Hi there,
I've got DOSBox working great on my PC, but I'm wondering if I can put it on a USB stick and take it with me. Are there any versions that would still work on a portable drive?
Thanks!
Have u tried it.....?
No, because even if I did I wouldn't be able to tell if it worked. Basically to run on a USB stick software should:
1. Not require installation (DOSBox seems to)
2. Not write to the registry (not sure if it does)
3. Not create or modify files outside its own directory (not sure if it does)
Even if I was able to install it to the USB stick, I don't know if it writes to the registry or creates/modifies any files outside its own directory.
1. If you use the Official DosBox versions then yes it does require installation...but only to extract the files from the installer. Once it has done that then you can simply copy the DosBox folder to your USB stick.
2. DosBox uses SDL. It doesn't require the mess that is the registry in any way. DosBox's "registry" is dosbox.conf.
3. The only way that DosBox can "create or modify files outside it's own directory" is if you tell it to. By default it does not.
If you'd spend at least 5 minutes trying it you'd have figured this stuff out for yourself.
there is some website that has this listed.
(it specilizes in these kind of things.
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wrote:If you'd spend at least 5 minutes trying it you'd have figured this stuff out for yourself.
Exactly! Why don't people try something before asking the question 😳
They think it will blow up their computer.
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Or even worse, their heads... 😁
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ive tryed dosbox (0.65, winXP SP2) with QUARANTINE today on my stick, works good so far.
you only have to manually correct your mounting options (dosbox.conf) everytime you run it on another system.
and i recommend a USB 2.0 stick/OS for "good" performance...
just put
mount c .
c:
in your autoexec section.
It would be better to create a subdirectory on the USB stick for your virtual hard drive and mount this instead of the root, e.g. for subfolder "hd":
mount c hd
c:
Should work on every system!
Yes.I ran DOSBox on my PenDrive.Worked fine.
EdusP.
[quote="Reckless"][quote="DosFreak"]If you'd spend at least 5 minutes trying it you'd have figured this stuff out for yourself.[/quote]Exactly! Why don't people try something before asking the question :shocked:[/quote]
Imagine someone thinking, "Maybe, I should find out if this is the right tool BEFORE I start using it."
Because even if it appears to work, it might not. Some of the functionality might not be there.
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
