22-01-2009, 02:42 AM
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Its a good possibility that you might be correct. With that in consideration I just bought the game 2nd hand for under 13 bucks.
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22-01-2009, 03:32 AM
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I take that you are not using this site version to play the game then.
Did you use DOSBox to install the game? |
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22-01-2009, 01:18 PM
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No I used the command prompt that xp has to install the game.
Also I want to compare iso sizes the Iso I have is 303mb and I want an original copy of the game so I can make the a new iso and see how big that one is. To see if thats Ripped copy of the game or not. Last edited by fender178; 22-01-2009 at 01:37 PM. |
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23-01-2009, 07:52 AM
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Try installing it under DOSBox. DOS things tend to work much better under DOSBox than XP (or, God forbid, Vista).
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23-01-2009, 10:21 PM
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If you have the original CD then I strongly suggest that you simply use DOSBox, mount your D: drive like a normal CDrom drive and then install the game.
If you simply "purchased" a ripped version... Then I don't really need to search further to understand why it doesn't work. I am not sure I understand you fully anyways. Do you actually have an original CD? And then keep using DOSBox to play the game once it's installed, if possible. |
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24-01-2009, 01:37 AM
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No I dont have an original cd I just download the iso one member of the site was able to make for me. Im going to have an original cd soon though I just bought one. I should have it next week some time.
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24-01-2009, 03:11 AM
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Installing directly from the original CD is your sure bet then!
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24-01-2009, 01:10 PM
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Ya Or maybe an Iso of the original cd.
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25-01-2009, 03:12 AM
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Well here is something interesting. I installed the Windows version under windows 3.11 under dosbox and that worked no error msg.
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25-01-2009, 04:58 AM
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Do you happen to have more files installed this way?
I am only half surprised. Old games who have both DOS and Win install options usually have different install files. |
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