installing games

[daviscdavis78]

when i try to install some games i get and error. i checked the error and it said that i was probably in dos compatiblility mode. i have no idea what this is or how to fix it. has anybody else had this problem? can anyone help me?

[Beemer]

It's an ouch'er...
I have played with that a few times and the answer was a format on 2 out of 3 machines. You can check to see if it is true by holding down your Windows key and tap the Pause key.
If you don't have a Windows key then get into the Control Panel and into System icon.
Click on the Performance thumb tab at the top of the panel and if you see a windows near the bottom, it will say that some drives are using Compatibility mode pageing.....

If you see this then you want this page:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q130/1/79.ASP

Talk to you soon.

Cheers!

[daveleau]

Right click on My Computer and go to properties. Under the third tab to the right, it will tell you there if you are in DOS compatibility mode or not. I believe the cd-rom is usually disabled when I have seen this though. This is usually caused by a corrupt driver and more info on how to fix a general Dos Comp mode problem can be found at the microsoft site. I will try to find the link for you.
Dave

Good job Beemers, beat me to it. http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif


[This message has been edited by daveleau (edited 12-27-2000).]

[socalgal]

Moved to Tech Support forum.