Την Sun, 27 Nov 2005 11:38:31 -0500,ο(η) P Witte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> έγραψε:
> wolfgang mühlegger writes: > >>> Great! Anyone got any info on how to set it up for Wxp/W2k? I can see >>> the >>> graphics but the text is unreadable. > > <> > >> right click the chess.exe >> choose properties -> compatibility -> win95 >> and on the screen tab tick the fullscreen option. >> >> (i have to guess the menu names, because i use geman winXP) >> >> btw, i just get it running, if i chosse "IBM Color card" after >> start. that does NOT mean that the display is colored - that is only >> a hardware/compatibilty option i think. > > Thanks for your suggestion. Unfortunately it didnt make a difference. > > I suppose all this is seriously off-topic ;) However, Id love to get it > going, as I dont find any of the cracked QL versions playable for a > variety > of reasons (most of them just crash). Thing is, the DOS version plays > alright, but it doesnt seem to have a valid font; all text characters > just > show up as the same squiggle (much like viewing a binary file in > Minerva) My > XP SP2 is more-or-less out of the box - I havent fiddled with it (very > much, > honestly!) Since then Ive tried messing about with the pif - to no > avail. I > think something has to be loaded in config.sys - on my machine at least. > But > all that fright has been a long time ago now. Just wondered if anyone > still > had this stuff at their finger tips? > > Per > > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > WinXP hasn't got a "config.sys" per se. What it DOES have is config.nt and autoexec.nt which are loaded up every time you invoke a cmd or command session. Find them under c:\windows\system32 (IIRC) I have been able to start Chess in colour with 3D working too... I have to find my workaround though which is in my other XP box (already moved to the new house). Will get back to you on that Phoebus _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
