Master of Orion not working in xp

[matt21bs 0]

I'm trying to run master of orion on windows xp, but it's always coming up with the same error: "must have 1024 expanded memory (ems)". I've tried chaning the properties of the apps pif, the _default pif, config.nt and autoexec.nt files (adding emm=ram to config and REMing out the lines of the autoexec that start programs that just take up the umb), but nothing seems to be working. I did get the program to run using dosbox, but half the time it locks up on me and doesn't work. I know that there must be some sort of solution. Would it maybe involve emm386? please help

[jimbo 0]

A couple of options for ya.

One would be to run in in Virtual PC or VMWare. Unfortunately both require you to purchase their programs.

 

Alternately if you have a fat32 partition you could boot with a Win9x boot disk and run it directly from DOS (install it that way as well). If you don't have a Fat partition you could try putting in an old spare hard drive and formatting it as FAT.

 

Hope this helps.

[matt21bs 0]

well, it prolly would help, but I don't have any of those things. NTFS partition and no spare hard drive. But I just don't understand why NTVDM is not running my program...there is no reason for it to not be working.

 

http://www.jonsullivan.com/misc/moo_xp.htm

 

This guy said he had to take these steps to get MOO to work, but I did exactly what he said and it was all to no avail: same error message (must have 1024 expanded memory)

[maker10 0]

You don't need vmware or any other kind of emulator...

 

The instructions on Jon's site work fine...the only thing that I changed was instead of specifying 1024 expanded memory I chose the full amount available.

 

Try it...

[matt21bs 0]

well, the thing about jon's site is this: there'e a somewhat critical typo. he says to "specify 1024 K of expanded memory (XMS)", but EXPANDED memory is EMS and EXTENDED memory is XMS, and the game calls for EMS. I know that the obvious solution is just to try them both, and I did that, but it still didn't work. So I don't know if my problem is just computer specific, or if I'm doing something wrong, but this game just will not play with NTVDM.

[DosFreak 2]

Read this thread: http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=162&highlight=umb

[matt21bs 0]

Thanks dosfreak for the thread. It sounds like I've got to do some serious digging and disabling for my game to work. I think I'm just gonna stick to the Dosbox (which you seem to idolize ) I made it easy on myself and wrote up a quick batch file to execute the commands so I don't have to do any cmd.exe prompt changes...I'm just a double click away, but I'm sure any user on this forum knows about that. Just thought I would throw it there to let anyone who was like me about 5 days ago know that you can do that. (I've learned almost everything that I know from trying to get this program to work. Everything I know about NTVDM, DOS, Win xp, and computers too) but that's just a little sid note. Anyways, thanks for the help, and I'll be back soon I promise, if not to post another problem, because I have many, than to offer what little advice I may...

[AaronCop 0]

I am using windows XP, and I tried the above website given.. I copied everything from the CD into my folder. It did not work - I am not sure why.. so I tried the old, try-and-test and see what happens. In the Compatibility of Orion95, I selected:

 

Run in 256 colors

Run in 640 x 480 screen resolution

Run in windows 95

 

It worked like a charm, it turns my screen black and white b4 it runs, but it runs with full color etc. I hope this helps anyone who might be stuck in a similar situation, Orion 2 is still my favorite game.

Aaron

[grosbin 0]

Originally posted by AaronCop:

Quote:

In the Compatibility of Orion95, I selected:

Run in 256 colors

Run in 640 x 480 screen resolution

Run in windows 95

Hi, I've applied the 1.4 patch ans tried this way but the game displays weird colors when returning to windows ->

a very messy desktop

But it currently works with dosbox, but sound emulation makes it too slow for playing

 

Thus, I'm looking for a way to bypass the dosbox for playing MooII in a 640*480 window without any emulation, does anyone have an idea ?

 

Sorry for my bad syntax, I'm a froggy

[Edited by grosbin on 2005-07-29 08:25:30]

 

[Requiem 0]

Ok im not a techy so someone explain how i can get master of orion to work IN PLAIN ENGLISH on xp. It says something about not having ems driver or something like that. Plz give me a step by step guide on how i can make empire earth work. To techno junk unless necassary