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First post, by thrillhouse85

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Hi, I recently downloaded DOS-BOX. It was recomended to me from another help forum, since I recently uploaded Sierra's Quest for Glory 3 and Kings Quest 5 onto my computer. Both games play smoothly, but neither has sound. QFG:3 says "unable to initialize audio hardware." I have a very fast computer and excellent sound, and was told that by running these two games through DOS-BOX, I can get them working. The problem is, I don't know how to use DOS-BOX, and the FAQ is confusing!

Basically, it's a DOS command prompt. I've never really used DOS, but I vaguely know how it works.

Firstly, DOS-BOX has "Z:\>" instead of "C:\" which I remember DOS having, and I don't know how to get it to C. Secondly, I typed the extention of the file in:

C:\Documents and Settings\Jack\Desktop\oldschool games\Quest for Glory 3\SIERRA.EXE

It said it was unable to access that for me.

How can I get DOS-BOX to run my games?? Sorry if this question has been asked, but searching through forums for previous threads has occupied me for the past couple days, and it's gotten tedious! Please help!

Reply 2 of 7, by thrillhouse85

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Ok. I followed all those options, and right when I clicked SIERRA.EXE it said "no keyboard driver!"

How do I solve this?

Reply 3 of 7, by wd

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Try install or setup or something. Some Sierra games have
a selection for keyboard drivers.

Reply 4 of 7, by thrillhouse85

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I tried INSTALL.exe, but there is no keyboard option, only graphics, mouse, music, joystick, and memory.

???

Reply 5 of 7, by Qbix

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how can you click on sierra.exe inside dosbox ?

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

Reply 6 of 7, by thrillhouse85

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I typed "C:/SIERRA.EXE which is the extention, after going cd QG3. Doing the same thing for my King's Quest games worked fine.

Reply 7 of 7, by MiniMax

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60 seconds guide to getting your game to run in DOSBox

DOSBox 60 seconds guide | How to ask questions
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