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Software Toolworks Illustrated Encyclopedia (1991)

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First post, by misa

Posted on 2019-01-25, 13:52

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Please, don't you have any idea how to launch the mentioned encyclopedia in DOSBox? It wants to know the driver of CD-ROM drive in CONFIG.SYS together with device name as well as MSCDEX with the identical device name otherwise it generates an error (can't find local CD-ROM drive). Maybe it is because of it combines the text of encyclopedia articles with sounds (produced by headphones inserted into the CD-ROM). The mentioned error was also in Windows 98 and XP. However, in Windows 98 was possible to use the bootable diskette and the encyclopedia worked… Now I am using Windows 10. Thanks in advance!

Reply 1 of 4, by DosFreak

Posted on 2019-01-25, 14:37

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I doubt anyone here has this software.

Use DOSBox 0.74-2
Post the steps you are performing to install and run the software in DOSBox and the error that you receive.
If it's DOS software we don't care about Windows.

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Reply 2 of 4, by misa

Posted on 2019-01-26, 08:56

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In DOSBox the application generates the same error as in MSDOS prompt of Windows 98 and XP. In application's manual is written that this error is a result of missing settings in CONFIG.SYS (missing CD-ROM driver name or missing CD-ROM device name next to it) or MSCDEX without CD-ROM device name next to it.

Usually I followed the 2 steps:

1. Booted MS-DOS 3.30 or higher
2. Launched the encyclopedia

But I had to pay attention that the CONFIG.SYS contains CD-ROM driver name with the device name and that the AUTOEXEC.BAT contains MSCDEX with the identical device name.

How to provide this information in DOSBox? Thank you.

Reply 3 of 4, by Qbix

Posted on 2019-01-26, 11:40

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follow the 60 seconds guide to dosbox.
It includes making the mscdex thing you need:
60 seconds guide to getting your game to run in DOSBox

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Reply 4 of 4, by misa

Posted on 2019-01-27, 16:23

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It is application dependent error. I don't know how to remove it. Thank you.

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