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| + | | [[:guides:DOS CD-ROM Emulation|CD-ROM Home]] | [[:guides:CD-ROM Emulation Files|CD-ROM Emulation Files]] | [[:Contact Information|Contact]] | | ||
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| ====== CD-ROM emulation in MS-DOS ====== | ====== CD-ROM emulation in MS-DOS ====== | ||
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| This short document will guide you through the steps needed to configure a virtual CD-ROM drive on your DOS computer. This will let you run games that normally require a CD-ROM, even on computers that do not have a physical CD-ROM drive installed. | This short document will guide you through the steps needed to configure a virtual CD-ROM drive on your DOS computer. This will let you run games that normally require a CD-ROM, even on computers that do not have a physical CD-ROM drive installed. | ||
| As a result, your games will run much faster, and you will not need to change CD's and cause undue wear on them. There is one drawback though. If the game relies on CD-Audio, you will not be able to hear the background music. If you know of a way or a workaround to enable CD-Audio, I'd like to know! :) Thanks. | As a result, your games will run much faster, and you will not need to change CD's and cause undue wear on them. There is one drawback though. If the game relies on CD-Audio, you will not be able to hear the background music. If you know of a way or a workaround to enable CD-Audio, I'd like to know! :) Thanks. | ||
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| ==== Step 1 - Download the BCD utility ==== | ==== Step 1 - Download the BCD utility ==== | ||
| - | * Go to [[:guides:CD-ROM Emulation|this page to download the **BCD** (Buldozer's CD faker)]]. This utility will make any drive letter on a DOS/WIN3/WIN95 computer look and behave like a standard CD-ROM drive. Please download and unpack the file bcd1_386.zip and then copy it onto your DOS computer. | + | * Go to [[:guides:CD-ROM Emulation Files|this page to download BCD (Buldozer's CD faker)]]. This utility will make any drive letter on a DOS/WIN3/WIN95 computer look and behave like a standard CD-ROM drive. Please download and unpack the file bcd1_386.zip and then copy it onto your DOS computer. |
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| ==== Step 4 - Install game ==== | ==== Step 4 - Install game ==== | ||
| - | * Now run any game installed from the virtual CD drive. | + | * Now run the installation program from the virtual CD drive. |
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| + | ===== Resources ===== | ||
| + | | [[:guides:CD-ROM Emulation Files|CD-ROM Emulation Files]] | Program downloads for emulating CD-ROM drives in DOS. | | ||
| ===== About this site ===== | ===== About this site ===== | ||
| - | //Resources on this site are provided as-is. I cannot guarantee that the information is accurate and/or that the software will work as expected in your case. As such, I cannot be held responsible or liable for any damage(s) caused either directly or indirectly by using any of the resources on this site, or by relying on other information I have provided. That said, I've made every effort to make sure the information and resources provided on this site are as accurate as possible. // | + | //Resources on this site are provided as-is. I do not guarantee that the information is accurate and/or that the software will work as expected in your case. As such, I cannot be held responsible or liable for any damage(s) caused either directly or indirectly by using any resources or information on this site. That said, I've made every effort to make sure the information and resources provided on this site are as accurate as possible. // |
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