Did you mount the CD correctly? (show us the command)

mount c c:/oldgames
mount d c:/oldgames/startrek -t cdrom
c:
cd c:/startrek
install

Its working now just not the sound how do I found out what sound my computer has I kow its tbe contorl panel but where do I look

Its working except now I have to install the game every time I run it

Mount both your CD and a folder for your "C:" drive. At the command prompt change to the CD and run the install. If you still have trouble, follow the 60 second guide linked in Dominus' sig.

I did that I mounted both the cd drive and the folder still had the same roblem

Try mounting the actual CD, not a folder.

savair wrote:

mount c c:/oldgames mount d c:/oldgames/startrek -t cdrom c: cd c:/startrek install […]
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mount c c:/oldgames
mount d c:/oldgames/startrek -t cdrom
c:
cd c:/startrek
install

If you read the guide, you would not be doing this.

What you need to do is something like

1mount c c:/oldgames
2mount d c:/oldgames/startrek -t cdrom
3d:
4install

When the install program asks for a directory, use some folder like C:\STTFU. Then use the same mounts the next time you run the game.

1mount c c:/oldgames
2mount d c:/oldgames/startrek -t cdrom
3c:
4cd sttfu
5[whatever the EXE is]

I got an error that says "fatal error could not find resource file" check cdpath in file whats that

It means the game cannot find the CD. Did you follow the steps I wrote exactly ? You shouldn't have to install the game every time, but you will have to use both "mount" lines every time you start the game.

I assume the contents of your CD-ROM are in c:\oldgames\startrek. If you don't have a CD-ROM because you downloaded this game from somewhere, then you're on your own and it is futile to try to help you.

Do you even have the original CD? Or did you download this. The problem seems to be that you are mounting your HD as D. Your CD drive is either D, E or some other letter that is not C. The Correct example should be:

Mount C C:\oldgames
Mount D D:\ -t cdrom

No I copied the files from a cd to a folder

Then please start fresh, following the 60seconds guide and using the real CD. And then when you get stuck, tell us at which step it happens.

If you don't want to have the CD in your drive all the time, you can make a bin/cue image of it using imgburn, and then mount it in DOSBox using the "imgmount" command. (Copying the files from the CD to a folder is generally not a good idea.)

savair wrote:

No I copied the files from a cd to a folder

Often this does not work. Some games have CD checks. It can be a simple as a path statement that points to CD, or it can look for other things like the disk label or some obscure file on the disc that many would not copy. It might just be looking to see if MSCDEX is loaded. This is why the suggestions that you try your real CD.