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Installing Castles 2

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First post, by scoutnj19

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Hey everyone.

I'm in the process of trying to install Castles 2 using DOSBOX. I can mount the directory and run the installation file, but my issue arises when I get the following message:

"Please insert the Startup Disk into Drive 'x' and press any key to continue"

I believe this is the five floppy disk version, but the process keeps screwing up.

Here is a list of the steps I take to get to this point:

mount c:\...\cas2sc1
c:\
install (the exe file to install Castles 2)

the install process begins and it asks from which drive I want to install. A or B. I select one and it asks me if I want to install the in-game videos. I say 'yes' and it asks me to which drive I want to install. C or Z. I choose C and tell it to install to C:\Castles2.

After this, it tells me to insert the startup disk.

Does anyone know about this issue? Or have experience installing this program that could help out?

I appreciate any help I can get.

Reply 1 of 3, by ADDiCT

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Well if you're trying to install the floppy version then you certainly have the disks, right? Create images and install from there. If disk swapping is a problem use a virtualizer for the install, like BOCHS or Qemu for instance, and copy the installed files to DOSBox.

Reply 2 of 3, by scoutnj19

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I am a complete newbie to this kind of thing. I have the files of the floppy disks, and I have no experience with BOCHS or Qemu to know what to do.

Any step by step instructions for someone like me?

Reply 3 of 3, by Jorpho

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You don't have to resort to Bochs or Qemu to get around disk swapping; you should be able to manage with Virtual Floppy Drive, if that's the problem.

Are you actually installing from the original floppy disks, or what?

If you're trying to use a version you downloaded from somewhere, it is advisable to go to gog.com and pay six dollars for a version that is guaranteed to work.

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