i6 bit error message

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In news:495m41tlmo2p8h40thidj3v7hi4sp8fm3p@4ax.com,
blarney@optonline.net <blarney@optonline.net> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> I downloaded the 16 bit fix for Win XP. I installed it and it worked.
> The next day I went to open the program again and it wouldn't work. I
> got the same error message again. What can I do now to resolve the
> situation? Thank you.

Where did you download the fix from? Try Microsoft's answer:

Error message when you start a DOS or 16 bit Program:
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;324767

Galen
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Hi Jim,

"Jim" <jadonovan@eastlink.ca> wrote in message news:%23VWzMHwYFHA.3624@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
| This has probably been answered a long time ago, but I really would like
| for me to play Alpha Centauri on my WinXp Home edition and not have to
| find an old beat up Win 98 and install the game on that. I tried the
| WinXp patch but even after I changed the value I would get so far into
| the game and freeze up, I had heard that the latest version with the
| alien crossfire attached for the laptops work fine with WinXp, is this true.
|
| And why haven't they come out with a version for WinXp anyway, I am sure
| there are a lot of Sid Meir fans out there who would like to revisit
| this game, I know I got a lot of hours out of it when I played it on my
| Pentium II 128 Ram Win 98, but now with the faster and better I can't
| play the game, just not right.
|
| Jim

Try installing and playing that using 95/98 Compatibility mode.

To install a program using Windows XP's Compatibility Mode, hold
down SHIFT as you insert the game CD, use My Computer to browse
to the setup program, and then skip down to step 1 in the list below:

To run an installed program using Windows XP's Compatibility Mode,
first right click the program and "Send To..." / Desktop (create shortcut).

1.. Right click on the shortcut to the program.
2.. Click on Properties.
3.. Click on the Compatibility tab.
4.. Click on Run this program in compatibility mode and select one of these:
a.. Windows 95
b.. Windows 98
c.. Windows NT 4
d.. Windows 2000
5.. Under Display settings, check mark the mode that you think that is best:
a.. Run in 256 colors.
b.. Run in 640 X 480 screen resolution.
c.. Disable visual themes.

Click on Apply.Click on Ok.Double click on the program.

Of course, let's not forget to check for any patches or updates for that game.
A good place to find them is: www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a

If you'd like to learn more information about compatibility mode, you can click the
link in the Compatibility tab that reads "Learn more about program compatibility",
or watch this Application Compatibility Power Point Presentation:
http://support.microsoft.com/servi [...] 112202.ppt

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