Trying to install early 90s DOS PC games on a Windows 11 Home laptop

[SRatten]

Hi,

I had bought two 90s-era PC games that were programmed for DOS computers - Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Volume II and III.

I have a Windows 11 home laptop with a portable detachable DVD disc player. I tried running the DOS games this way but they won’t work. They do open on D Drive as a folder but no further action. I downloaded DOS Box to try to make the games compatible with my laptop but no results.

Is there a way to play DOS PC games on any modern system? Any recommendations would help. Thanks.

 

[Agent Orange]

Hi,

I had bought two 90s-era PC games that were programmed for DOS computers - Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Volume II and III.

I have a Windows 11 home laptop with a portable detachable DVD disc player. I tried running the DOS games this way but they won’t work. They do open on D Drive as a folder but no further action. I downloaded DOS Box to try to make the games compatible with my laptop but no results.

Is there a way to play DOS PC games on any modern system? Any recommendations would help. Thanks.

DOSBox, an x86 emulator with DOS​

https://www.dosbox.com

Try the above. Neither W10 or W11 will support anything less than 32-bit in their native state.

 

[GiGaBiTe]

Windows 10 32 bit can still thunk into 16 bit code, but with heavy limits. No full screen DOS applications, no sound and probably no graphics either.

I'd recommend DosBox-X, a fork of DosBox that has additional support for Windows 9x and is generally easier to work with.

DOSBox-X - Accurate DOS emulation for Windows, Linux, macOS, and DOS

DOSBox-X: Free, cross-platform and complete DOS, Windows 3.x and 9x emulation package

dosbox-x.com