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First post, by meisswee

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OK so here is my info about computer...
HP Pavilion dv9000
AMD DUO CORE TURION 64*2 MOBILE TECH. 1.60GHz
1982 MB RAM
32 BIT OS
WINDOWS VISTA HOME PREM.
GRAPHICS/SOUND BY NVIDIA
70.0 GIGS OF AVAILABLE MEMORY

I JUST RECENTLY DOWNLOADED DOSbox .072.... I DID ALL THE COMMANDS RIGHT AND THE LAST ONE I TYPE
E:\MAX>MAX/MAXRUN.EXE
I MOUNTED E:\ AS MY CD ROM
I GET THESE TWO MESSAGES EVERYTIME(10x's)
DOS/4GW PROFESSIONAL ERROR (2504): CANNOT CREATE SWAP FILE
DOS/4GW PROFESSIONAL FATAL ERROR (1011): VMM INIATILIZATION ERROR [1]

IVE DILLIED WITH THIS FOR SOME TIME NOW AND ITS KILLIN ME SLOWLY ANY HELP PLEASE.

CHRISTIANS OUT

Reply 2 of 8, by DosFreak

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DID YOU MOUNT YOUR C:\ DRIVE?

WHERE IS THE GAME LOCATED ON YOUR COMPUTER? (ANY PLACE OTHER THAN YOUR PROFILE AND YOU WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE PROPER PERMISSIONS TO WRITE TO THOSE FOLDERS)

WHY ARE YOU USING E:\ FOR YOUR MOUNT IN DOSBOX FOR YOUR CDROM? (IT SHOULD BE D:\)

FINALLY WHY IS YOUR ENTIRE MESSAGE IN CAPS AND BOLDED? (HINT: YOU CAN USE THE <SIZE> TAGS TO MAKE YOUR MESSAGE BIGGER FOR THAT EXTRA BIT OF ANNOYANCE)

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Reply 3 of 8, by meisswee

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YES I DID MY C DRIVE AND IT DID THE SAME THING.
I DONT HAVE A D DRIVE ITS LABELED E
HINT....AND DOES IT MATTER IF I WRITE IN ALL CAPS AND BOLDED.
I APPRECIATE YOUR REPLY AND WILL TAKE YOUR CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM INTO CONSIDERATION.

CHRISTIANS OUT

Reply 6 of 8, by meisswee

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SORRY ABOUT THAT FISH STICK CRUST. I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT WRITING SIMPLY IN ALL CAPS WAS A FORUM CRIME. I M NOT BEING RUDE BY ANY MEANS. MY KEYBOARD IS F*&#ED UP FROM OUR LAST MISSION ON OUR CONVOY OUT OF FOB HAMMER. IT WAS TRAMPLED OVER AND MY CAPS LOCK IS PERMANENTLY SMASHED INTO MY LAB TOP, I CAN GET IT TO WORK SOMETIMES IF I JIGGLE IT. JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW SO I DONT GET THE "DESTRUCTIVE CRITICISM." THANKS FOR YOUR HELP PREVIOUSLY.

CHRISTIANS OUT

Reply 7 of 8, by Dominus

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doesn't explain the bolded though...
Whatever...
Please write down all your mountings once you start Dosbox.
Did you mount a folder as c:\? Because the first error sounds like it can't write to the hd. Also is there an installer for the game? *perhaps* it can't be run from the CD but needs to be installed.

Also be aware that a locked capslock could mean trouble further on, it could be used by the game...

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