If you already installed the Live! driver package, including the DOS Driver package, you're very close... All you need to do is go in "Program > Advanced..." of your PIF shortcut. Then, you need to add these lines in the AUTOEXEC.BAT part:

Here, I am assuming the DOS drivers are getting installed into the "Program Files\Creative\DOSdrv" folder... Also, try to have the resources (DMA, IRQ) of your "Creative SB16 Emulation" in Windows match the ones in your "SET BLASTER" setting for DOS. That makes everything much easier, like play your DOS games both in DOS mode and Windows mode without having to change the SB16 DMA and IRQ settings of your games every time you switch between OS.

I forgot to mention that in Phil's DOS launcher, those 3 lines will probably have to go under the ":EMC :XMC :CMC" portion AND the ":EM :XM :CM" portion of AUTOEXEC.BAT.

Appreciate the input but this didn't work, when I load up DOS from the .bat it makes no mention of trying to load the Soundblaster Driver and gives Bad command or file name for the previously working CD and mouse drivers.

The SB dos drivers are in C:\Livedos so I changed the path to that and it made no difference. All the resources match what is listed for the SB16 Emulation.

jami3rez wrote on 2025-04-23, 18:42:

Appreciate the input but this didn't work, when I load up DOS from the .bat it makes no mention of trying to load the Soundblaster Driver and gives Bad command or file name for the previously working CD and mouse drivers.

The SB dos drivers are in C:\Livedos so I changed the path to that and it made no difference. All the resources match what is listed for the SB16 Emulation.

Okay. Just remembered that in Phil's DOS package he created a batch file that loads everything for you... It's called LiveInit.bat. Remove everything I suggested in the PIF shortcut and replace it with C:\LIVEDOS\LIVEINIT.BAT.

Thanks again, but no joy.

That .bat is what I’m running separately when I boot into DOS with Phil’s PIF. If I add it into the text as described it makes the other drivers fail to load (Bad command error) and the initialisation of the Soundblaster never launches.

I’ve also tried adding the line to Dosstart.bat to the same result.

jami3rez wrote on 2025-04-26, 10:47:

Thanks again, but no joy.

That .bat is what I’m running separately when I boot into DOS with Phil’s PIF. If I add it into the text as described it makes the other drivers fail to load (Bad command error) and the initialisation of the Soundblaster never launches.

I’ve also tried adding the line to Dosstart.bat to the same result.

Try adding the following lines to the .pif:

1CD C:\LIVEDOS
2LIVEINI.BAT
3CD..