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# Know how to use the [[Wikipedia:MS-DOS|DOS]] command line, or be willing to learn.
# Before you buy an [[IWAD]], make sure it comes with the DOS version of the executable. For instance, [[Versionsof Doom and Doom II#v1.666|version 1.666]] does, but the Collector's Edition does not. However, it is also possible to download the original executable along with the [[shareware]] version of Doom {{ig2|id=7043|here}}. The Ultimate Doom and Final Doom executables are not legally available for download without buying the games.
# On [[Wikipedia:Windows NT|Windows NT]] systems the game may run, but without sound. If this is the case, either turn off the sound effects and music with the <tt>-nosound</tt> [[command line argument]], or install a third-party utility program such as [http://www.softsystem.co.uk/page4.html SoundFX 2000] or [http://sourceforge.net/projects/vdmsound/ VDMSound].
# If you own a relatively modern system and want full sound support, try using [http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/download.php?main=1 DOSBox], a multi-platform MS-DOS [[Wikipedia:Emulation|emulator]].
