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Old 07-02-2005, 06:53 PM   #1
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i downloaded police quest and im not sure how to install the program
                       
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Old 07-02-2005, 06:58 PM   #2
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SORRY I HAVE WINXP AS MY OS..PLEASE HELP
                       
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Old 07-02-2005, 06:58 PM   #3
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You should Look Here First and I will be happy to answer any question you would have after reading that.

Please also tell us your OS and your computer specs so we can help you better.
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Old 07-02-2005, 07:05 PM   #4
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I HAVE A PENTIUM 1.3 GHZ WITH 512 MEMORY RUNNING ON WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL
                       
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Old 07-02-2005, 07:05 PM   #5
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Maybe your broken keyboard is the reason you can't get the game to work?
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Old 07-02-2005, 07:13 PM   #6
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Im Dumb I Cant Get The Program To Run
perfect self description :roflol: now will you stop shouting and give the relevant information asked for by eagle and wired
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Old 07-02-2005, 07:18 PM   #7
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You guys are so cheeky! :P

John, first of all which Police Quest is it... generally all you have to do is extract the files using Winzip, and then some programs require you to run the setup file.

Once this is done use DosBox to play the game (executable file). Easy way of using DosBox is shown HERE.

I haven't downloaded those games so Im not sure of the file structure, but there is usually a file which will be quite obvious.... eg. install.exe (set's up stuff, doesn't usually acutally install) or setup.exe, if this isn't present then don't worry just skip straight to DosBox. DosBox should sort out most issues....

Post back with more details of the game etc, and specifically what the problem you have is, and im sure these guys will help - just dont use caps, its a sensitive issue
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Old 07-02-2005, 07:21 PM   #8
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thank you i will give that a try and sorry about the caps ill let you know how it works
                       
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Old 07-02-2005, 07:24 PM   #9
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Also, if it's Police Quest 1, the easiest thing to do, is to download Enclosure as well and extract PQ1 into a subfolder of Enclosure. To run the game, run Enclosure and select PQ1.

If it's Police Quest 2 or higher, there're several choices: DosBox, VMDsound or FreeSCI. DosBox and VMDsound can be found on the main page of Abandonia, under Programs. FreeSCI can be found here.
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Old 07-02-2005, 07:37 PM   #10
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ive downloaded the dosbox but cannot find the executable in the folder to start the program
                       
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