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First post, by webe123

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I am a total newbie to dosbox. But I do know a little about dos commands.

Anyway, I installed the wing commander 1 Deluxe edition CD (Not my cd but looks like it)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wing-Commander-I-Delu … =item35bca904ea

I used this giude to install it and everything works, sound, joystick, even fullscreen!

http://www.wcnews.com/techsupport.shtml

But when I go into the pilots room to save, I get a message...Game will not be saved.

I am thinking it is because the game is mounted to the cd?

I use these commands after I installed the game......

mount c: c:\

mount d: d:\ -t cdrom

d:

WC (That was something I found out on my own...the guide says to type in wc in small letters to start the game, but I have to type mine in capitol letters.)

I have win 7 ultimate as my OS.

If I DO have to change something in dosbox 0.74 please give me step-by step instructions....please don't assume I already know what to type. Thanks.

Reply 1 of 15, by Qbix

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don't you need to switch to C: ?

Water flows down the stream
How to ask questions the smart way!

Reply 2 of 15, by webe123

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Qbix wrote:

don't you need to switch to C: ?

I don't know WHAT I need to do. That is why I am posting.

What I am thinking I need to do is maybe create a folder in c for the save game?

But WHERE I put it so that dosbox can use it, I don't know

Reply 3 of 15, by Dominus

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Follow the instructions you posted the link to and it will work.
Specifically the part where you run install on d: and then switch to a folder on c: to run wc.

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Reply 6 of 15, by webe123

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bloodbat wrote:

Extensive instructions that may or may not help you.
http://www.wcnews.com/techsupport.shtml#wc1
What a wonderful friend Google is.

Well I gave that same link in my post!

I still cannot save.

To all others...the link only talks about installation. As I have stated, I already have the game installed and it works perfectly.

It simply will not save...I also made sure the read only box was unchecked in the shortcut as well as run as administrator checked.

Last edited by webe123 on 2012-11-24, 18:27. Edited 1 time in total.

Reply 8 of 15, by webe123

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Dominus wrote:

Follow the guide. From your first post you are obviously NOT following it.

Show me EXACTLY then what I did wrong!

You seem to know so much about it.

For YOUR information I DID follow the guide EXACTLY as it said and now I am only having trouble saving! It would NOT work when I typed in wc in small letters but it worked in capitol letters. That was the ONLY thing I changed.

THE GUIDE ONLY SHOWS HOW TO INSTALL! That is all.

From what I have read I may need to set up a save file of some sort but I don't know how to do that.

I think I deserve more of an answer than "you are not following the guide'! Because I DID!

Reply 9 of 15, by Dominus

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You wrote

mount c: c:\ […]
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mount c: c:\

mount d: d:\ -t cdrom
d:
WC

The guide writes something else, starting from point 12. reread that part.

you are running wc from the cd rom. How do you think wc is abale to save its stuff to a cd-rom?

So you need to do
Mount c c:/
C:
Cd (where you installed wc)
wc

Alternatively, start over and read AND FOLLOW the 60 seconds guide in my signature.

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Reply 10 of 15, by Dominus

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And I think I deserve more than "it works now" when you are running wc. Because I wrote in my first reply what is wrong.

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Reply 11 of 15, by webe123

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Dominus wrote:

And I think I deserve more than "it works now" when you are running wc. Because I wrote in my first reply what is wrong.

Dude I thought you were talking about the stupid guide I was following on the CIC site!

You did not say anything about a 60 second GUIDE!

I will try that thanks.

Reply 12 of 15, by Dominus

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I am talking about the CIC site. You are not a good reader are you? When I mention the 60 seconds guide there is a clear ALTERNATIVELY written...

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Reply 13 of 15, by webe123

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Dominus wrote:

I am talking about the CIC site. You are not a good reader are you? When I mention the 60 seconds guide there is a clear ALTERNATIVELY written...

Thanks but no thanks for your ass attitude!

You are a real ASS!

You are not very good with people, are you idiot?

Reply 14 of 15, by Dominus

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EDIT: Flaming back of course. Obviously I hit the right spot 😀

Last edited by Dominus on 2012-11-24, 21:50. Edited 1 time in total.

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Reply 15 of 15, by bloodbat

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Dominus wrote:

Bloodbat, the op gave that link already 😉

So true, seems I wasn't all that good reading this time either 😜