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General FreeSpace => FreeSpace Discussion => Topic started by: Lone Knight on March 26, 2005, 10:26:11 pm

Title: Argh! Help me run it again!
Post by: Lone Knight on March 26, 2005, 10:26:11 pm

Hey, I have played Freespace and 2 for a long time, since its release, really. However, when I got my new computer, I was astonished that I could not play it!

Every time I popped the cd in, it would say

"The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications."

What can I do to get my beloved Freespace 2 back? Any information would be helpful.

Thanks!:confused: :confused:

Title: Argh! Help me run it again!
Post by: Luigi30 on March 26, 2005, 10:30:16 pm

Your autoexec.nt is corrupt.

Title: Argh! Help me run it again!
Post by: karajorma on March 27, 2005, 03:11:03 am

Yep.

Here's the MS (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324767) page on it

I knew I'd seen this problem before (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,27739.0.html)

Title: Argh! Help me run it again!
Post by: WMCoolmon on March 27, 2005, 03:40:32 am

[Shameless plug]
You should also try out the SCP (http://dynamic6.gamespy.com/~freespace/fsdoc/index.php?pagename=GettingStartedWithFsscp), if you've got a good enough computer.

A comparison of the SCP-ified Perseus (left) and the original FS2 Perseus (right) (http://i160.exs.cx/img160/1536/perseusold12pt.png) (Special thanks to DaBrain)
Screenshots from the source code project (http://fs2source.warpcore.org/wmcscreenies)

The 'Downloading and Installing' page is a little out of date; the latest installer can be found here (http://scp.indiegames.us/download.php?view.50)

The SCP also doesn't require CDs...
[/Shameless plug]

Title: Argh! Help me run it again!
Post by: freespace2pilot on March 27, 2005, 10:31:17 am

my friend had the same problem last week - have you installed the windows service patches or update packs or anything along those lines?