Am I supposed to be able to mount the a: drive without a floppy disk in it?

I have used the following command to mount my floppy drive: mount a a:\ -t floppy. Whenever I do this and there is a floppy (usually an installation disk) in the drive, the floppy becomes corrupted thereafter. What is happening to it? This happened recently with Mech Brigade and Magic Candle. …

Thanks for the feedback. I just want to be able to launch games immediately by just typing their respective .exe file, basically eliminating the extra step of changing directories.

How do I create batch files to instantly load games? So far, I know only to edit the dosbox config file, but it's only for a single game. How do I create batch files for other games?

Thanks for the replies! I tried all variations of install c: that I know of, to no avail. However, I succesfully copied the floppies into the dosbox directory through Win7. From there I ran the 1942 install through dosbox. After some tinkering with installation directories, I finally got the game up …

At the end of dosbox-0.74.conf I have the following (typed immediately below "# You can put your MOUNT lines here."): mount c c:\dosgames c:\ mount d d:\ -t cdrom So, after I launch DOSBox I type "mount a a:\ -t floppy which appears to mount it succesfully. I could then access the contents of 1942 …

At prompt: mount a a:\ -t floppy FYI, I edited the DOSBox .conf file so that D drive (CD drive) is mounted automatically at launch of DOSbox.

Yes, I mounted the floppy drive as you typed it. Again, I've just installed another game off of floppies without a problem. C: drive is also mounted properly and I have many DOS games on it already. Thanks for replying, Dominus.

If my mom knew DOSbox was the reason the hallway closet is now vacant, she would be posting here herself! I'm glad I hung onto all my game manuals. You can't take no pdf to the restroom.

I just dug up 1942 PAW floppy disks (plus 3 scenario disks) but I can't get the install started. I mount the a:\ drive as the floppy drive then type 'install', but I get a "You have selected a drive that doesn't physically exist!" message. I recently installed Armored Fist disks without any problem. …

So DOSbox will readily recognize a: as the floppy drive?

First of all, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for DOSBox! No longer must I undertake compiling old parts and attempting to build another computer only dedicated for DOS games. Already I am playing XCom, Panzer General, Aces Collection, Hind, Day of Tentacle, and so on...! Recently I rediscovered …