1) latest (patched)

2) Yes, if not, try cmd

3) dunno

The orginal cd will work in Dosbox right?

** What is cmd?

cmd.exe command opens a NTVDM (NT Virtual DOS machine) window, that is, the pseudo ms-dos within WinXP.

Unless he is on Linux or MacOS. Since CC has not seen fit to inform us, we can only guess.

MiniMax wrote:

Unless he is on Linux or MacOS. Since CC has not seen fit to inform us, we can only guess.

My bad guys.

I am using Windows Xp and am very new to this.

Just wondering if the cd will work whislt I use Dosbox to run the game.

Provided you mount the drive in DOSBox I see nothing in your posts to make me think it will be any different from other CDs.

Ok....that worked fine. I have one more question.

I have mounted the c drive, installed Duke Nukem 3d and everything works fine. I shut it down and tried to play again and can only get as far as the folder than contains the install exe file. Has anyone else run into a problem where they can only play the game once and it will not let you navigate through dosbox to the folder created after installation? Thank you.

I have mounted the c drive, installed Duke Nukem 3d and everything works fine. I shut it down and tried to play again and can only get as far as the folder than contains the install exe file. Has anyone else run into a problem where they can only play the game once and it will not let you navigate through dosbox to the folder created after installation? Thank you.

That's usually because you are mounting stuff differently...

Ok.....so say the install program says install the program to c:/Duke3d ..... how am I mounting incorrectly? Windows XP

I go :

z:/mount c c:/duke3d
z:/ c:/
c:/duke3d
dir etc
won't let me locate the folder with the setup and duke3d exe files.

Please forgive these questions, I understand Dos basics but would appreciate the help.

See, when you installed the game you did mount c c:\ (and not mount c c:\duke3d - do you notice the difference?). When you do this (mount c c:\duke3d) there can't be the duke3d folder since that is what Dosbox thinks is c:\ now.
Do this:
in your Windows XP make a folder in c:\ called Dosgames, then move the folder Duke3d into the Dosgames folder (all via Explorer, do not use Dosbox, yet).
NOW start Dosbox and use the following commands.
mount c c:\dosgames
c:
cd duke3d
duke3d

Please do not take offense, but I wonder why especially people wanting to play Duke or Shadow Warrior have so many problems with Dosbox...

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See, when you installed the game you did mount c c:\ (and not mount c c:\duke3d - do you notice the difference?). When you do th […]
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See, when you installed the game you did mount c c:\ (and not mount c c:\duke3d - do you notice the difference?). When you do this (mount c c:\duke3d) there can't be the duke3d folder since that is what Dosbox thinks is c:\ now.
Do this:
in your Windows XP make a folder in c:\ called Dosgames, then move the folder Duke3d into the Dosgames folder (all via Explorer, do not use Dosbox, yet).
NOW start Dosbox and use the following commands.
mount c c:\dosgames
c:
cd duke3d
duke3d

Please do not take offense, but I wonder why especially people wanting to play Duke or Shadow Warrior have so many problems with Dosbox...

Thanks and yes I will try it.

I think the SW and Duke people maybe lack the tech savvy of some of the other posters on here and expect instant gratification. I myself want to learn and just found some dude's "60 second help guide" plus your help. I am hoping I can learn the basics of DosBox and hopefully help someone else one day. Thanks.

Instant gratification is easy....without DOSBox.

HARD WAY

1. Download Eduke32/SWP.
2. Extract Eduke32/SWP.
3. Copy Duke3D\Shadow Warrior Data files to Eduke32 Directory.

The addons are slightly more complicated if you consider adding a switch to an shortcut complicated.

EASY (ILLEGAL) WAY
If you want instant gratification then screw the companies that developed the software since they obviously don't care and just download a torrent that has everything already setup for you....and stay away from these forums.

If the above is still to complicated then there is Duke3D on XBOX Live. As for Shadow Warrior you'd have to pester whoever is going to buy the rights to that assuming 3DRealms doesn't retain them.

Thanks guys. I read the manual and used the mounting instuctions ot figure it out. Works great. Thanks you.

DosFreak wrote:

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Instant gratification is easy....without DOSBox.

HARD WAY

1. Download Eduke32/SWP.
2. Extract Eduke32/SWP.
3. Copy Duke3D\Shadow Warrior Data files to Eduke32 Directory.

The addons are slightly more complicated if you consider adding a switch to an shortcut complicated.

EASY (ILLEGAL) WAY
If you want instant gratification then screw the companies that developed the software since they obviously don't care and just download a torrent that has everything already setup for you....and stay away from these forums.

If the above is still to complicated then there is Duke3D on XBOX Live. As for Shadow Warrior you'd have to pester whoever is going to buy the rights to that assuming 3DRealms doesn't retain them.