CAOD does indeed run natively in Windows XP. You must find all the .EXE's in the game's directory hierarchy and set them to run in compatibility mode. Some of the .EXE's are hidden in directories other than the main one. Check in SIM, SOUND, SHELL and some of the others.
While I have not tried any recent (Vista and/or 7) versions of Windows, I have heard that compatibility mode doesn't work properly for Windows 95 programs anymore.
The most recent release of DOSBox, version 0.74, runs AOD perfectly. The previous versions required some tinkering with to get the sound working smoothly, but the recent version runs perfectly out-of-the-box. And like I said, I much prefer regular AOD over CAOD for various reasons.
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