBox.exe" -conf "C:\DOSBoxC\dosbox.conf"
(note that you have to change .72 to .74 in the path. Dosbox's older version is referred to in the readme file.)
6. Double click this shortcut.
7. Enter your serial number in the stars box that opens up.
You are good to go.
You can now change the C:\Dosboxc to any other path.. just make the change in the shortcut as well.
You might need to mess around with the settings as the mouse cursor seemed too fast for me.
Nmid.
On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 05:25, Ace Ventura <slimdragoon@yahoo.com> wrote:
Thanks for going through the trouble to figure out how to run stars on 64 bit windows 7 for me. I know the basics of the computer but dont know how to do stuff like this. Maybe tonight or tomorrow we can get me all set up.
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Re: Windows 7 64bit |
Wed, 23 March 2011 00:55 |
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Ok.. he's up and running.
Checklist to follow.
STEP A
Install dosbox to
C:\Program Files\DOSBox-0.74
Check : Type
C:\Program Files\DOSBox-0.74
in START>RUN.
if it opens up and shows you a folder, (as per my screenshot), Step A is done.
STEP B
Unzip gible's files in
C:\
Check : Type
C:\DOSBoxC
in START>RUN.
if it opens up and shows you a folder, (as per my screenshot), Step B is done.
IMPORTANT > Make sure you don't have C:\DOSBoxC\DOSBoxC
It happens if you unzipped to C:\DOSBoxC
STEP C
"C:\Program Files\DOSBox-0.74\DOSBox.exe" -conf C:\DOSBoxC\dosbox.conf
YOU DONT HAVE TO TYPE ANYTHING IN THE VM.
Just run the shortcut.
If stars run, Step C is done
For images on the path structure:
http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/20799270/2/Forum%20images/Dos Box?h=04c59b
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