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tricking dosbox into thinking I am installing off a Cd

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  • 27-01-2016 10:53pm
    #1
    barrymanilow
    Registered Users Posts: 548 ✭✭✭


    Hi all ,

    Just wondering if anyone here could help .

    I'm trying to install an old DOS game , tie fighter on windows 8 . I have the game in a folder on my desktop with the installation files inside it . I go into Dosbox and I mount that folder as a D drive . Then I run the install.exe file . The installation program opens but when I choose max or min install I get the following

    "You cannot select this install option while running the install option from the hard driver , please run the install program from the cd drive if you wish to choose this option "

    So is there any way I can make dosbox belive that the file is running off a cd ?

    Thanks if you can help

    B


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    eddhorse
    Registered Users Posts: 5,780 ✭✭✭eddhorse


    Hi,

    Looking at the Dosboxing mounting wiki http://www.dosbox.com/wiki/MOUNT
    MOUNT D D:\ -t cdrom

    Extra cd options :
    -t [floppy|cdrom] Define how the mounted folder should behave to the emulated operating system.
    -usecd [drive #] For direct hardware emulation ie: audio playback, etc.
    -cd = Generate a list of local CD ROM drive's "drive #" values
    -label [name] = Set the volume name of the drive (all caps)
    -ioctl = Lowest level of hardware access (Win 2K, XP and Linux)...follows the -usecd command


    EDIT : This might also help :
    http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=35185

    EDIT EDIT :
    I found a workaround (this link here helped: http://www.resolveitcomputers.com/how-to-play-tie-fighter-on-a-newer-pc). To put it short, I made an ISO file from my CD, mounted it in DOSBox using

    imgmount d D:\Pelit\CD\TIECD.iso -t iso

    and ran the install program within DOSBox. All 3 install options were now available!


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    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,881 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Eddhorse is probably the right way to do it but I remember multiple times with the likes of X-com and Darklight Conflict and a few others I got around this error by dragging the game icons onto the Dosbox icon rather than typing out commands, no idea why that worked but it did. not sure if that even works in Windows 10 now, it was a good while ago in XP I think.


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    The Last Bandit
    Registered Users Posts: 3,718 ✭✭✭The Last Bandit


    Sometimes is just handier to take the hit and buy in again from GOG and let them deal with the installation hassle.


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    megaten
    Registered Users Posts: 1,886 ✭✭✭megaten


    This mightn't be useful since its years since I tried it but I remember dosbox frontends like d-fend being available which took a lot of this kind of hassle away.


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    barrymanilow
    Registered Users Posts: 548 ✭✭✭barrymanilow


    thanks a mill for the ideas , the eddhorse way above worked , love this game , goodbye life .


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    eddhorse
    Registered Users Posts: 5,780 ✭✭✭eddhorse


    Great news !


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