Playing 16-bit CD-ROM games on a Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit system.


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    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
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    Playing 16-bit CD-ROM games on a Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit system.


    First off, forgive me if I am posting in the wrong place; this is my first time here and this looked like the most appropriate board.

    My mother picked up a few old computer games. I believe they are 16 bit because they worked on my mom's 32 bit XP system. I tried playing them and they gave me some trouble...

    Before someone suggests XP mode, I have looked into it and it would be too expensive to upgrade to a version of 7 that would support XP mode. So, any help?

    If all else fails, I could always use it on my mom's or dad's computer, but I want to make sure there's no easier way.
    Last edited by banjonator1; 23 May 2012 at 16:24. Reason: extra info.
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    Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1,
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    You coulc try DosBox
    DOSBox, an x86 emulator with DOS
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    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
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    +1 for DOS Box.
    Bonus is it's free
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    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
    Thread Starter
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    I have looked into DOSBox, but I have absolutely no idea how it works. But if that's the only thing you can find, I will try harder.

    Thanks!
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    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
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    banjonator1 said:
    I have looked into DOSBox, but I have absolutely no idea how it works. But if that's the only thing you can find, I will try harder.

    Thanks!
    I find it much simpler than any
    vm. But it's up to you.
    Good luck:)
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    MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
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    Win7 Pro x64
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    There are several graphical interfaces available that work on top of DOSBox ("front ends") that help make things easier than dealing with a raw command line, you could try using one of those in conjunction with DOSBox. From the DOSBox wiki:

    DOSBoxFrontends - DOSBoxWiki

    I've got one of them installed at home, iirc it's DOSShell.
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    Windows 7 Ultimate 32-Bit
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    Didn't even know DosBox had other "skins"! D:
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