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can I add a file to the Z drive?

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First post, by innuss

Posted on 2005-11-12, 06:20

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HI,
I have a program that is registered but when I use DOSBOX it says that it is a unregistered version & doesn't print a text file, it only shows me the info on my screen. This program has a file called SUNDOS that unlocks the program & it is in my c:\oldgames\sierra\fbpro982 directory. I thought that if the file was on the Z drive it might work & think that this was a registered version but I'm not able to copy the file to the Z drive.
Is it possible to add this file to the Z drive & if so, how?
I've got a email into the author of the program to see if he can send me a unlocked out of the box copy but I thought I'd also ask here. Thanks, Matt

Reply 1 of 3, by eL_PuSHeR

Posted on 2005-11-12, 10:24

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Drive Z: is used internally with DOSBox so you cannot do anything with it until you feel like recompiling the source code.

On the other hand, I don't fully understand what you want to accomplish. Are you sure that program cannot have its letter changed?

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Reply 2 of 3, by innuss

Posted on 2005-11-12, 15:51

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I think that the program looks to see if the program is registered & then runs. For some reason its not seeing that SUNDOS.ini file even though its in the directory. I was thinking that if the file was was loaded internally before I ran the program it would work.

Reply 3 of 3, by `Moe`

Posted on 2005-11-15, 15:45

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Files on Z are _not_ loaded internally or anything else. It's not special in any way, except that it is a read-only drive that's always available. Many programs look for their registration information in the path, so you might want to set %PATH% to a suitable value. See a DOS manual for details.

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