ms dos agian

[shadowwoelf]

ok i finally got the dosbox to work for some reason it only works when my internet is on never the less i got in and now i want to know how can i run .exe files

[Guitar Gamer]

All you have to do is type the path of the file you wish to run - so something like this..

C:/Example/Example/MyProgram.exe

Pretty light weight stuff! :) *thumbs up*

[onewecallgod]

GG, your slashes are in the wrong way

[Guitar Gamer]

Eek. I always do that by accident...

C:\Imstupid\Allapologies\Changeslashes.exe

shadowwoelf - It's good to know the command prompt quite well in general. I'd recommend searching a little bit for some basic DOS tutorials. There's some useful things you should know in case of a Windows emergency. *thumbs up* :)

[RockY]

You can also read the dosbox help file.

[onewecallgod]

to enter a folder: cd [insert folder name here]

to view a text file: type [insert textfile name here]

to run a file: [insert filename here including the extension]

to go back to c:\: cd\

to view the folder/drive contents: dir

thats really all you need to know to use dos

[shadowwoelf]

thxs everyone but when i try to run a game the thing wont work it does the begining allgood but then it goes blank and by the way gutiar gamer right now i am busy learing html and javascript and besides i was like only 8 when msdos was an accecity

[Guitar Gamer]

Don't worry - you can learn enough of DOS to get by for the most part in a matter of minutes. :) Just glance at what onewecallgod posted and you'll be set. :)

[shadowwoelf]

oo and by the way all u have to do is amke a folder named dosproc in your c:\
like
c:\dosprog\game.exe

then all u have to do is go into dir and type in

c:\>game.exe

to run it u dont have to write all of it out

and by the way anyone know where i can test out my dosbox with a dos program to see if it might be my programs fault

[Jet Set Willy]

You need to mount a directory on your drive to use in DOSBox, you can't just access your entire filesystem.

Z:\> mount c c:\dosprog
Z:\> c:
C:\> game.exe

Have you tried VDMSound (http://sourceforge.net/projects/vdmsound/)? It's mostly better. After you install it, find your game in the Windows Explorer, right click it, and select "Run with VDMSound".

[shadowwoelf]

hehehe i already mounted everything and did everything u said already but it still doesnt seem to work and i am going to try out the program right now

[shadowwoelf]

ok i tryed the program yet it doesnt seem to work it runs then it goes blank anyone got any game that i can trty out to see if it is the game that is messed up and does anyone play constructor here and knows that it works on the emulators

[Guitar Gamer]

Take your pick :) They're all DOS games you can try for trials but alot are freeware. Have fun.

http://www.dosgamesarchive.com/list/

[RockY]

man I played Alone in the Dark 2 using dosbox... it runs really good

[Jet Set Willy]

Originally posted by shadowwoelf@Aug 4 2004, 03:53 AM
ok i tryed the program yet it doesnt seem to work it runs then it goes blank anyone got any game that i can trty out to see if it is the game that is messed up and does anyone play constructor here and knows that it works on the emulators
Ah, Constructor.

Downloaded from The Underdogs, right? I got that to work... eventually. It's too slow in DOSBox, and won't work well with VDMSound on its own. The answer lies on this page:

http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=1221

Good luck.

[shadowwoelf]

actually i didnt download form the underdogs i actually bought the cd but no normal cd the cd had alone in the dark too and other various games on it

[Jet Set Willy]

Well, that link ought to help you anyway.

[shadowwoelf]

that document didnt really help me out all i found waas the link to the underdogs and i will try it out by the way what did u do to get yoursto work

[shadowwoelf]

ok how do i get anything from the underdogs i cant seem to find the dosnload button

[Jet Set Willy]

I did what that page said. Try reading it properly, particularly this part:



Constructor -DOS version (in winxp)

1. Download the univbe modified drivers from here: http://home.student.utwente.nl/r.muller...index.html (http://home.student.utwente.nl/r.muller/unirefresh/index.html) (in the video problems section).

-Extract them and go to the \53a subfolder it created and copy the univbe.drv file from there to the game's /settings subfolder

2. Download the "VESA 2.0 patch for Windows NT/2000/XP (09/21/ 2002)" (nolfb.zip) from here: http://www.advsys.net/ken/build.htm

-Extract and place the files into the game's main folder.

3. You can either use notepad to create a start.bat file like this:

nolfb.com
game.exe

And then use VDMSound on setsound.bat (to configure the sound) and then use the Launcher's default VDMS config. on start.bat to play.

OR

Use VDMSound on setsound.bat (to configure the sound) and then on game.exe to play (but use the Launcher's "custom configuration" setup option to add this line:

C:\full path to\NOLFB.COM

[Note: If you do it this way, you have to use the full path even if nolfb.com is in the same directory as the game. Also, using the VDMS "autoexec.bat" box has a tendency (on my machine anyways) to crash Explorer if you are DblClicking on a VDMS shortcut.]

...into the "advanced" "dos environment" "autoexec.bat" box.

