First post, by QuantumBinary
I've used Dosbox for quite a while now and only had a problem when I moved to dosbox 7.
- Fresh install, new folder, no files.
- Will *always* crash on opening.
- The *only* way I can actually open it is to OPEN a dos window (start/run/cmd) and then REMOVE the active status from it by clicking somewhere on the desktop and THEN launching Dosbox. Launching this way has a 100% success rate. Everything else crashes on launch.
By crashing, I mean the following: goes to a full black screen with a line of text on the top and crashes 1/4 second after with a windows error regarding sdl.dll
I have tried re-downloading, re-installing, deleting and re-installing and even changing the settings per readme and forum advice. All to no go.
Like I stated, I can only open it (Dosbox) by pre-opening a DOS window first and then removing the active status of the DOS window by clicking on the desktop. Only then can I launch Dosbox 0.70
Just thought I'd let you folks now. Hope this helps others...
I managed to slow the PC down (by launching 3 massive applications at the same time) and thus, was able to read what flashed on the screen before the flash: "Using the default settings: Create a config file to change them."
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After having played with it a while, It now gives me a sdl.dll not found. even on a fresh re-install.... It's late, I give up..
