What's the error message?

Looks like a mounting issue to me.

Do one thing, extract all the files from the Pagemaker disks to a folder.

Then, mount the following units / folders:

1) The one containing your Windows 3.11 installation as C: BUT, mount the inmediately superior folder.

For example, if Windows 3.11 is on Retro\Windows, mount Retro as C:

You need to do this so you can install the application in C:\ALDUS or whatever.

2) The folder where you placed the Pagemakes install files as A: and "floppy".

Run this setup, and from within Windows 3.11, run A:\INSTALL or A:\SETUP.

Thanks for the replies. I will remout and get back to you. The error messages are:
Cannot find ALDFS.DLL, ALDVM.DLL, ALDIM, ALDWPLS.DLL, Cannot find file
C:\pm4\pm4.exe [or one of its components] Check to ensure the path and filename are correct and that all reqired libraries are available.

How did you install the app?

I've installed PageMaker4 both from floppy dirve A: and I tried copying them to my hard drive in a PageMaker4 folder. It asks you if you would like PageMaker to alter your autoexec.bat file which I declined as I can remember, and tried to do this myself using the note pad in Windows3.11.

It asks you if you would like PageMaker to alter your autoexec.bat file which I declined as I can remember, and tried to do this myself using the note pad in Windows3.11.

ah, then I think PM4 needs its path in the PATH environment.
Add this to the autoexec section of Dosbox.conf:

SET PATH=z:\;C:\pm4;c:\Windows

(that assumes that your Windows is installed on your mount in \Windows)
There is a way to just append to the path (which is actually better) but I can't remember just now, others will gladly step in 😀

As Dosbox doesn't use the autoexec.bat it is a great way to just let programs alter it and then look what they did to it and add the parts to the autoexec section of Dosbox (or let the autoexec section call the autoexec.bat).

Windows 3.11 won't let me access the A: drive even though I just mounted it in DosBox.

Mounted it how?

just enter a:\install in the executate box.
the a:\ doesn't show up in the filemanager and I don't have clue why.

Well what do you know, great,it works now! 🤣 I put all folders on Dosbox autoexec.bat path: Set Path=z:\;c:\Pm4;c:\aldus;c:\windows.
PageMaker 4 needs Windows to install but in DosBox, Windows3.11 won't accept A:'s existence even after the"z: mount a a:\ "command which in Dosbox C:\ does mount and reads in the DOS, but not when you run Windows3.11. So, as Neville suggested, I manually copied all floppys to a Aldus folder using the Windows XP "My computer". I installed PM4 from this folder in Windows3.11. The Table Editor always ran thought! \
Thanks to all for your help! 😁

but in DosBox, Windows3.11 won't accept A:

Yeah write to microsoft and tell them they should fix it!

I am now having no connection to the printer and cant print. My printer is a Konica Minolta Page aPro 1350W ( led laser ). My old Okidata 400 (an led laser printer ) worked using my old 100MHz, Windows 3.11 computer, but now I am running Windows 3.11 in Dosbox and can't get the printer set up with any of the listed printers, not even the generic/ text only. What happened to my printer connection? My question really is- does running in Dosbox make any special conditions for connecting with LPT1?

the important question is
Is printing relevant for playing games ?

Its the game of solving a problem and learning alittle bit more about the world of computers.

not a valid dos game

Have a look at my homepage

No printing has never been relavant in playing any game I've ever played. Most of my old games were on 5.25 floppies so I haven't seen them in quite awhile.

antique wrote:

No printing has never been relavant in playing any game I've ever played. Most of my old games were on 5.25 floppies so I haven't seen them in quite awhile.

So there's your answer. Since DOSbox is for playing games, nothing else, printers are not supported.

JAL

I have tryed to copy files to a "printer" folder in DosBox and typed in the config -write file but still no printer, which in PageMaker4 I have it set on generic/text only. Why is it not working?