Try:
memsize = 8
core=full
loadfix lavacap.exe

Ok i did the first 2 and it didnt phase it. Im not sure what the Loadfix part is. Could you explain?
Thanks

Loadfix is a dosbox internal program, just run it as lei wrote

Still didnt fix it. Although the code in the errow messege is different, it think.

I dont know if this would help or not, but it gave me that same error when trying to run it directly off of XP or Win7.

Also, i know dos doesnt support usb keyboard and mouse. Do i need to be using PS/2 keyboard and mouse to make this work?

don't worry about the usb keyboard/mouse, DOSBox takes care of that , your problem isn't there

Shareware versions 1.1 and 2.1 are working with no apparent problem in DOSBox 0.74 with default settings. What version do you have? It should say on the title screen.

Do any messages appear in the DOSBox Status Window after running the game?

You said the same kind of error occurs in Windows, so maybe you have a bad file and just need to replace it from a known good source.

since you migrated from win98 to NT based windows, you might also want to check if the files' Access Control List (ACL) were being sets properly.

shareware version (2.1) also works under winXP cmd with graphical error, but it still playable.

Nothing appears in the status windows. Its version 1.1

Im sorry, but i dont know what ACL is. Is it possible im missing some file or something got corrupted? Is there any files for the program other then the Executable? because i think i only have the Exe.

The problem regarding the "ACL" is that the program might be running in a folder that it does not have write-access to. Try running DOSBox as a user with Administrator privileges and see if that solves the problem. (Running DOSBox as a user with Administrator privileges is usually not a very good idea, but it's worth a try for troubleshooting purposes.)

However, since you seem to be running Windows Vista or 7, this is probably not the problem.

xb2003 wrote:

Is it possible im missing some file or something got corrupted? Is there any files for the program other then the Executable? because i think i only have the Exe.

Yes, it is extremely likely that you need other files. Try downloading the game again from somewhere.

In addition to the executable, there should also be overlay files (.OV1 through .OV4 in the case of shareware v1.1); but I doubt you're missing those because the game would halt at startup and tell you that there are missing files. Most likely you have a corrupt file.

I have all of them. I attached an image of the folder's contents. Anything seem out of the Ordinary? Ill try running dosbox as an admin real quick.

And if that fails, i will go and retry to transfer it from 98.

Where the heck would i download it from? i cant even find anything about lavacap on the internet. I searched this forum for anythingabout Lavacap, and found nothing. I was kinda wondering if it was long and forgotten even by the dos people, but oviously its not.

I reproduced the error with a zero-byte SOUND.TMP file in the game folder, as you have, so delete that. It's not a distributed file, and although the game does try to open it, I've not seen it try to create it.

Muhaha that worked. It runs. Its wierd to play lavacap with a lazer mouse. Ill get used to it. Anyways, thanks. for helping me get this working.

Quick question, good site to find dos games, and any you would recommend?

Thanks,
Jesse

The links page on dosbox.com has some good places to find DOS games.

I like RGB Classic Games

xb2003 wrote:

Where the heck would i download it from? i cant even find anything about lavacap on the internet. I searched this forum for anythingabout Lavacap, and found nothing. I was kinda wondering if it was long and forgotten even by the dos people, but oviously its not.

I would suggest http://www.soleau.com/dosgame.html , but all they have there now is Oilcap and Wall Pipe. I wonder what the story is there? Regardless, there's numerous Google hits for <soleau lavacap>.

Aside from RGB Classic Games, http://www.dosgamesarchive.com/ is also quite nice.