Darakan Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 Hi, after visting a longtime friend, I've discovered my original X-Com Apocalypse disc which I bought 9-10 years ago. I've tried installing it on XP, installing all the fixes, VDMS, mousectl, compability, batch files etc, and after a short investigation, I've discovered the problem is with the main file XCOMAPOC.EXE. When I open it, All I get is a blank DOS screen without a message. So I tried installing the game on a friend's computer and on my sister computer (Both have XP), AND THE GAME WORKS PERFECTLY! I also copied the directory from my sister's computer over mine (To see if maybe I forgot to fix something on my version), but it dosen't work anyway! Opening XCOMAPOC.EXE on the other computer, shows the DOS screen with a DOS4GW message, and then the game open after 2 seconds. IN my computer, as I said, I just get a blank DOS window with no message. All the versions on all computers were installed from the same CD. So I ask, ? Could it be my system specs? I got an Intel Prescot P4 3Mhz. My mother board is Intel's GAV915 and my graphic card is Nvidia GT6600. I really miss playing the game and I can't play at the other computer in the house. Does anyone know what to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Angel Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 DOSbox is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palladin Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Try these things Files/Buffers Error Remember, Apoc was made for old DOS and it requires a few things that most DOS machines already had running, including the right numbers of buffers and files that a program could manipulate at once. From the start menu, run sysedit.exe A lot of little windows will appear in the sysedit window. Find the one called config.sys Go to the bottom of the file (or the top if it is empty) and enter these commands, on seperate lines:buffers=20files=20Save the file, exit the program, and restart your machine. Theoretically, this should fix the problem. Running X-COM: Apocalypse (CD Version) on Windows 2000/XP Most of the following, with a little editing from myself, was posted by Jeff Evans on X-COM: Tactical Command Forums on 2 Sep 2002 and might not work for you. Using the following method, you can make the CD version of X-COM: Apocalypse work with Windows 2kXP. There are a variety of reasons why one must use this method - mainly because dual-booting is impossible with your current hardware configuration, or you do not wish to purchase another OS. This solution is for the "after viewing or skipping the intro movie, a blinking cursor briefly appears in the top left corner of the screen, and then returns the user to Windows with no explanation," from my observations, the most common Apoc problem. The problem arises from the fact that Windows doens't like programs to try to directly access drives without going through Windows. First, you must download the xcom3_cd.zip or xcom3fix.zip file http://www.xcomufo.com/x3cdfix.zip Once downloaded, unzip the file to your Apocalypse directory. To run the game, use the "Run X-com.bat" file included with the zip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter83 Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 (edited) After I download and try to open the file from: http://www.xcomufo.com/x3cdfix.zipI get a message that it does not appear to be a valid archive. Does anyone have a different link, or a copy that works? [Edit:] nm, google is my friend. Also, the other 2 zip's here are also broken on your site: http://www.falldowngoboom.org/rpg/Xcom/ Edited November 17, 2005 by Hunter83 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest farnsworth Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 I too had this problem and after many hours I discovered the solution which was so simple I kicked myself, Try hitting spacebar on the blank dos screen. It worked for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Azrael Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 After I download and try to open the file from: http://www.xcomufo.com/x3cdfix.zipI get a message that it does not appear to be a valid archive. Does anyone have a different link, or a copy that works? Works fine for me, try again or download the latest WinRAR. [Edit:] nm, google is my friend. Also, the other 2 zip's here are also broken on your site: http://www.falldowngoboom.org/rpg/Xcom/<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Our site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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