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from: Bryan Pope
date: 2006-04-11 08:46:04
subject: Re: Old DOS games

From: bpope{at}wordstock.com (Bryan Pope)
Reply-To: Fidonet Classic_Computer Echo 

> 
>  * Crossposted from: WIN95
> 
> I've got an older DOS game by Accolade:  Grand Prix  
> 
> It works ok when I boot directly into DOS.  And, it works 
> from 98SE when I do a restart to DOS.  
> 
> However, in a shell to DOS, I get an error"   LOCATESHAPE - ACC - 
> Shape or Sound not found.  
> 
> I'm guessing that it can't find the DOS speaker and/or the 
> multi-media card.  And, it doesn't see the joystick, though 
> that isn't critical.  
> 
> Any ideas of a utility that can be run?  BTW, SETVER didn't 
> correct it.  
> 

Do you have the 16-bit Sound Drivers loaded in CONFIG.SYS and 
AUTOEXEC.BAT before Win98 starts?  Maybe the game is looking 
for something in the legacy drivers...

Cheers,

Bryan

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