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Installing a game

  • 02-04-2008 5:20pm
    #1
    willcartel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25 ✭


    I'm trying to install a game on my pc, its an oldie so it only needs 15MB of free space. However it is saying i don't have enough free space even though there is actually 15GB free. Any ideas on why this is happening?


Comments

  • #2
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Whats the game?


  • #3
    willcartel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25 ✭willcartel


    Its called broken sword:shadow of the templars


  • #4
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    As far as I recall that game came with a DOS console based installer right? It might not be able to read the hard disk correctly and thus not able to calculate the free space. Otherwise, have you run the installer in Windows 98 compatibility mode?


  • #5
    willcartel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25 ✭willcartel


    yeah it has a dos installer. dunno how to run it for '98 tho?


  • #6
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    If it has a DOS installer its likely going to need to be installed on a FAT32 formatted partition. Its very unlikely it will be able to recognise an NTFS partition, as it was not designed to work with Windows 2000 or above in mind.

    You might also be able to use an application like ScummVM to be able to run the app, as I believe Broken Sword uses the Scumm engine.


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  • #7
    conzy
    Subscribers Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭conzy


    Install it to a usb stick maybe?


  • #8
    willcartel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25 ✭willcartel


    i stuck it on a usb stick and it worked. thanks a lot lads:)


  • #9
    gamer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,227 ✭✭✭gamer


    i think theres a program called dosbox ,to run old dos games in winxp.
    google ruuning dos games in windows xp.


  • #10
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    gamer wrote: »
    i think theres a program called dosbox ,to run old dos games in winxp.
    google ruuning dos games in windows xp.


    Yeah dosbox is good alright ! That reminds me.... I have day of the tenticle at home !!!


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