get sweeter kids 😉

anyway you can install windows 3.11 in dosbox, but I think given the 1998 year that it is a windows 95 game

It's supposed to have been written for Windows 3.1. It might run with HX DOS Extender under DOSBox, but I probably couldn't explain very well how to get you started other than downloading the v2.15, 01/2009, stable HXRT and HXGUI.

http://www.superkids.com/aweb/pages/reviews/multisub/kinderg/1/drskind/merge.shtml wrote:

System Requirements

PC: Windows 3.1 or Windows 95, 66MHz 486DX or faster cpu, 20 MB hard drive space, 8 MB RAM for Windows 3.1 (16 MB recommended), 16 MB RAM for Windows 95, 640 x 480 display, 256 colors: High and True Color supported for Windows 95, Double-speed or faster CD-ROM, Windows compatible sound device

Mac: System 7.1 or higher, 68040/20 or faster cpu, 20 MB hard drive space, 8 MB free RAM, 640 x 480 display with 256 colors, 2X or faster CD-ROM

Freaking Broderbund/TLC. My mom bought Reader Rabbit 2 for my brother when we were kids, and I could never get the damn thing to run more than once out of every 50 tries even though it was a DOS game on a DOS machine. They have terrible product support, always dropping all mention of older products. I guess that's to be expected though since they're basically a shovelware publisher.

Manor, can you explain a little bit more about the HX DOS Extender? Do I just downloaded the two files that you've mentioned then install them under DOSBOX and repeat the steps in "the 60 seconds guide......."

Many Thanks!!!

You download both zips I mentioned. They will need to be in a directory that will be mounted inside DOSBox. I suggest unzipping to both of them to the c:\dosgames\hx (create the directory if it doesn't exist).

Then you can add:

1mount C C:\dosgames
2path=c:\hx\bin
3HXLDR32.EXE

in the [autoexec] section of DOSBox.

You'll also need to mount your cd or dvd drive.

This should hopefully allow you to install and run the game per 60 second guide.

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1mount C C:\dosgames
2path=c:\hx\bin
3HXLDR32.EXE

in the [autoexec] section of DOSBox.

Beware of the path entry line:

1mount C C:\dosgames
2path=PATH=%PATH%;c:\hx\bin
3HXLDR32.EXE

the PATH=%PATH%; parameter in the path line doesn't delete current path settings ("PATH=Z:"), but will add the path you set to the right from it.
The lost of PATH=Z: causes DOSBox its system programs no longer to be found, like the command mount.

I do it like this:

1path z:\;c:\hx\bin