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Demalii · 06-12-2009, 08:29 PM

I'm on vista and tried using vmware with xp os, both failed to load the game properly. I used dosbox to try and load, and it loads like the install screen and says start game or exit installer, I click start game and the screen goes black, when I try to open the game through explorer, I get this error message at the same time when the screen goes black.

"16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem

C:\Dragonlore\DRAGON.exe
The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction.
CS:05f8 IP:002d OP:63 9b e8 cf 18"

I don't expect anyone to understand this, but why can I get the dang game to work in dosbox..

06-12-2009, 08:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
Demalii Monster Techie Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,849	trying to install ms-dos game, using dosbox not working I'm on vista and tried using vmware with xp os, both failed to load the game properly. I used dosbox to try and load, and it loads like the install screen and says start game or exit installer, I click start game and the screen goes black, when I try to open the game through explorer, I get this error message at the same time when the screen goes black. "16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem C:\Dragonlore\DRAGON.exe The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction. CS:05f8 IP:002d OP:63 9b e8 cf 18" I don't expect anyone to understand this, but why can I get the dang game to work in dosbox.. __________________ 3DMark06: 16,326 (avg of 3 runs) 3Dvantage: 12,810 (avg of 3 runs) -> I did it, so can you, and now my cellphone bills are paid woot