Windows patch, com port questions

[jabroni]

Okay, I have ICR2 for Dos, v 1.02, which I think was the last version. But I don't have, and can't find, the Windows 95 patch.

So, first off, will ICR2 for Win95 even work in XP? Sound and joysticks?

And, secondly, does anyone have or know where I can get the Win95 patch or windy.exe or whatever it is I need to play it in windows?

I realize I can play the dos version in VDMS, I just wondered if the Win version would work and recognize joysticks and sound without fooling with VDMS.

Also, does anyone know if ICR2 works with com ports in XP. Either the Dos or Windows version? I ask because I think, with this: http://com0com.sourceforge.net/ 2 player internet play would be possible.

[Bazmeister]

Hello,

First off, welcome to the last remaining ICR2 community.

As far as I know the Win95 version can only work on WinXP if you use a Virtual PC. Wolf_pd and Tjerk might be able to tell you more.

I have never met anyone who played ICR2 online. A shame it only supports two players at a time.

[indyracer56]

Hi and welcome to our little group.

I have the CART Racing version of the game, which I think is the same as the Win95 version, and mine plays in XP without any extra software.

I had to turn off direct draw, but aside from that it works fine, with only an occasional crash.

[jabroni]

Well I think I can get a copy of Cart Racing, so I will give it a shot.

Thanks for the welcome

[jabroni]

Cart Racing is working in Xp for me!

I did have to turn off direct draw, though, and now my racing view is a tiny little 640x480 square in a sea of black on my 1680x1050 monitor. Any way to fix that?

[Dave_S]

here's my settings on the compatibility tab for my desktop shortcut for CART racing (windy.exe). It works for me, although it gets some of the colors wrong.