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Floppy Discs to CDs?

by xwdpuzzler May 14, 2006 12:18PM PDT

I am trying to convert some games I have as 3 1/2 floppy disk to a CD so that I might install them on my computer. The floppy disk drive I have is toast and I don't want to buy a new one, since the PC is an old one.

Anyway, Is there a program or some way I can create a install disk from the floppies.

Thanks

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Just copy the files over...
by John.Wilkinson May 14, 2006 2:57PM PDT

What I'd do:
1.) Create one folder on your computer for every floppy you have.
2.) Copy the contents of each floppy into the respective folder.
3.) Burn the folders to a single CD using whatever burning software you have. If you need burning software, CD Burner XP is free and quite good.

From then on just pop the CD into your computer, browse to the first folder, and launch the installer. When it asks for the second floppy, direct it to the next folder.

Hope this helps,
John

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Tried that didn't work
by xwdpuzzler May 15, 2006 2:40AM PDT

I used my husbands computer's 3 1/2 floppy drive to create a folder for each disk then copy the contents on into files and then burned a CD. Then when I went to install, it just sat there a did nothing. It may be a system's problem as maybe not being compatable to with system. This is a DOS game from 1994.

Thanks for your help.

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a DOS game from 1994?
by ChuckT May 15, 2006 5:02AM PDT

Many DOS programs that used to work on older computers (actually the OS, Operating System, the older Windows or DOS versions) will not work on newer Windows (i.e. WinXP) OS.

Some things work, some things don't. If you copied ALL the files from the floppy (and some files on the floppy may be set to "invisible" and thus perhaps did not copy) then there is very little reason the files would not work on any computer IF that program will work on the Operating System. That is a big IF.

If the files are all there on the CD, and the program does not run, or install, I would say that it just won't work. Sorry. If you are running WinXP, have you tried to run the DOS game in "Compatibility Mode"?

I guess it is time to either get some new games, or find upgrades to that game, or revert your computer to run on an old OS.

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DOS Programs
by xwdpuzzler May 15, 2006 9:45AM PDT

No, I am running windows 2000 but I see your point, if I just copy the files I see there may be some hidden files I missed.
Thanks

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