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Re: Sanitarium [Re: kjos] #988803
11/16/14 06:05 PM
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For what it is worth, as I have not tried this, instructions for running Win95 in DOSBox can be found
http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=17324
There is the suggestion that Win98SE can also be made to work.

If Win95 can be run as the site suggests, then Sanitarium might run by this indirect route.

Re: Sanitarium [Re: kjos] #988893
11/17/14 10:05 AM
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There is also this
http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=24936
which they moved to ***Google Docs*** for updating (maybe so more than one person can work on it).

The problem is that getting Windows 95 installed in DOSBox is one thing, but getting games working well on it is another. It's interesting that they say Windows 95a and original (which are 16bit) work better than the later (32bit) Windows 95 versions.

It's also a lot harder to get Windows 95 working in DOSBox than Windows 3.1. Installing Windows 3.1 is like installing a floppy game, followed by video and sound drivers. You don't have to create a fixed drive image the way you do for Windows 95/98.
***VOGONS guide to installing Windows 3.1 on DOSBox***

Virtual PC would probably work better for Windows 95 games, but what a pain it was to get it installed and running on Windows 8.1. I had to download a set of files meant for Windows phone, and had to hunt down an older version of that that was actually complete because newer versions were only meant to update what was there. Otherwise Virtual PC wouldn't work properly -- would crash as soon as I tried to do anything. VMware Player would probably also work, but I prefer the interface in Virtual PC.

Re: Sanitarium [Re: kjos] #989470
11/20/14 05:36 PM
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Just keep in mind that if you have trouble with 9x in DOSBox, don't ask on VOGONS for help since it is not officially supported nor are the experimental builds of DOSBox. That guide was intended for advanced DOSBox users who wanted to experiment. This is part of the reason that that guide was moved.

It really is best to use one of the established VMs rather than DOSBox if you want to setup 9x.


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Re: Sanitarium [Re: kjos] #991276
12/03/14 03:20 AM
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Steam must have gotten Sanitarium working now. I'm playing the game with sound to. Great game.
Richard


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