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First post, by aviramof

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No matter what I do sooner or later the software crashes and stop working properly and it is impossible to repair without installing her again
on a new windows install period. all I want is to play magic carpet properly and even that your software can't do without problems sooner or later.

It is only a matter of time for your software to stop working period. it is not a question of if but of when!!!.

I sure hope that you are working very very hard on your next version.

Last edited by aviramof on 2015-05-24, 08:55. Edited 1 time in total.

Reply 1 of 25, by luckybob

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I find it slightly amusing he waited 7 years, 8 months, 4 weeks, and 1 day from first registering to make his first post.

It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.

Reply 2 of 25, by b_rros

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Well...

aviramof wrote:

it is not a question of if but of when!!!.

Reply 3 of 25, by aviramof

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Yes well if you had a good software I would have used her more and I would have replied here more but she always disappointed me when I tried her with magic carpet one and two period.
The last time I used real dos 6.22 in virtual machine and it worked fine there.

And it seem to be that you have changed or fixed anything during those 7 years because it is still does not work better today!!!.

I tried removing you software with revo uninstaller and even that did not fixed the bug in your software.

Only on a different windows install on a different drive it works fine and who knows how long would that last this time.

And just for general knowledge the software either crash completely or she does not enabling me to start the game in full screen mode.

Reply 4 of 25, by aviramof

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And here is a little bit more general information.
I have downloaded and in installed Magic.Carpet.Plus.v2.0.0.18.Retail-CORE and Magic.Carpet.2.The.Netherworlds.v2.1.0.7.Retail-CORE which both use dosbox and both worked fine yesterday!!!
And bote of them stopped working together!!!! so don't tell me that it is not a bug in dosbox because it is period!!!.

Reply 5 of 25, by luckybob

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Do everyone here a favor. Go on your C: drive, open the windows folder, delete the folder labeled system32. AND NOTHING ELSE. then restart your computer.

It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.

Reply 6 of 25, by aviramof

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if you were smart enaf you would have known that this is impossible when running windows but apparently people here are not so computers savi to know that.

Reply 7 of 25, by luckybob

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Ahh, the voice of experience!

It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.

Reply 8 of 25, by dr_st

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Wow, amazing. I don't think I have ever seen such a combination of ignorance, rudeness, rule-breaking and stupidity in a newbie forum poster, ever. 😀

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Reply 9 of 25, by aviramof

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And for good reason!!! you had years while I ignored your software to fix anything and yet nothing had changed in it all this time period!!!.
The same bugs the same problems it is as if there are no programs to this software at all let along good ones.

Fix the damn software already and make it more reliable that is what we want and need period!!!.

Reply 11 of 25, by aviramof

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I also used the original ISO files because I have the original disks and it also failed me before!!!.and the problem is not the game!!! the problem is that either the software crashes completely or that want let the game run in full Screen only minimized and trying to change it with alt-enter does not help!!!. and there is no option in the minimize windows to increase or change the size of the window at all!!!.

It is right down primitive minimize windows with zero options and settings!!!.

And it not a coincidence that two!!! games stopped working at the same time!!! one maybe but two??? at the same time??? when the only common denominator between them is dosbox 0.74???
you don't need to be a genius developer to figure it out do you???.

Reply 12 of 25, by dr_st

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aviramof wrote:

And for good reason!!!

Yep, I'm sure genetics and upbringing have something to do with it. 🤣

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Reply 13 of 25, by aviramof

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Oh come on I should have told you seven years ago that this is a crappy software maybe you would have done something about it till now!!!.

Reply 14 of 25, by dr_st

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See how terrible? Now because you didn't tell us, the software is still crappy! So it's all your fault. I suggest you kill yourself against the wall.

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Reply 15 of 25, by aviramof

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I think the programmers here should have done it years ago to themselves.

Reply 16 of 25, by luckybob

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It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.

Reply 17 of 25, by Tertz

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luckybob wrote:

I find it slightly amusing he waited 7 years, 8 months, 4 weeks, and 1 day from first registering to make his first post.

Seems like it's that mentioned period to stop working.

aviramof wrote:

she always disappointed me

A program is 'it' in English, like almost everything what is not a human.

it is still does not work better today

Try other DOSBox 0.74 settings as Magic Carpet is reported to work fine. Try more fresh SVN. Try change your hardware or software, as this may to be a reason for instability too.

I tried removing you software with revo uninstaller and even that did not fixed the bug in your software.

There is no sense in re-installing DOSBox. Only its configuration file affects something and if .conf was not renewed after the re-install then you just have gotten what had befor. If you want to make a default .conf there is Extras/Reset Options.
I think a manual may be helpful for you.

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Reply 18 of 25, by aviramof

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Tertz wrote:

Try other DOSBox 0.74 settings as Magic Carpet is reported to work fine. Try more fresh SVN. Try change your hardware or software, as this may to be a reason for instability too.

I have a very strong computer so hardware is not the problem.
spec:
I7-3770
MS-7759
8GB Geil 1600Mhz.
SSD Intel 330 120GB Where the software is installed.
WD Blue 7200 1TB.
Segate barracuda 7200 2TB.
Gtx 970 MSI OC 4GB.
Antec 700W.
Arctic Cooling Silentium T11 Black

Yesterday it worked fine on one Win 8.1 install today it does not for no apparent reason. today it works fine on the second Win 8.1 on the WD Blue but who know for how long.
Even in the past when I tried the original dosbox with the original ISO files from the original disks it never worked fine it always crashed eventually.
Last time I installed dos 6.22 on Virtual PC 2007 of Microsoft, but with the versions that I have mentioned above I don't think I can do that and I want them because
they have the hidden world expansion that I don't have in the original CD from 1994 and possibly something similer in magic carpet 2 so I must really on Dosbox for this
and for the time being I am not so happy with the problems and the fact that I have not found a way to fix the problem in the windows that is on my SSD Drive.

it would be great if in the next dosbox version there at least would be a better minimize game window. one that you can at least expand to all directions.

Reply 19 of 25, by Joey_sw

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Gemini already shown in his game reviews that Magic Carpet can be played using dosbox https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZT-S2F191I
What being sold on GoG also uses dosbox.

-fffuuu