Loading and playing WIR on DOS...

[Strawfoot]

Greetings,

I have downloaded WIR from the Matrix link onto a CD-R, but am having difficulty installing it onto my hard drive so I can run it through DOS. I have an old Win 98 laptop, that can be restarted in DOS, but cannot figure out the problem. I have tried to run it straight from the D:/ drive on DOS, with no luck.

The website refers me to 'the data card' for installation, but where do I find that? I am traveling now, and used to have this game on my old Win 95 desktop. I did not bring the software with me.

It's been forever since I fooled with DOS. I welcome any and ALL help here.

Thanks in advance!

Mike
mphineas@hotmail.com

[JagdFlanker]

i cut and pasted an old post by radical from last febuary:

Please see my prior posts on using DOSBOX, a dos emulator. It includes ega bios level font and graphics support, and also maximizes dos conventional memory (useful in WinXP). It allows WIR to be played inside a window or full screen. Download current version here:

http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/download.php?main=1

There is a learning curve; please read instructions (really very simple vs. the learning curve for WIR). It is the only way WIR (or PACWAR) can be played on many modern laptops.

radical

[Strawfoot]

Thank you for your helpful reply... However, the laptop I am using is an older one with Win 98, specifically bought to play older games.

I have the capability to reboot in DOS. I just can't get the software I downloaded onto a CD to play or install on my computer.

There is supposed to be a 'data card' that walks you through it, but did not come with the download. I am unable to hook up my laptop to the download source.

Any help would be appreciated. I'm ready to conquer Eastern Germany...

Mike

[Denniss]

Game should work in DOS-Window

Unzip the file from Matrixgames (or better the flanker mod) to a newly created directory and doubleclick on wir.exe .