I have a folder mounted as C:

how?
Can you access that folder within dosbox?

please give us your exact mountings.

Read my 60 Seconds Guide to DOSBox (and don't just read it - follow it too).

If that doesn't help, come back with details on how you mounted your C and D drives, how you did the install, how you configured sound, music etc.

Yes, I can access the C:\. This is how its mounted, "mount C D:\Dosgames\Fable" and I have the CD mounted as, "mount D E:\ -t cdrom -usedcd number". I have the "-usedcd number" set because it would say the CD-ROM is missing.

And how did your mountings look like when you installed the game?

What do you mean? Well they work if thats what your asking. But they are not detected in the installer so I can't install the game.

Do you

1) Mount a folder as the C drive?
2) Mount the CD-ROM as drive D?
3) Switch to D
4) Run the INSTALL.EXE

and then get the error message?

Yes, did you look at my previous post? "Mount C D:\Dosgames\Fable" for the Hard drive. "Mount D E:\ -t cdrom -usedcd name" for CDROM.

I hope it is not "-usedcd name" but "-usecd some-number".

Which number do you use, and why that number?

Well "Mount D E:\ -t cdrom -usedcd name" works just fine. It works the same with a number "usedcd 1".

Let me spell it out in large letters then:

That option not spelled -usedcd.
It is spelled -usecd.
Only 1 'd'.

If you spell it wrong, it is simply ignored by the mount command and have no effect WHATSOEVER.

Sorry, it was a typo. It is set as "-usecd number".

Okay - now let us go back to a previous question:

MiniMax wrote:

Which number do you use, and why that number?

You said you use -usecd 1. Why 1 ?

phildaman46 wrote:

When I get to the "Installation Path" part in the install.exe and press OK, it gives me a "Device doesn't exist!" message.

This looks to me like a problem with the HD rather than a problem with the CD, so all that "usecd" talk might lead in the wrong direction. phildaman46, can you install other games in DOSBox? I mean, is the directory you're mounting as "c:" writeable? Telling us which OS you're using might help, too.

I have no problem reading and writing in the mounted drive. I run dosbox on both Linux and Windows XP.

Hmmmm... I'm out of ideas, then. Don't have the game to test it with DOSBox. The DOSBox website says the game should be playable. Did you try installing the DOS version of the game in Windows, and then playing it in DOSBox? This is generally not recommended, but may be a workaround in this case. You could also install the game in Qemu, VMWare or BOCHS, with a native MS-DOS/FreeDOS install (or Windows 9x in DOS mode), and then try to play it in DOSBox. A lot of work for one single game, but worth a shot.

This thread is soooooooooo full of FAIL. I told the poster to follow my guide, and so far I haven't heard sh.t about the results from that.

I asked why the -usecd 1, and I still haven't gotten an answer to that either.

Maybe I am totally wrong here, but I don't see the logic in coming here, asking for help, and then ignoring the help and instructions given.

Why do I use "usecd 1"? Because it works. Why are you asking me stupid questions? It wouldn't make a difference to why the installer isn't detecting the mounted C:\ drive. Anyway, installing the Windows version works.

I managed to get the Dos version to work by copying the fable.exe, hmidet.386, and hmidrv.386 files from the CD to the hard drive and making the FABLE.CFG file.

I can confirm the issue, see log.