Quick Question
 

Does anyone know if the original SH will play on windows XP?

You mean the one for Amiga ? :p

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_...8video_game%29

He said SH, not SS; Silent Hunter, not Silent Service.
SS can also means Silly Smart guy.:p :p

The best bet is to get the best DOS emulator, here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/dosbox/

ahhh, silent service, thta was my first ever sub sim hehe i had it with my commodore 64 when it came out loved that game i platyed that one continuesly. LOL thanx i will try to d/l that hope it works, i just ordered sh from amazon LOL need to curb by ppac theatre sub sim appettite til i get home and can play SH4 on a real puter LOL all tho knowing me i will probably end up buying a laptop capable f playing it just for that LOL

I can play SH3 on my Pentium 4 with Windows XP, but I have to play SH2 and SH1 on the old Model T ------ 486DX/100 desktop with Windows 3.11 and DOS 6.22
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Yes you can play SH1 on XP, use DOS BOX version 0.70 I have it running on my system no probelms P4 2.53 ghz ATi 9700 graphics card with a 40" LCD monitor.

It can be done, with some difficulty.

I have some instructions I can send, if you want them.
EDIT:These include the full use of sound, joystick, etc.

Following these instructions was the only way I was ever able to make the game run.

Here is a link with some resources for running old games.

http://vogons.zetafleet.com/index.php

There's a special forum for this game :) And there's a sticky topic regarding this issue :)

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=106840

I've followed the instructions given for DOSBOX and it doesn't work for me. It keeps prompting for the CD. And yes, I did a full install, and yes, I've tried the listed combos of the BUD= possibilities. Do you have to delete those intro files for the DOSDOX method? I renamed them but that didn't do any good either.

I tried the method of a full install, setting it to run with win95 compatibility, renaming the .smk files listed and that didn't work. Do I have to actually delete those files??

Also during the install, in the system compatibility screen it did say I failed for one of the memory checks. XMS I believe. I have that set to auto in the compatibility mode screen.

I'm at a loss. It's not a big deal, as I do have a 98 box, but I'm just tinkering around trying to get it to work. Thanks.

The original SH won't work when I try it with DOSBOX on XP, neither will AOTD. Must admit, I didn't give it an absolutely exhaustive try, but I did try quite a few things to get it to work.

Oddly enough I do still have a working Amiga, so I could play Silent Service, but I guess that the laziness of having to set it all up beats the nostalgia at the moment, so I haven't done so.

You could install twin OS on your comp if you really want to use just one machine, especially easy to do if you have more than one drive in your PC. I have one set up just like that with XP and 98 so I can run a few programs I like that aint happy with XP, I just flip the boot drive priority in the BIOS if I need it to crank up on Win 98.

I have a KVM switch with my 2 computers so switching screens is just a <tap! tap!> away. :) Actually, I am going to try this DOSBOX with another old program, Dawn Patrol, that will only work on a p100 compaq that I have that is not on the KVM. I don't have great hopes, but it's something to tinker with. I just wish I was as knowledgeable as some of these guys in the forum that understand the code stuff. :up:

Speaking of 'stickies'...

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=111023
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