How did you mount?

Z:\>mount C C:\Deb\DOSBoxstuff\Mydosgames
Z:\>mount E E:\ -t cdrom -ioctl
Z:\>C:

Then I went into Mydosgames and into the MM3 directory, and typed "install".

Well mount that installation folder as a:

Bear with me, I'm new to DOSBox 😀

So, instead of:
Z:\>mount C C:\Deb\DOSBoxstuff\Mydosgames
Z:\>mount E E:\ -t cdrom -ioctl
Z:\>C:

I would enter:
Z:\>mount A C:\Deb\DOSBoxstuff\Mydosgames
Z:\>mount E E:\ -t cdrom -ioctl
Z:\>A:

?

No, use -t floppy instead of -t cdrom so the installer sees it as a diskette:

Z:\>mount A E:\ -t floppy
Z:\>mount C "C:\Deb\DOSBoxstuff\Mydosgames"
Z:\>A:
A:\>install

Wait - the game is actually on my C drive, though, in the Mydosgames folder, not on a disc in my cdrom drive, so that is not working. Hmmm, maybe if I return it to my flash drive and then mount that as A?

You said you want to INSTALL it. Where are the installation files?
Mount that directory as a: (like mount a k:\here_is_the_installation -t floppy)

Recommend that you read my 60 seconds guide. It should get you into the right mindset on how to install, configure and run games with DOSBox.

wd wrote:

You said you want to INSTALL it. Where are the installation files?
Mount that directory as a: (like mount a k:\here_is_the_installation -t floppy)

Got it! Moved the files back onto my flash drive and mounted that as A:
I have the game on floppy, the big problem was in not having a floppy drive on the computer I'm using. My other computer with a floppy drive is on the verge of a breakdown. So I had to use that to move the files from floppy to flash and from flash I had moved it to the Mydosgames folder on my C: drive...dizzy yet? 😀

Anyway, moved it back, mounted my flash drive as A: and it worked.

Thank you!

MiniMax, I did read your guide, I think I read everything, I just didn't see right away how to apply it to this case, didn't see anything that screamed
floppy drive at me. I may be somebody who needs to use a front end 😵

You don't need to use your flash-stick. You could have created a C:\Deb\DOSBoxstuff\Fakefloppy folder, copied the files there, and mounted it as:

mount A "C:\Deb\DOSBoxstuff\Fakefloppy" -t floppy

The only difference to my little guide (that is using a CD as drive D), is that you will use a fake floppy as drive A.

*smacks forehead* Of course! Too busy looking for the complications to see the easy answer! Thanks 😖