4. If you receive an error about "networking" and/or experience a frozen mouse...

Open c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt with notepad and change:

lh %SystemRoot%\system32\redir

to this:

REM lh %SystemRoot%\system32\redir

and then save.

[If you are actually using DOS networking for anything you will need to turn it back on later and this may or may not disable multiplayer in the game. VDMS's "enable low level networking" may also come into play (one way or the other) but I didn't think about that 'til now, so I don't know.]

-If I didn't forget anything the game should work fine.

Good Luck!

I don't think downloading the version from The Underdogs is going to help you much. Nothing is fixed in that version - in fact, a lot of non-essentials are removed from the game.

[shadowwoelf]

dam that is long i am getting a headache looking at it

[shadowwoelf]

the first link doesnt work so where am i supossed tp get it now

[Jet Set Willy]

http://advsys.net/ken/nolfb.zip

Took all of 20 seconds to find in Google.

[shadowwoelf]

it doesnt do anything we i click it it pops up command and then it quites i am searching for it now

[shadowwoelf]

yup it gave me nothing

[Guitar Gamer]

Just to confirm it - on my PC that last link IS functional. I don't see any reason for it not working. *thumbs up* :)

EDIT: It appears the file is just very small and it only looks as though it doesn't download because it finishes in a split second. Correct me if I'm wrong Jet Set Willy. Thanks.

[Jet Set Willy]

Probably. It is small.

[shadowwoelf]

yes i was very small but that is not the problem the problem was that when i extracted it then run it it gave me nothing

[Jet Set Willy]

Of course it did nothing when you ran it on its own.

Read. The. Instructions. Above.

[shadowwoelf]

i dont understand this is y i am thinking i am never going to run constructor dam it dont the have a win friendly version?????????? and how tell me in plain english waht to do

[onewecallgod]

the directions are perfectly understandable.

[shadowwoelf]

Originally posted by Jet Set Willy@Aug 4 2004, 05:31 PM
-Extract them and go to the \53a subfolder it created and copy the univbe.drv file from there to the game's /settings subfolder

this is the part i dont understand at all

[onewecallgod]

it means that after extracting the data, enter the "53a" folder (from the extracted data) and copy the "univbe.drv" file to the game's "settings" folder

[shadowwoelf]

argh i stilll dont get it so i am just going to give up on this cause this is right now pissing me off

[ShadowWarrior]

shadowwoelf - you're right, MS DOS isn't user friendly... Well, of course unless you know how to use it... 8]

Actually, I have XP Home and for most of the pre-1998 games that need DOS to run on, I use VDM Sound instead of DOSBox. VDM Sound is a sound emulator for older DOS games. However, I have discovered that it can run older DOS games that don't normally work in XP/2000, strangely.

You can download VDM Sound here: http://www.ece.mcgill.ca/~vromas/vdmsound/

What you have to do, is a lot simpler than DOSBox. Download, install it, and go to your game's folder in Windows Explorer. Right Click on the game's executable (this can also be a BAT file) and Left Click on "Run With VDMS".

http://members.shaw.ca/kagemusha/cdos/vdmsoundhelp.jpg

PLEASE NOTE, that not all DOS games work with VDM Sound. DOSBox is still the best way to go for most machine setups, but I suggest you try VDM Sound first.

[Jet Set Willy]

You've just confused the matter even further now, ShadowWarrior. Go read the rest of this thread - I've already linked VDMSound, and pointed out the extra instructions you need to get Constructor to work even with that program.

[shadowwoelf]

i already tired vdm sound it doesnt work and the thing i am confues about is what/53a folder does it make and what am i supposed to run it with i need like step by step instructions for this

[Jet Set Willy]

Yes. I know. I've tried. I'm can't write it any clearer than above. It's very simple. There's a folder called 53a. Go there. That's what "go to the 53a subfolder" means.

[ShadowWarrior]

Jet Set Willy - Sorry about that... I missed that part in the middle of your quote... Would you mind if I ask Shadowwoelf to go to CDOS and ask the Help Centre Moderator there for help?

If so, Shadowwoelf, visit www.cdos.org and go to the Help Centre link at the top of the page and ask your question. We can give you step by step instructions with screenshots of how to do it. 8]

[shadowwoelf]

i will trry that link out shortly but jet set willy i serched my whole comp. for the "53a" folder i found nothing,nada,zilgch that was were i got confused

[shadowwoelf]

i went to the link i registered there i got an email with no activation link and i cant log in so that was a total bust

[Jet Set Willy]

Download Constructor from The Underdogs then. It's the same version as I used, and I didn't have any folders missing from it, because I used those same instructions.

[shadowwoelf]

argh i cant get the download to work and i deleted my download manager and my other one was messed up so i dont know y i cant download from it but i am only going to try one more thing

[shadowwoelf]

yup i cant download anything from that webpage and i tried everything i even deleted my download managers

[Monkey Island!!]

If dosbox is too hard to get working, i suggest you try Dos Mate (http://forums.emulator-zone.com/showthread.php?p=22320#post22320) which is easier to use, it is designed to run Dos games on new OS's such as XP and ME