can MAX run in windows xp ?

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Any tips on how ?

TIA

 

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I've run MAX in XP. To get sound I had to use a utility called "VDMS".

MAX is an awesome game, and I wish someone would update it to work in XP.

Ken H.


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> Any tips on how ?
>
> TIA

 

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In <ZfCoe.11482$az3.1165959@twister.southeast.rr.com> "Ken Hausle" <nomessagesplease@nomail.com> writes:

>I've run MAX in XP. To get sound I had to use a utility called "VDMS".

>MAX is an awesome game, and I wish someone would update it to work in XP.

I wish they would update it to work at all.

In multiplayer games it crashes sooner or later.


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"VDMS" has been tried unfortunately it failed to run " screen init "
error..... I also tried "dosbox". I was hoping that someone had the magic to
make the program run. Like you said " MAX is an awesome game".

THANKS again

 

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I am also trying to get MAX to run in Win2K. I have both VDMSound and
Dosbox. I think my trouble in CD-Rom support even though I implemented it
in VDMS and tried to in Dosbox.
Any suggestions and the most commom error I get is Screen Init Failed.
Thanks

<onlyme@andmyshadow.com> wrote in message
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> "VDMS" has been tried unfortunately it failed to run " screen init "
> error..... I also tried "dosbox". I was hoping that someone had the magic
to
> make the program run. Like you said " MAX is an awesome game".
>
> THANKS again

 

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I had the same problem "Screen int Failed" I was told that this may be due
to what version of direct x you have.....Older being better in this case.

What I did to fix this issue was to buy a drive swap out bay ( $19.00 at
fry's) and load windows 98 on a old drive. This allowed me to play Max
and many other old games so it was worth the money.

Some thing you may need to look out for:

Other drives in PC without fat 16 or 32 partitions ( I just unplug the
power cable to the other drive )
Having to much memory ( never though you could have to much ) . Windows 98
when it has to much will give you a to little error message.
If that happen post a message and I will post the simple fix.

 

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I run max in winxp/sp1 using vdmsound 2.1.0.

no problems