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How can you run DOS games on your new computer with Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. You will need to use a dos emulator. What is a dos emulator you ask? A dos emulator pretends to be an old DOS machine with sound blaster and so forth. A dos emulator also runs like an old machine, so you game will run like it was supposed to and not super lighting fast. Everything sounds good until this point. The only problem is that dos emulator require you to have some knowledge of how to mount drives and configure other options. There is plenty of documentation to help you but you need to read it and understand it before it can help you. After spending an hour or two and still not having success you will probable decide it is better to keep your old dos games in the closet where it was making no problems for you.

But their is an easy way to have the Dos emulator  preconfigured for you,  you will need to find the self configuring autorun dos emulator cd. Three simple steps and you are playing within minutes.

Guide ID: 10000000015571628Guide created: 10/02/10 (updated 10/02/10)

 
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