How do you free up base memory in an windows XP system

Westwood Studios has made the full version if Command & Conquer
available free to download. and have added a .dll file to make it work
with XP. However once the Westwood Studio opening screen comes up i
get a dialog box generated by the game indicating not enough memory.
So I'm assuming my 640k base memory needs freed up since this is
originally a windows 95 based game.

In article <tf6qd3tnmi4c22np8id4g67bb52q2drgp2@4ax.com>, Hawkeye
says...
> Westwood Studios has made the full version if Command & Conquer
> available free to download. and have added a .dll file to make it work
> with XP. However once the Westwood Studio opening screen comes up i
> get a dialog box generated by the game indicating not enough memory.
> So I'm assuming my 640k base memory needs freed up since this is
> originally a windows 95 based game.
>
It was actually a DOS game. I don't think there's anything you can do
TBH.

Might be worth trying something like DOSBox which runs a virtual DOS
computer under XP.

--
Conor

I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.

On Sep 4, 9:54 am, Conor <conor.tur...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In article <tf6qd3tnmi4c22np8id4g67bb52q2dr...@4ax.com>, Hawkeye
> says...> Westwood Studios has made the full version if Command & Conquer
> > available free to download. and have added a .dll file to make it work
> > with XP. However once the Westwood Studio opening screen comes up i
> > get a dialog box generated by the game indicating not enough memory.
> > So I'm assuming my 640k base memory needs freed up since this is
> > originally a windows 95 based game.
>
> It was actually a DOS game. I don't think there's anything you can do
> TBH.
>
> Might be worth trying something likeDOSBoxwhich runs a virtual DOS
> computer under XP.
>
> --
> Conor
>
> I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.

If the dialog was thrown up by the installer then you can ignore it or
just run the installer in Win95 Compatibility mode.
The C&C released by EA is the Win95 version not the DOS version.

>If the dialog was thrown up by the installer then you can ignore it or
>just run the installer in Win95 Compatibility mode.
>The C&C released by EA is the Win95 version not the DOS version.

There is no ignoring it. And all the compatibility mode things were
done as per their instructions listed below.

INSTALLING AND RUNNING C&C GOLD ON WINDOWS XP

Follow the instructions below to install and play C&C GOLD

Preparing to Install
1. Insert either C&C disc into your CD drive
2. Open My Computer and explore the CD
3. Right click either the install.exe or setup.exe
4. select PROPERTIES
5. Select the COMPATIBILITY tab
6. Check the check box for "Run this program in compatibility
mode for"
7. Select WINDOWS 95 from the drop down menu
8. Click APPLY then OK
9. Double click the .exe file you just modified to launch it

Installing the Game
1. When you're prompted to update DirectX, uncheck the check box
so you won't install it. It is extremely important not to install
this DirectX update
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation
Note: Installing Westwood Chat is not required, it can be canceled if
you desire

Installing the Patch
1. Visit ftp://ftp.westwood.com/pub/ccgold and download
CCGOLDXPPATCH.ZIP
2. Unzip the files and copy thipx32.dll into the install
directory of the game (default path is c:\WESTWOOD\C&C95). You may
overwrite the old version of the .dll file

Preparing to Run the Game
1. Go to the install directory of the game (default path is
c:\WESTWOOD\C&C95)
2. Right click C&C95.exe
3. Select PROPERTIES
4. Select the COMPATIBILITY tab
5. Check the check box for "Run this program in compatibility
mode for"
6. Select Windows 95 from the drop down menu
7. Check the check box for "Disable visual themes"
8. Check the check box for "Turn off advanced text services for
the program"
9. click APPLY then OK

Playing the Game
1. Select Start > All Programs > Westwood > Command & Conquer 95
> Command & Conquer Windows 95 Edition. Or double click C&C95.exe
located in the install directory (default path is c:\WESTWOOD\C&C95)