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running WIR in Windows XP

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:05 pm
by drillsgt
I can run WIR on my home laptop which is Windows 98...however I can't get it to run at the office which has Windows XP professional...any help would be greatly appreciated.

RE: running WIR in Windows XP

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:51 pm
by leehunt27@bloomberg.net
Does your office PC have corporate controls on games etc? Do you have the latest WiR 3.3?

RE: running WIR in Windows XP

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:34 pm
by drillsgt
No corporate controls
I downloaded ver 3.3 today

RE: running WIR in Windows XP

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 1:45 am
by JagdFlanker
i cut and pasted old posts:

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

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Speaking of dosbox...

IMHO a very helpful tool in order to bypass the learning curve for dosbox is: D-Fend.

Check it out!

davewolf

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RE: running WIR in Windows XP

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 2:42 pm
by drillsgt
Thank you...I downloaded dosbox and printed the instructions and voila...the game works...Much appreciated[8D]

RE: running WIR in Windows XP

Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 4:14 pm
by itsjustme
I've got dos box running, but the size of the box is incredibly small. Is there a way to increase the size of the box without decreasing the resolution of my screen? Any help is really appreciated. Thanks.

RE: running WIR in Windows XP

Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 1:21 am
by JagdFlanker
i believe ALT-ENTER does the trick...