Sb16 Emulation In Ms-Dos/Windows 95/98; Background; Understanding The Installation Program In Windows 95/98 - Creative Blaster User Manual

SB16 Emulation in MS-DOS/
Windows 95/98
This appendix is organized as follows:

Background

Understanding the Installation Program in
Windows 95/98
Understanding the System Resource
Settings
Understanding the Environment Variables
Determining Resources
Selecting the Best Audio Options in a
Game
MS-DOS Mode Utilities
Background
Legacy games on the market have been
designed for only MS-DOS. SB Live!
supports MS-DOS games. There are two ways
to play MS-DOS games:
From the MS-DOS box in Windows
95/98
This is the recommended method.
To open the box:
• Click the Start button on the taskbar of
Windows 95/98, point to Programs,
and then click MS-DOS Prompt.
In the Windows 95/98 MS-DOS mode
There could be times when you do not
want to or cannot run a game from the
MS-DOS box. The game may be
incompatible with Windows 95/98, or
there are insufficient system resources to
play the game with Windows 95/98
loaded. In such cases, use the MS-DOS
mode, in which only the real-mode
portions of Windows 95/98 are loaded.
To restart the system in MS-DOS mode
when you are already in Windows
95/98:
1. Click the Start button on the taskbar,
and then click Shutdown.
2. Click the Restart The Computer In
MS-DOS Mode option button, and
then click the OK button.
To start the system in MS-DOS mode at
system startup:
1. At startup as Windows 95/98 is
loading, hold the F8 key.
2. At the startup menu, choose the
Command Prompt Only option, and
then press <Enter>.
Understanding the
Installation Program in
Windows 95/98
The installation program modifies your
and
AUTOEXEC.BAT CONFIG.SYS
SB16 Emulation in MS-DOS/ Windows 95/98 B-1
B
files.