Running WC3 on modern pc

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I just got the dos version of wc3 off ebay and am having severe problems running it. I cant get it to install at all in dos and it shuts down intermittently in Windows 98, booting me out with an exception 13 error and saying that there is a bad cd-rom read. I've checked all the cd's; they're mint, or close enough to it. I've disabled everything in the config/auotexec files except the cd-rom and mouse driver and still cant get it to even install in dos. Any help would be appreciated.

My specs:

Athlon xp 2000+
K7vs5a Mobo w/ latest bios
640mb ddr ram
40gb Western Digital Hardrive
Sb Audigy soundcard
Geforce 4 ti4200
32x Hp cd-writer
Windows 98
 
I hate that Exception 13 - it really doesn't necessarily mean a bad read. Try installing with no sound.
 
Well,whats the point ? Install it and play it but with no sound ?

Next time look for the KS version ;)
 
Originally posted by Wedge009
I hate that Exception 13 - it really doesn't necessarily mean a bad read. Try installing with no sound.
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Isnt't Exception 13 a QEMM thing?
 
Originally posted by TCSTigersClaw
Install it and play it but with no sound?
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Don't be silly, it's simply to isolate the problem. If the problem is still there with no sound selected, then we can guess that the problem is not sound related. I copped Exception 13 when I tried to play with General MIDI (Win98 software synth used to handle it), but for some reason I can't do it anymore. I can still play with old fashioned SB compatible sound.

Originally posted by TCSTigersClaw
Next time look for the KS version
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AFAIK, the KS version is little different to the DOS version since the DOS version already plays in Windows.
 
I'm having a problem with WC3 that's video related. I guess it could be speed related too but since the game itself plays fine I'm pretty sure it's not the issue.

Here are my system specs:

700 Mhz Athlon
nVidia GForce4 MX 440 video card
SoundBlaster Live! sound card
256 MB of RAM
48X Matshita DVD-ROM
Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 USB Gameport Joystick
2 Hard Drives equaling 90 GB of Memory

Now the problem that occurs is when the in-game movies play, they speed up really quick as they start then just stop entirely but I still have the ability to skip through them. Since I could skip through them you'd think I could just play the game not watching the movies right? Wrong! Since the in-flight communications displays are also video files, they will not play when I communicate with other ships, and thus I can't order my wingmen to break and attack nor can I get clearance to land. I also get no digital sound in flight but just the MIDI music. Does anyone else have similar problems and if so, any help would be GREATLY appreciated as I would love to play this game again!
 
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