How do I slow down an old Windows program?

[Chichiri]

I'm trying to get Might & Magic VII to run on my new-ish Windows box -- and run it does, but TOO BLOODY FAST. How can I slow it down? Preferably without using third-party software?

[ghostsofgiants]

1. What do you mean by "runs too fast"?

As in the gameplay seems too fast? It's probably a setting within the game itself, because I used to have a similar problem with Unreal back in the day. Try playing around with the games options.

[Chichiri]

2. I couldn't find any option to slow it down.

[Ignoramus]

3. Press the turbo button

On your PC XT.

[Chichiri]

5. There ain't no turbo button 'round these here parts.

[Ignoramus]

6. Yuck yuck

I was being funny. I used to have a turbo button, which if depressed would make your PC run at original PC speed of 4.7Mhz.

[nookiemonster]

9. Well whoop-de-doo

I had an XT clone that ran normal at 4.7 Mhz and my turbo bumped it up to:

7 MHz!!!!

Damn, you must be old too.

LOL

:silly:

[quisp]

13. heheh man I loved the turbo button!

the two times I pushed it and then dope slapped myself and said, "Faster is better!"

boy, those were the days.
heheh

[BlueJazz]

4. You could try setting the Virtual Memory (paging File)...

..to zero....and see what happens.

No..It won't hurt anything to try it..

[Briarius]

7. are you using windows XP?

I think there's an option to run programs as a win98 client. I'm not totally sure. Other than that, I don't imagine there's much you can do.

[Uroboros]

8. What version of Windows you running.....

...and is that program running in DOS mode?

You might want to look here.

http://www.geocities.com/kulhain/

and here

http://www.hpaa.com/moslo/

You might find some info and/or programs you can use there

[Chichiri]

10. XP, and it's a Windows program.

[Hugin]

11. Start up Office in the background. j/k

[Chichiri]

12. LOL

[Spock_is_Skeptical]

15. that was my first thought.... LOL

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

14. Try Compatability Mode

by right-clicking on the program icon, going to Properties, then to Compatability. You can choose any version all the way back to Win95. No guarantees, but it may do the trick. Worth a try.