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Hello GOG.com team and cheers. Thank you for providing this game.
I recently purchased it, and downloaded it. After installation I opened the manual (.PDF file) and saw that the game is both DOS and Windows compatible. So I looked up the folder where the game is installed and then.....no windows executable file, only DOS version is there. Why is the windows executable left out? Now, don't get me wrong, I like the game and everything is working fine under DOSBox, but if there is a game and it is running under windows platform, why is .exe file left out?
Post edited April 29, 2009 by Ermac
This question / problem has been solved by DrIstvaanimage
Welcome to GOG, Ermac!
As far as I know, there never was a separate executable for DOS and Windows.
Generally, if it says the game is DOS/Win compatible, it means you can run it with no problem whatsoever under either OS with the same file.
In the case of such old games, though, Windows means Win95, and they are likely to have (serious) problems under XP/Vista. So, the GOG staff circumvented this problem by running it under DOS, emulated by DOSBox, as it is a safe way to play the game.
I hope this helps.
Here is a quote from the manual of the game:
"From the directory specified in the setup during installation,
double-click the CAPWIN.EXE icon to start the game."
Yes, I do understand that some Win95 games do not work great on WinXP/Vista.
If anyone has the original CD of Capitalism Plus, has the missing executable and has tested it out, post a reply here.
Post edited May 03, 2009 by Ermac
Incidentally, the Win 95-version of Cap Plus works on XP with no problems. It will also support CD-based music, unlike the GOG-version. The original installer will fail to install it, though (so you need to get it onto your computer some other way).
Strange. I borrowed a copy of Capitalism Plus, but this time, when I launch CAPWIN.EXE and select a game, it shows an error message. Oh well, seems like I'm going to play with the DOS version then...