Running ms-dos games in microsoft windows, Overview – HP Pavilion 9723 Desktop PC User Manual
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Running MS-DOS games in Microsoft Windows:
Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's
Guide
From the MS-DOS box in Windows
In the Windows 98 Second Edition MS-DOS
Overview
Legacy games in the market have been designed for only MS-DOS. SB Live! Value supports
MS- DOS games. There are two ways to play MS-DOS games.
From the MS-DOS box in Windows
This is the recommended method.
To open the box:
Click the Start button on the taskbar of Windows, point to Programs, and then click
MS-DOS Prompt.
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In the Windows 98 Second Edition MS-DOS mode
There could be times when you do not want to or cannot run a game from the MS-DOS box.
The game may be incompatible with Windows 98 Second Edition, or there is insufficient system
resources to play the game with Windows 98 Second Edition loaded. In such cases, use the
MS-DOS mode, in which only the real-mode portions of Windows 98 Second Edition are
loaded.
To restart the system in MS-DOS mode when you are already in Windows 98 Second Edition:
Click the Start button on the taskbar, and then click Shutdown.
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Click the Restart The Computer In MS-DOS Mode option button, and then click the OK
button.
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To start the system in MS-DOS mode at system startup:
At startup as Windows 98 Second Edition is loading, hold the F8 key.
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At the startup menu, choose the Command Prompt Only option, and then press
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Running MS-DOS games in Microsoft Windows: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide
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