please post the contents of install.bat

Are you sure c: is REALLY MOUNTED? Does c:\dosgames exist?

ok, is this it?

@echo off
rem install.bat installs VoyeurII under DOS
rem (for windows use setup.exe to get icons)

rem already fully installed?
if exist c:\voyeurii\dig.ini goto run:

rem directory already created?
if exist c:\voyeurii\nul goto files:
mkdir c:\voyeurii

rem files already installed?
if exist c:\voyeurii\v2.exe goto files:

rem files not installed, so check for space on c
cd \vols
spaceonc
if errorlevel 1 goto fail:

:files
rem copy files ordered by size (small to large)
copy \setsound\aildrvr.lst c:\voyeurii\aildrvr.lst /Y /V
copy \setsound\setsound.exe c:\voyeurii\setsound.exe /Y /V
copy \vols\dos4gw.exe c:\voyeurii\dos4gw.exe /Y /V
copy \vols\v2.exe c:\voyeurii\v2.exe /Y /V

:sound
c:
cd \voyeurii
setsound

:run
c:
cd \voyeurii
v2

:fail

and yes, c:\dosgames does exist. i install every dos game to that folder.

If I had to guess it looks like the copy command errors out because DOSBox doesn't support "/V" for verification.

If you remove "/v" from your batch file it should work.

but the batch file is on the cd. i cannot edit it.

So? Copy it to C:\somewhere (inside DOSBox), shut down DOSBox, find & edit the BAT-file with Notepad, start DOSBox, and run the modified file:

Z:\>D:
D:\>C:\somewhere\install

mount d j:\ -t cdrom -ioctl
mount c c:\dosgames
z:\>D:
D:\>c:\voyeur2\install

illegal command.

I think you forgot the part where I said "Copy it to C:\somewhere (inside DOSBox), shut down DOSBox, find & edit the BAT-file with Notepad, start DOSBox"

how do i copy the file in dosbox? is it explained in one of your guides?

mkdir C:\somewhere
copy D:\install.bat C:\somewhere

do i have to create the c drive file in dosbox?
can i do the second part at the c:/> or does it have to be d:/>?
do i have to type "copy"?

is this a joke?

skwatter wrote:

do i have to create the c drive file in dosbox?

Yes. The C-drive will be there when you have done the mount c c:\dosgames command.

skwatter wrote:

can i do the second part at the c:/> or does it have to be d:/>?

You can do it at both C: and D:. It does not matter which drive.

skwatter wrote:

do i have to type "copy"?

Yes.