Windows 98 sort of running on top of a DOS system doesn't work with ipxwrapper-0.4.0. There is an error that iplphapi.dll can't be found or something similar. Turns out, this DLL probably doesn't show up till Windows 2000. So the thought of using Windows 98 boxes and Windows 7 boxes together goes out the Window. A game that was originally run from the DOS command line if I'm not mistaken can't be run from Windows 98SE when Windows 7 is the master server. Yikes!
Hmm, I guess I could run 2000 instead even though the computer is only a K6-2 500 and I'd probably have to search for SIS 530 W2K video drivers. Don't have a legal 2nd copy of 2000, but there doesn't seem to be a legal way to solve this. There are a lot of games that aren't DOS games and aren't NT games. Windows 98 in my opinion is a sort of aberration, Microsoft should have skipped Windows 9x in favor of bringing everyone into an NT environment sooner. I'm sure there is a dos driver for my Realtek 8139 10/100 network card. But ipxwrapper is intended for NT and HX probably won't run Warcraft II. I'd love something legal that isn't the full blown Windows 98SE to run games like Warcraft II and Diablo II that are in that transitional period. I just hope that the ReactOS developers get something stable put together soon. I have a Windows XP Home upgrade kit, it is in use though. I'm worried that XP won't even run on this old machine, but I guess stripped down I can get away with it. Sadly, XP phones home so Microsoft will know that I'm running it illegally. What is needed is a protected mode DOS like Windows 98SE, but much lighter, that can run directx 6 or so and do the ipxwrapper trick. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
