I've got the solution for you. Origin actually put out something called Wing Commander: The Kilrathi Saga. It's versions of WC1, 2 and 3 made to run in windows. You can find it on abandonware sites (with WC3 removed). I have been running this in XP with very few problems. Wouldn't it be great if …

I had the same problems using DOSBox, but I've had some success using VDMsound. The install files must be in a root directory (you could put them on a CD). Run the install program using VDMsound, same for the program. It will run (appears to freeze at first, just be patient), but you need to turn …