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XSTABL & MS-Vista

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Running XSTABL under Microsoft Vista

MS-Vista does not allow DOS programs, such as XSTABL, to access the hardware directly. If you wish to run under the new Microsoft operationg system, you will have to use a DOS emulator, such as the freely available DOSBox0.72. XSTABL seems to work fine within this emulated environment.

Setup using DOSBox

  1. Install XSTABL to the default folder, c:\xstabl.
  2. Download and install the DOSBox software (www.dosbox.com)
  3. Download and run the executable file "DOSBox-xstabl.exe". This will essentially replace the original "Program Files\DOSBox-0.72\dosbox.conf" file to automatically start xstabl upon launching DOSBox-072.
  4. To start XSTABL in this emulation mode, double-click the DOSBox icon on your desktop. Please note that the XSTABL icon will not function properly.
  • NOTE: If you have had problems running XSTABL under the Windows-XP operating system, you may wish to try the DOSBox option.

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Last Updated: 01/24/2008 © Interactive Software Desigs, Inc., 2008