DOS Games Discussion

Guest · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2003 3:17 pm Post subject: Please, Please Help!

I think this is the right forum for this...
I can't open up DOS, let alone DOS games!
It gives me this error:

"The keyboard driver specified by the KEYBOARD= line in the [386Enh] section in the SYSTEM.INI file is incompatible with the current version of windows.

To correct the problem, run Windows Setup again."

I have been able to use DOS before, so I have no idea what's wrong, please help! Crying

486 player · Gaming Demi-god Joined: 18 Sep 2002 Posts: 1031

1. Boot disk
2. Deltree windows
3. Reinstall

emmzee · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 3:25 pm Post subject:

Umm, before you try 486 player's rather ... err extreme "solution" Shocked

You may want to look at your SYSTEM.INI file ...

Open the Run box and type "sysedit". An app will open with several system files in windows, click SYSTEM.INI. Look for the "KEYBOARD=" line that is mentioned in the file. You don't mention what OS you are running, but I have WinXP and I don't have any KEYBOARD= line in my SYSTEM.INI. If you wanted to try removing that line (not sure what that line DOES so if you do this, anything that happens is not my fault Violent

) you can put a semicolon ; in front of it to comment it out. Then reboot and see if DOS works ...

Alternatively, you could download DOSBox, a free MS-DOS emulator, from:

http://dosbox.sourceforge.net

You can use that instead to run DOS programs and it often works better than the default DOS prompt.

procerus · Expert Joined: 16 Sep 2002 Posts: 190

For Windows 95 or 98 or ME try running sysedit (Start, Run, then type in sysedit and hit enter) and changing the line to -

keyboard=*vkd

If it's that already then Sad

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Good luck.

Splodginator · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2003 2:50 am Post subject:

System.INI is invalid. You can't run Windows with an erroneous(is that a word?) SYSTEM.INI. I would recommend a boot disk, then type: