Windows 95 install to play DOS games

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Windows 95 install to play DOS games

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Can I Just Install windows 95 on my other hardrive, than boot from win 95, than install and play my dos games instead of fooling around with windows XP? PLEASE HELP. :cry: :shifty:
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Yeah but, there WILL be a lot o' problems. (sound, speed, 400...)
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Well thanks anyways, what is the best thing to do in my situation?
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Byi 1 of these and MS-DOS 6.22.
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Thanks again, I'll try it out.
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isnt there a DOS emulator? at download.com
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There are numerous DOS emulators to download in many places on the web. The hard part is choosing the right one for your needs.

For DOS games, we here at DGF tend to recommend DOSBox, which works for many people trying to make their games work. http://dosbox.sourceforge.net
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