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Originally posted by pcguru
When it comes to running DOS games that required a CD they would usually only allow you to use drive D.
Not true at all.
Most DOS games (requiring a CD) could be run from whatever CDROM driver letter. It didn't matter at all.
Only very rare and crappy programmed stuff by n00b programmers or script-kiddies could have had troubles with other drive letters than D.
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Originally posted by pcguru
I think what you are refering to by giving you the option to choose a game at startup is some kind of DOS program that loads before windows? There is not much point in using those anymore because of lack of DOS drivers, compatible sound/video cards and incompatibility with Windows XP. I believe that they used the instance of DOS that windows 3.1/1, 95, 98 or ME was using to boot and the program would be entered in Windows' Autoexec.exe file to open.
It isn't
"some kind of DOS program". It is using the menu system in CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT which was available from DOS 6 and upwards... Which, btw, still exists and is still useable.
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