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3.8. Top ten mistakes running MS-DOS programs and games


   10. Loading ctmmsys.sys (SB16 driver) in Win95 because a game manual
   said to do it
   
   9. Loading mscdex.exe in Win95 because a game manual said to do it
   
   8. Making a boot disk before realizing how .PIF files work, because a
   game manual said to do it
   
   (I think you get it by now)
   
   7. Installing QEMM 8.0 (or any version) just because you can't get one
   game to work
   
   6. Adding emm386.exe to config.sys before learning how PIF files work
   
   5. Letting a "techie" friend add emm386.exe (or any other real mode
   driver)
   
   4. Letting a "techie" friend make your game work before he reads this
   FAQ
   
   3. Running Norton SpeedDisk 6.0 and forgetting you have long filenames
   now!
   
   2. Making a boot disk for a game before seeing the "Prevent DOS
   programs from detecting Windows" switch, or before specifying a
   special DOS config for that program
   
   1. Running Win95 with a host of DOS drivers and memory managers.
   
   (Get Win95 drivers for your stuff and make Win95 perform like Win95!)

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