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[Mighty Midget]

ok, for that hard disk drive, you will need more than just mount c:

Create a folder, and take note of that folder's path.

Type:
mount c c:\[path to folder]

From what I read you never mounted a hard disk drive. This should fix that.

NOTE: the second c will of course have to be change to match your hard disk drive letter.

[k2j]

ok i did mount c c:\games hard drive disc letter is c. still nothing
gotta say this is one of the most challenging things i"ve ever done (doing)!
do i still do mount d d:\ -t cdrom cause ive tryed every combo.

[Mighty Midget]

Yes. You must not getting the mounted hdd and the mounted cd-rom mixed up. You need both so you need to mount both.

What exactly happens? What are the _exact_ messages you get in DOSBox? Give THE Ultimate Exact Description of what happens.

[k2j]

i put mount c c:\games it says drive c is mounted as local directory c:\games\
i put mount d d:\ -t cdrom it says drive d is mounted as cd rom mscdex is installed.

[Mighty Midget]

Ok, so far so good (it seems). Now, give an exact description of what you do next, any messages you get and any result in general (can't find cd, black screen etc etc)

[k2j]

after that nothing happens no messages, it stays on the dozbox.

[Mighty Midget]

Ok, have you typed d: (to change to the cd drive)? If not, do it and type dir/p (this will give you a list of all files and folders on the cd (/p means one screen at a time, good if there are a LOT of files and folders).

You can also add file extentions to that "dir", most relevant will be

dir.com
dir.bat
dir.exe

Please post any com, bat and exe files DOSBox find on your cd.

[k2j]

command com
autoexec bat
imgmount com
boot com
intro com
rescan com
loudfix com
mem com
mount com
mixer com
config com

[Mighty Midget]

Ok, here's a test for that cd-rom drive you mounted:

In Windows, explore the cd and see if the files are the same there as in DOSBox.

Reason: It looks like the problem is the mounted cd-rom drive, and if the files you get in DOSBox are different from the ones you get in Windows, then DOSBox isn't reading the cd. Now we're actually getting somewhere

EDIT: Is it a real, physical cd you have, or a cd image file (like an ISO)?

[k2j]

how do i expolre the cd in windows, i went on my computer and went onto the cd, 1 was giberish the other 2 open the game up and the last one i opened up with note pad and it didnt realy load up, took forever to load up after 5 mins 4 percent was complete/