Creative SB0100 User Guide - Page 49

SB Emulation in MS-DOS/ Windows 95/98/ME B Background Legacy games in the market have been designed for only MS-DOS. SB Live! supports MS-DOS games. There are two ways to play MS-DOS games: ❑ From the MS-DOS box in Windows 95/98/ME (recommended) To open the box: • Click Start -> Programs -> MS-DOS Prompt. ❑ In the Windows 95/98 MS-DOS mode There may be times when you do not want to or cannot run a game from the MS-DOS box. The game may be incompatible with Windows 95/98, or there are insufficient system resources to play the game with Windows 95/98 loaded. In such cases, use the MS-DOS mode, in which only the real-mode portions of Windows 95/98 are loaded. To restart the system in MS-DOS mode when you are already in Windows 95/98: 1. Click Start -> Shut Down. 2. Click the Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode option button, and then click the OK button. To start the system in MS-DOS mode at system startup: 1. At startup as Windows 95/98 is loading, hold the F8 key. 2. At the startup menu, choose the Command Prompt Only option, and then press . SB Emulation in MS-DOS/ Windows 95/98/ME B-1