it seems the way around the install.dat error is to start the install program, then exit without installing it. if I do that I do not get that dat error. before i was using a directory on my c drive as the mounting location then running the game from E drive(cdrom mount) at ther moment i have …

well thats the thing, I did. I actually got it installed using just dosbox without a front end, and I can see this install.dat file in my mounted directory, but dosbox does not. I the game ran once right after I installed it but without midi and everything was sluggish. I exited and could not get it …

specs: xp system on 620 pentium 4 with a multipurpose dvd/rw drive dog 1.6 with dosbox .72 i get these errors: DOS/4GW professional error (2504): can't create swap file "" DOS/4GW professional fatal error (1011):vmm initialization error [1] it then gives me a E:\SHOCK> prompt with E being my cd …