I have XP and some VERRRRY old games that I love. Most
of them are actually DOS games. When I put them on the
computer (some are so old you actually don't have to
install them!), they won't run. Instead, after the
screen goes to the DOS prompt for about 1 sec., it
immediately goes back to the desktop.
Now, here's the weird part. I installed Duke Nukem 1
(yes, 1) on the computer, and not only did it work, but
now ALL the old games work. It's almost as if
DN1 "taught" XP what to do. And yes, this problem IS
reproducible. If I open another user account on my XP,
the same thing happens... the programs won't run until I
install DN1 (I did try it, twice actually).
Something is not right here, but I don't understand what
causes this. What did the program do? Or did it do
anything? DN1 is an "installed" game so I'm guessing
that had something to do with it. Any ideas, hints,
suggestions, reasons and, most importantly, ways to get
around this in the future? Everyone's help is soooo very
appreciated!