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[ColdAdzar]

Hello everyone,

I know people have not posted on this thread in a while....... Meh

I am kind of new to Abandonia, and I would just like to say thank you to Japofran for makng that tutorial for newbies. I just have a little problem. You all know the classic shooter Duke Nukem 3D, right? Anyway I used that Drag N' Drop method with the DUKE3D.EXE file onto the DOSBox shortcut and this is what came up:

Z:\>C:

C:\>DUKE3D.EXE
This program cannot be run in DOS mode.

Can anybody explain to me what the problem is?

Please Reply,

ColdAdzar. :} :thumbs:

[AlumiuN]

I'm guessing that your Duke Nukem 3D version has a Windows EXE. Which Duke Nukem 3D version do you have?

[_r.u.s.s.]

well, you heard it, this program cannot be run in dos mode

is it a windows excutable or something? where did you get the game from?

by the way, after you reply for the first time expect these posts moved in to a new separate topic in troubleshooting, so you can find it

[ColdAdzar]

Originally Posted by AlumiuN

I'm guessing that your Duke Nukem 3D version has a Windows EXE. Which Duke Nukem 3D version do you have?

I had the CD of Duke Nukem 3D on the PC, but sadly I lost it a few years ago, so I went looking for a copy of it on the internet, and I found a cop of it. I downloaded it and the installation instructions were in a foreign language, but I found my way around it. When I installed it and looked in the folder, it came with these files:

DUKE3D, SETUP, COMMIT, DEMO1, DEMO2, DEMO3, DUKE, DN3DHELP, GAME.CON, DEFS.CON, USER.CON, SETMAIN, README, ULTRAMID, MODEM.PCK, LICENSE, DUKE3D [The GRP File], and CDROM.

All I did was Drag N' Drop the DUKE3D file onto the DOSBox icon, and it came up with that error message. Please help!

[Data]

you should buy the game from 3drealms and/or download the demo version for them

3drealms offers usually one episode for free. It's a quite a bit of work to finish that one
http://www.3drealms.com/downloads.html

[_r.u.s.s.]

coldazdar have you actually tried running it in windows?

maybe you have some kind of preconfigured win version?

[The Fifth Horseman]

Originally Posted by ColdAdzar

All I did was Drag N' Drop the DUKE3D file onto the DOSBox icon, and it came up with that error message. Please help!

You're staring at the explanation - it's right in the error message.
"This program cannot be run in DOS mode." is the standard error message a Windows program gives when you're trying to run it in DOS.

Run the game in Windows - it should do just fine.

[ColdAdzar]

Originally Posted by The Fifth Horseman

You're staring at the explanation - it's right in the error message.
"This program cannot be run in DOS mode." is the standard error message a Windows program gives when you're trying to run it in DOS.

Run the game in Windows - it should do just fine.

Yes, I did run the game in Windows and I did configure all the settings, but when I play it there is no music, the graphics are terrible, and not the way they are supposed to be, the sounds are really poor and all crackly

Now come on, would you like to relive your DOS dreams of Duke Nukem 3D like that?

[MugsyNJ1]

Originally Posted by ColdAdzar

Yes, I did run the game in Windows and I did configure all the settings, but when I play it there is no music, the graphics are terrible, and not the way they are supposed to be, the sounds are really poor and all crackly

Now come on, would you like to relive your DOS dreams of Duke Nukem 3D like that?

Check out http://www.eduke32.com/ Download and follow the instructions there to bring Duke into the 21st century.

[ColdAdzar]

Originally Posted by MugsyNJ1

Check out http://www.eduke32.com/ Download and follow the instructions there to bring Duke into the 21st century.

Thanks man, I owe you one :}
:thumbs:

It's working fine now, and with extras, thanks once again! :thumbs: