Community
Search
Video Game Talk The Place to talk about and trade Video & PC Games

X-Com on Windows XP?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 11-14-02, 04:41 PM
  #1  
DVD Talk Legend
Thread Starter
 
DeputyDave's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 14,080
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
X-Com on Windows XP?

OK, DVDTalkers have never let me down before. I have this friend who is going frantic. His all time favorite game is the original X-Com. He just upgraded to an all new 2.X Ghz, Windows XP system. He has this old Windows 95 copy of X-Com but can't get it to work. I told him that soem older games may not play with XP, but he is not satisfied. He's talking about partitioning his drive with 98.

Is there anything he can do? Is there a patch, or at least somewhere we can start looking?

I told him this forum might have the answers.

Thanks guys.
Old 11-14-02, 09:59 PM
  #2  
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 52
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Does he happen to have a nVidia video card? If so he needs to disable directdraw acceleration in DirectX. There should be a file called dxtool that he can use to disable it. I made mine work this way. I'm gald to know people are still playing one of my all time favorites.
Old 11-14-02, 10:04 PM
  #3  
DVD Talk Legend
 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Arizona, USA
Posts: 23,466
Received 7 Likes on 1 Post
Windows compatability mode.
Old 11-15-02, 08:15 AM
  #4  
DVD Talk Legend
Thread Starter
 
DeputyDave's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 14,080
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Yes, he does have an nVida card. How would I explain over the phone to him disabling directdraw acceleration in DirectX?
Thanks

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.