Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom Apparently-to: USCITIZEN Subject: How to solve MYSTproblem From: andrew.cooper@onlinesys.com (Andrew Cooper) Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!autodesk.com!autodesk.com!apple.com!agate!news.ossi.com!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!utnut!torn!uunet.ca!uunet.ca!onlsys!andrew.cooper Distribution: world Message-ID: Date: Thu, 28 Apr 94 20:48:00 -0500 Organization: Online Systems Of Canada BBS Lines: 63 Thanks for the info. I tried a few things out. I've been having a real problem trying to get this game working. U >To all MYST players who are having problems w/ their game, It involves Booting from a floppy diskette and changing your Config.sys and Autoexec.bat Instead of booting from a floppy disk, I added another configuration to my multi-config. U > The basic idea here is to enlarge your XMS memory pool by cutting yo U >Config.sys and Autoexec.bat down to the Bare Bones. Doing this you can U >up U >about 1 to 2 MEG of memory that Myst can use to run itself. Type MEM a U >prompt to see how large your XMS memory Pool is. You should have at le U >MEG free for Myst to run properly. I had 2.6 meg XMS memory after the process you described. U > You might also consider enlarging your Windows Swap File...To do thi U > U > 1. Defragment your HD...MS-DOS users can use Defrag.exe Yep, I did this too. I was able to get up to an 11 meg permanent swap file using 32 bit address. Unfortunately, the game still freezes after about 5 minutes of game play. I'm running a 486SLC250 with 4 megs ram, vesa local bus, cirrus 5428 windows accelerator with 1 meg, sound blaster pro 2.0, and a panasonic internal 562-b double speed cdrom drive. From what I've seen and heard so far MYST is supposed to be a great game. I purchased the game at the beginning of April and I'm still trying to get it to work. I spoke with Broderbund's technical support and I was told to get the most up-to-date device drivers for everything in my system. I only bought the system 3 months ago. I really wish Broderbund had indicated on the packaging the real requirements for this game. I have literally spent days trying to get this game working. Anyway, I was very excited about the information that you posted. I'm lucky that I have a modem and access to a really good board to get this type of information. A little bit more patience and I should be able to get it working. Thanks, Andrew Cooper --- * WR [NR] * UNREGISTERED EVALUATION COPY