How to get Bio Menace Running

Flaose · 11-28-1998, 04:06 PM

It's the age old question on this message board. How the crap do I run Bio Menace without it freezing? There are two things you can do. Either boot up in Safe Mode, which is the least preferable since there is only PC speaker sound. Or you can get rid of a little line in config.sys called DOS=UMB. Actually, the best thing to do is to make a shortcut on your desktop, right-click on it and go into properties, click program, advanced. Click MS-DOS mode, click Specify a new MS-DOS configuration, and finally search CONFIG.SYS for DOS=UMB, and get rid of it! You can now run Bio Menace just fine, with sound and everything.

TerminX · 11-28-1998, 04:52 PM

i remember that game....to get it running, if i remember correctly, add the line STACKS=9,256 to your config.sys

Flaose · 11-28-1998, 04:57 PM

I know that! But that only worked in DOS 6.0 or older. Win95 automatically installs DOS 7.1, and STACKS=9,256 doesn't work. A small oversight led to a lot of needless questions a couple of years ago. Let this be a lesson to us all.

Joe Siegler · 11-30-1998, 11:42 AM

We never could get it running under Win95. Haven't tried in Win98, though.

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Aurora51 · 11-30-1998, 01:06 PM

it works fine for me.

Joe Siegler · 11-30-1998, 01:41 PM

In what? 95 or 98?

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Aurora51 · 11-30-1998, 02:00 PM

in Win95. But if I touch the windows keys or alt+enter, the game locks up and the midi keeps playing. I have to reboot. But it runs great under Win95.

Delphi Dude · 11-30-1998, 02:56 PM

Same here, just opened a DOS box, ran the game, played level 1 of episode 2 for a bit, ended the game. Typed exit at the DOS prompt, and I'm still here.

Flaose · 12-01-1998, 08:32 PM

Hey Joe, have you tried it on Win 95 yet? If it does, couldn't it be added to the BM-HELP.exe?

11-30-1998, 11:42 AM	#4
Joe Siegler 3D Realms Staff	Re: How to get Bio Menace Running We never could get it running under Win95. Haven't tried in Win98, though. ------------------ Joe Siegler 3D Realms Entertainment www.3drealms.com __________________ Apogee / 3D Realms Employee: Dec 14, 1992 - May 22, 2009, Oct 23, 2014 - current "Lifting up the Cross to the waiting lost" - Petra \| John 3:16

11-30-1998, 01:41 PM	#6
Joe Siegler 3D Realms Staff	Re: How to get Bio Menace Running In what? 95 or 98? ------------------ Joe Siegler 3D Realms Entertainment www.3drealms.com __________________ Apogee / 3D Realms Employee: Dec 14, 1992 - May 22, 2009, Oct 23, 2014 - current "Lifting up the Cross to the waiting lost" - Petra \| John 3:16

11-28-1998, 04:06 PM	#1
Flaose	How to get Bio Menace Running It's the age old question on this message board. How the crap do I run Bio Menace without it freezing? There are two things you can do. Either boot up in Safe Mode, which is the least preferable since there is only PC speaker sound. Or you can get rid of a little line in config.sys called DOS=UMB. Actually, the best thing to do is to make a shortcut on your desktop, right-click on it and go into properties, click program, advanced. Click MS-DOS mode, click Specify a new MS-DOS configuration, and finally search CONFIG.SYS for DOS=UMB, and get rid of it! You can now run Bio Menace just fine, with sound and everything.

11-28-1998, 04:52 PM	#2
TerminX	Re: How to get Bio Menace Running i remember that game....to get it running, if i remember correctly, add the line STACKS=9,256 to your config.sys __________________ EDuke32 \| Duke4.net forums, the largest Duke Nukem 3D community on the Internet Visit #eduke32 on irc.freenode.net!

11-28-1998, 04:57 PM	#3
Flaose	Re: How to get Bio Menace Running I know that! But that only worked in DOS 6.0 or older. Win95 automatically installs DOS 7.1, and STACKS=9,256 doesn't work. A small oversight led to a lot of needless questions a couple of years ago. Let this be a lesson to us all.

11-30-1998, 01:06 PM	#5
Aurora51	Re: How to get Bio Menace Running it works fine for me.

11-30-1998, 02:00 PM	#7
Aurora51	Re: How to get Bio Menace Running in Win95. But if I touch the windows keys or alt+enter, the game locks up and the midi keeps playing. I have to reboot. But it runs great under Win95.

11-30-1998, 02:56 PM	#8
Delphi Dude	Re: How to get Bio Menace Running Same here, just opened a DOS box, ran the game, played level 1 of episode 2 for a bit, ended the game. Typed exit at the DOS prompt, and I'm still here.

12-01-1998, 08:32 PM	#9
Flaose	Re: How to get Bio Menace Running Hey Joe, have you tried it on Win 95 yet? If it does, couldn't it be added to the BM-HELP.exe?