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Old 22-09-2004, 10:48 PM   #1
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hey whats up i download like 3 games last night I LOVE THEM LOL!!!!! , but i REAAAAAALLLLLy wanna play pirates gold but it wont insall it directs me to type where i want it to be installed then once i do that it just stops and says insert disc 1 or insert disc then hit enter , thats it!!! am i doin it wrong or something wrong?????
                       
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Old 22-09-2004, 10:55 PM   #2
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to be exact it says "please insert disc #1 in drive '*' and press enter.....
                       
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Old 23-09-2004, 11:13 AM   #3
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I think you shouldn't try installing it but rather running the executable
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Old 23-09-2004, 02:09 PM   #4
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Yes, it's already in the installed state, just copy the game to a directory, setup sound & music through install.exe and play it (pir.exe or some .bat-files).
                       
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Old 23-09-2004, 02:34 PM   #5
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when using dosbox don't set memsize higher then 63 mb.(sure)

You might need to set core to full (not sure)
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Old 27-09-2004, 07:15 PM   #6
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Thanks guys it works BUT........................ now i have another problem now it plays for about 5 minutes then minimized out and a little box saying "this dos program performed illegal something something and will terminate , Blah blah" , then it X's itself out . do i need the dos box or something ..........???
                       
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Old 27-09-2004, 07:20 PM   #7
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It doesn't work in Windows. Install dosbox, which is a dos emulator (You can download it here on abandonia). Run it from there. That should work. I have played Pirates Gold a lot without problems. Great game. k: If you have more questions, just ask!.
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Old 27-09-2004, 07:39 PM   #8
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i was afraid someone was going to say Dosbox , i had downloaded it a couple of weeks ago , Now im familiar with dos , BUT i dont get how it works , i read the read me , but it really isnt helping me , Can someone tell me how exactly to load the games or however it works ......thanks
                       
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Old 27-09-2004, 07:43 PM   #9
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Try this:

Newbie's guide to DOSBox

I didn't have a clue about DOS or DOSBox but this helped me get my games running.
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Old 27-09-2004, 07:46 PM   #10
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Yup. start dosbox.

First press Alt-Enter. This will maximize your screen.

In the promth, write: "mount c c:/" (It doesn't have to be backslash, it may also just be a slash, my keyboard can't make a backslash in dosbox.)

now, go to the directory where your game is, like you would normally do in dos, and run the executable file:
cd games
cd pirates
pirates.exe ...Or whatever the filename is.

Return when you have tried this, I would like to hear if you succeeds.
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