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Running DM2 on a WinME machine

Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2002 10:28 am
by Claw
Yes, I know, I should run the game in pure dos mode. I tried the so called 'win me real mode patch' which uses the boot files from the win me rescue disk but the only thing I get is an Error 35, unexpected Interrupt=0000 in dos4gw.exe.
My question:
As the system has no floppy I want to create a (ms dos) boot cd. I have a backup of the msdos 6.22 disks on my harddrive.
How can I create a boot cd then? I tried some programs but all of them needs a bootable bootdisk in the floppy.
Or does someone know a place where I can download dos boot-cd images?

An other possible solution to the problem would be a boot over network but I have no idea how to do that. I can set up in the bios 'boot from network' though I think that I need a special program on the server pc...

Re: Running DM2 on a WinME machine

Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2002 2:35 pm
by Lunever
What about simply adding a floppy to your system (I know, that may be not complicated enough, but it should work anyway...) ?

Re: Running DM2 on a WinME machine

Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2002 4:36 pm
by Claw
well a software based solution would be much better as I have no use for a floppy (except a bootdisk -_-). In addition there is no room for a floppy, so I would need an external drive :|
Another reason why I removed the floppy is, that windows ALWAYS looks at first there for drivers :(.

Re: Running DM2 on a WinME machine

Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2002 8:30 am
by Simon
So what happens when your computer dies and refuses to boot up? A floppy is _essential_

Re: Running DM2 on a WinME machine

Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2002 5:22 pm
by Lunever
I think so too. Besides, it is neither all too expensive nor does take that much space.