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[rossik]

so i read all the beginers guide to dos box.

i did the "mount c c:\oldgames" thing
but i dont understand a thing about dos, and i cant run games..

[rossik]

mm...cant find the "edit " either

so, im trying to play "waxworks". i have it by the name elvira 3.

my dosbox is 0,72 and the folder of elvira is named "dos" (dont know why)

[Mighty Midget]

We need more details.
What is your operating system?
What error messages do you get?
What is the exact nature of the problem? Does DOSBox freeze or doesn't it find the game? Please describe what happens.

Also, have you unzipped the game in the oldgames folder in your root directory of your c drive?

EDITED coz he posted the answers to a couple of my questions.

[rossik]

Originally Posted by Mighty Midget

What is the exact nature of the problem? Does DOSBox freeze or doesn't it find the game? Please describe what happens.

Also, have you unzipped the game in the oldgames folder in your root directory of your c drive?

i dont know how to run the game

i create a "oldgames" folder in C

[The Fifth Horseman]

Then I reccomend you follow the remainder of the Beginner's Guide. Using Norton Commander will help you a lot.
Oh yes, and the games are typically started with EXE files, sometimes you might instead find COM files, and occasionally you may need to run the game through a BAT file in its directory to have it work properly.

[Mighty Midget]

Originally Posted by rossik

i dont know how to run the game

i create a "oldgames" folder in C

First, here area few basic commands for DOS.
filename (for exe, bat and com files) run application
cd directory name changes directory
cd.. changes directory back one level.
dir lists all files and directories (folders in windows) in current directory.

Navigate to the directory using the cd commands, then type the name of the application.

[rossik]

the game as i unzip it already have a BAT file, and i can play . but the game freez just as i enter aroom. and dont have sound. so i figure if i could run it with dosbox, maybe the game would work fine.

but i dont know the command to run games in dosbox. what shoul i type?

(oh, i have windows xp)

[Mighty Midget]

Originally Posted by Mighty Midget

First, here area few basic commands for DOS.
filename (for exe, bat and com files) run application
cd directory name changes directory
cd.. changes directory back one level.
dir lists all files and directories (folders in windows) in current directory.

Navigate to the directory using the cd commands, then type the name of the application.

Here are all the commands you need.

[rossik]

you all can laugh at my noobnes, but heres the thing:

[Mighty Midget]

But you need to navigate to the dos directory. Here you are in the root directory. The after DOS shows that DOS is a directory and NOT an application.
Type:
cd dos

That will send you to the right directory.

Once there, type
dir

That will list all files and directories in the dos directory. If the list scrolls off screen, type
dir/p

That will cut the list in chunks not larger than a single screen.

If the game is in it's own directory in the dos directory, repeat the steps above, but swap the name "dos" for the name of the game directory.

Locate the bat file, and type the name of that file.