How to load DOS version?

[CatFanatic]

When the pop up window saying "Play Ultimate Doom" or "Play DOS" I clicked the prior and chose to always choose this option but now that I want to play original dos, how do I get the window to pop up again?

[V I D A L]

Right Click > Properties > General

[CatFanatic]

Originally posted by V I D A L:

Right Click > Properties > General

thanks

[CZBGR Icepick]

There is another way. It's playable DRM-free and minus the re-release (if it's not 64bit - and wouldn't matter since you're asking about the original files), even playable on another machine such as Windows XP.

One option is to click on the Launcher.exe program (for 64bit machines) that's in the Dosbox folder. This is what Steam actially launches by default. Else, ideally for 32bit machines, use a shortcut to DOSBox and mount start.bat (in the "base" folder) with it. In the case for DOOM concerning XP though, IIRC you can just launch the DOS game itself without the emulator, but whichever works for you is fine.

[benakenobi]

Originally posted by CZBGR Icepick:

... In the case for DOOM concerning XP though, IIRC you can just launch the DOS game itself without the emulator, but whichever works for you is fine.

Doom natively in XP would have no sound and often corrupted display on GPUs made after like 2010, so better through DosBox as well

[Seamus]

Why would you run anything on xp to begin with?

[CZBGR Icepick]

Originally posted by benakenobi:

Doom natively in XP would have no sound and often corrupted display on GPUs made after like 2010, so better through DosBox as well

Don't have that problem on my end. Pre-2010.

Originally posted by Seamus:

Why would you run anything on xp to begin with?

Because nothing said it couldn't be done.

[Seamus]

Okay, but it's also not what the thread was about.

And no one should be using XP at this point.

[CZBGR Icepick]

Originally posted by Seamus:

Okay, but it's also not what the thread was about.

And no one should be using XP at this point.

I said it was optional.

"No one should be using XP" is absolute trite bull.

[Seamus]

No, seriously. No one should be using XP for anything at this point. Particularly after the last round of ransomware hit it.

[CZBGR Icepick]

Originally posted by Seamus:

No, seriously. No one should be using XP for anything at this point. Particularly after the last round of ransomware hit it.

I'm pretty sure this is off topic from this thread.

But as you insist - any computer system can still be hit by any virus at any time. Even DOS ones. The world hasn't changed at that. There are AVs that still work with it and that will still take care of things.

Let's not fearmonger for the sake of fearnongering. You're not at more risk with it than any newer system at all. It does not make a difference.

[Seamus]

It has been off topic since you decided to drag xp into the conversation for no reason.

Originally posted by CZBGR Icepick:

Let's not fearmonger for the sake of fearnongering. You're not at more risk with it than any newer system at all. It does not make a difference.

And this bit is just willful ignorance.

[CZBGR Icepick]

Originally posted by Seamus:

It has been off topic since you decided to drag xp into the conversation for no reason.

Not at all. I brought it up since it's a scenario in what to do with it. It wasn't about xp. You keep arguing about it.

Originally posted by Seamus:

And this bit is just willful ignorance.

Nope. Willful ignorance is you naysaying something that is absolutely no different to other systems. Even more so in the next year when Windows 10 goes out of support. I have heard excuses from folks like yourself and you have no idea there's whole communities that still stick to it. If the climate was that bad, it wouldn't exist. At this point, you're trolling.

[Seamus]

"communities that stick" to windows xp are people who shouldn't have systems connected to the internet at all. It doesn't matter how much antivirus you run. It's still a horrible mess of an operating system.

It also doesn't matter on a steam forum as steam hasn't supported xp in years.

[CZBGR Icepick]

Originally posted by Seamus:

"communities that stick" to windows xp are people who shouldn't have systems connected to the internet at all. It doesn't matter how much antivirus you run. It's still a horrible mess of an operating system.

It also doesn't matter on a steam forum as steam hasn't supported xp in years.

Good thing there is an option to go offline, but it's nicer to do so because one will need it from time to time. It does matter that you have AVs. Pretty fooish to go without it no matter what system one uses. It's not a mess at all. That's a big myth.

Also, as explained before, there's really no difference to modern supported systems. Also, you're ranting absolute nonsense about Steam. That's irrelevant.

[Seamus]

Originally posted by CZBGR Icepick:

Good thing there is an option to go offline, but it's nicer to do so because one will need it from time to time. It does matter that you have AVs. Pretty fooish to go without it no matter what system one uses. It's not a mess at all. That's a big myth.

Even with AV you shouldn't be going online with something as massively out of date as xp.

Saying otherwise is just idiocy.

Also, as explained before, there's really no difference to modern supported systems.

Sure, let's see you run a directx 11/12 game on xp.

I'll wait.

Also, you're ranting absolute nonsense about Steam. That's irrelevant.

How exactly is "the platform you're talking about xp on doesn't support xp and hasn't in years" nonsense?

It's a fact.