Installing older pc games

Andy
Andy Posts: 8,207
edited October 2010 in The Crudcatcher
I've just installed Fifa Soccer Manager which came out in 1995. When I go to play it, it comes up with a message telling me it failed to start because it is missing QMIXER95.dll

Anyone know where I get that from or any way around it?

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  • Google QMIXER95.dll, download and put it in the right directory... BUT I think it is only windows 95/98 (Win 4, except NT possibly) complient
    You could download windows Virtual PC from microsoft and optain a copy of Windows 95 or 98 which is easy to do, then run the old OS within your current one.

    I use this to run my old DOS and old WIN programs that won't run on Vista.
  • Foobies
    Foobies Posts: 134
    are you running it in compatibility mode?
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  • xtreem
    xtreem Posts: 2,965
    Foobies wrote:
    are you running it in compatibility mode?
    As the man said, run it in Windows 95 compatibility mode.
    Properties on the exe file.....well you know where to find it.
  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    I've tried the compatibility mode. Still comes up with same error code.
  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    DOSbox maybe?
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  • peter413
    peter413 Posts: 5,120
    Sorry to hijack here but I'm having a similar problem.

    I'm trying to relive my small child years by playing my favorite game Lemming's, who remembers that?

    Anyway, I found it in a charity shop, its a '95 disk and when I insert it into my XP computer, it doesn't register as a game at all. I have to open up all the files and I get lots of game icons and photoshop files of the levels and a few sound things for WMP

    Now, is there anything I can do to make it run or is it a case of I have to forget about it and carry on living the current days
  • Daz555
    Daz555 Posts: 3,976
    peter413 wrote:
    Sorry to hijack here but I'm having a similar problem.

    I'm trying to relive my small child years by playing my favorite game Lemming's, who remembers that?

    Anyway, I found it in a charity shop, its a '95 disk and when I insert it into my XP computer, it doesn't register as a game at all. I have to open up all the files and I get lots of game icons and photoshop files of the levels and a few sound things for WMP

    Now, is there anything I can do to make it run or is it a case of I have to forget about it and carry on living the current days
    An Amiga emulator is probably the best way to play Lemmings on the PC.
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  • Lemmings was legendary!

    I thing going the virtual PC mode is the best way around the FIFA Soccer Manager issue.
    Now I am not sure about MS Virtual PC needing a retail copy of Windows 95 like VMWare does.

    Andy if you need a copy of 95 Retail let me know I think I may be able to rustle up a copy from an extensive OS library I have access too.. so extensive it even contains "Microsoft OS2 V.1"
  • joshtp
    joshtp Posts: 3,966
    ... Is a total PITA
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  • I am not sure about MS Virtual PC needing a retail copy of Windows 95 like VMWare does.

    It doesnt need to be retail, but you need to install an OS for it to run... It is purely a Virtual PC. It will prompt you for rom if you haven't installed one.

    VPC Is realy good in my eyes, havn't needed to use it for a while, but it is practical, any OS can be installed on it, aslong as you have the correct drivers/device perametres for it to work correctly with its virtual hardware.
    The drivers are included for MS DOS Win 4 & NT 4 and OS/2.

    http://vetusware.com/ has old OSs free for download.
    I have my own vhds of Win98 (build 4222) if anyone would like it, same as DOS 6.22 with WIN 3.11

    I did have DOS 6.22 and NT 3.5 on dual boot vhd, but I formated my HDD and lost it... Oh well.