Arcade OS with WinXp

[mrmoomoo]

ok

im trying to get arcade os to run... i run arcade os and it says license file missing... then i run pmwrap and arcade os and it gives me a bunch of errors and numbers can anyone help me!

[SirPeale]

The license file is license.txt, it's distributed with the distribution.

Also, I'm not 100% certain, but ArcadeOS isn't exactly made for XP.  It's more made for DOS.

[mrmoomoo]

well, im running it through the dos command prompt but it still isnt working

[eightbit]

Dos command prompt under XP is not DOS it will not work that way.

[mrmoomoo]

well i found Emetron...
it works with xp but i dont know how the features compare with arcade os better or worse


thanx

[eightbit]

If your not sure why your running arcadeOS you probably don't need to be. Its usually preferred by those that have to run dos and/or people running arcade monitors.

There are many other front ends available. Check the software forum for links. My favorite is Mamewah, http://mamewah.mameworld.net/

Newbies often use Mame32 because its easy to find and easy to setup.

[JustMichael]

Cocktail is a very similar frontend to ArcadeOS.  It can be rotated also.

EmuWizard is another frontend similar to ArcadeOS.  This one I use because I like it.

[grafixmonkey]

You can get a pretty reasonable approximation of a DOS box under XP if you try.  I know of a few utilities that give your XP dos boxes emulated old-school Sound Blaster 16 support and the like.  There's lots of stuff like that on SourceForge.  (can't remember the URL - just google search for sourceforge and you'll go right there.)

If you're looking for a front end, try MameWah for a simple one or 3dArcade for that "wow" feeling.  (and look on the software forum.)

-EDIT-  and if you get your DOS progs running nicely under XP using anything on SourceForge, PM me cuz I've been toying with that as a sort of side project...  trying to get my old Ultima Underworld games to work nicely under XP dos boxes.