Get the DOS32A extender here: http://dos32a.narechk.net

Put DOS32A.EXE in the game's installation directory, and then use a command like this to start the game: dos32a mygame.exe <parameters>

Use the name of the game's main executable in place of mygame.exe, and you can include parameters after the executable name if there are any. Using a different extender in this way effectively bypasses Laserlok copy protection, and although it works in other cases, I haven't tried it with this particular game.

I'm curious if you're using a version other than the U.S. version. My U.S. version doesn't use LaserLock.

I've had no problems playing it on my Win 7 machine. CD is not even required after install.

Thanks very much for the quick replies both ripsaw8080 and Stick. I'll admit I downloaded this game via torrent so it may just be a foreign (not American) version though If I recall right the original which I owned years ago had the same Laserlok folder and that persistent requirement was nixed once it was installed through the install. Of course I could very well be wrong on that account. It's still one of my favorite DOS games. I'll post back about the dos32a extender and the experience with it and Links LS 1997.

Alright. Tried dos32a extender. Failed the issue. I don't mind the requirement for the disc as I can mount the image files or have rewriteable cd's for this case. The main issue is getting the game itself to run. I'll continue to try various things on this using dos32a as well as tinkering with various configurations other than that to see if I can find out what is causing the game to crash while loading. It could be something to do with the vesa driver. I found that issue in Links386 as well. We'll see.