things to check:
xms=true
ems=false
check that the files are not write protected.
check that the irq in the setup for the sound card matches the one in dosbox (7 by default).

Dominus wrote:

things to check: xms=true ems=false check that the files are not write protected. check that the irq in the setup for the sound […]
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things to check:
xms=true
ems=false
check that the files are not write protected.
check that the irq in the setup for the sound card matches the one in dosbox (7 by default).

Not to play the advocate here but...I play Ultima 8 with EMS so I'm not so sure thats the problem here. 😒

I'm going to go with Dominus' suggestion of checking to make sure none of the files or folders for the game are read-only/write-protected. The error looks like the game is not able to open a file for read+write access.

avatar: Just for reference, what version of DOSBox do you have U8 running in?

Avatar: these were just some suggestions, since I'm pretty sure (though not 100%) that EMS is not needed.

HunterZ wrote:

I'm going to go with Dominus' suggestion of checking to make sure none of the files or folders for the game are read-only/write-protected. The error looks like the game is not able to open a file for read+write access.

avatar: Just for reference, what version of DOSBox do you have U8 running in?

I've run it in Dosbox 0.63, AEP's build and ykhwong's build. They all work at great speeds with full sound. No crashes as far as I have seen.

I thank you all for your suggestions, though things still aren't working correctly. I'm getting the same error.

I have another problem which may very well be related... lately I haven't been able to use command at all, and I've been getting this message when I open it:

"C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. System file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications."

I search windows 32 for the autoexec file and it's not there at all. I remember quite vividly using command prompt in XP since I used to use it for ftp purposes, but I haven't in a long time and since then I've been getting that message. Any suggestions there?

That problem gets asked about all the time, so there's a thread explaining it here: 16-bit subsystem error "Your system is not suitable for running 16-bit apps"

Thank you very much, Hunter, as that fixed my command prompt problem. However, that fucking game is STILL not working, giving the same error. I'm beginning to think that my nostalgia will go unfulfilled, but I suppose I'll keep trying. If there are any more suggestions available, I'd appreciate them. I've done everything suggested thus far. Oi.

Just out of curiosity, what is the name of the path you have the game installed in? Is it longer than 8 characters, or does it contain spaces?

Nevermind everyone! I got it working (somehow, not entirely sure yet)!!! Thank you all so much for your help!

Awesome. If you figure it out, be sure to let us know - someone else may have the same problem and look to this thread for help.

For the autoexec.nt problem check here for possible solutions:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?sci … kb;en-us;324767

I have seen several people having that error lately on another board, it appears some spyware program is corrupting autoexec.nt from what I remember of the discussion.

I still would like to know the solution to Ben's problem (though it sounds like he was using the windows dosbox instead of Dosbox 😀)