Originally posted by Unregistered How do you match the games setup to Dosbox`s config?

Almost all DOS games come with some kind of SETUP or INSTALL program.
You need to run that and check if it matches properly with the audio settings for DOSBOX. A very few DOS games will "auto-configure" themselves, but PQ3 isn't one of them. You need to get familiar with these setup programs if you're going to deal with DOS games. Name should be INSTALL or SETUP or something similar, you'll need to check your game documentation to be sure.
(NOTE: A potential problem is if you're installing PQ3 from the "Police Quest Collection" CD-set. To change the setup, you have to re-install the game).

You'll also need to make sure your DosBox .CONF is created properly. If you don't already have one, DosBox will create the file with it's default settings for you by typing this command.

config -writeconf dosbox.conf

Edit this file and change the "keepsmall" setting to "true". Quit DosBox, then start it up again.

Notice when you start up DosBox you should see:
SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 T3

That means you have a SoundBlaster v2.0 (T3), with an address of 220 (A220), an IRQ of 7 (I7), and a DMA of 1 (D1).

That's what you need to match up in your game's setup program. When in doubt, choose the most basic soundblaster option available.

YEah, the sound blaster things comes up.
but then it comes up.

Config: Can`t find config file dosbox.conf, using default settings in one window, in the other one the Soundblaster things comes up.

Z:\

then i try Z:\ Mount E:\

and the it responds USAGE MOUNT DRIVE-LETTER Local directory

USAGE = How to use the following commands

MOUNT DRIVE-LETTER Local directory

Mount = The main command. What follows configures the command.

DRIVE-LETTER = The drive letter that you wish to simulate

Local Directory = The directory on the HOST file system that you wish to use.

So. You have a computer with PQ3 installed on C:\GAMES\PQ3.
You load up Dosbox.
A Z:\ appears.
You type in MOUNT C: C:\GAMES\PQ3
Now type in "C:" to change drive letters to C:
Type in "DIR" to view the files in the directory.
You should now see the contents of C:\GAMES\PQ3.

Yeah. Thanks.

but when i write Dir, i get all the things up.
and the i write command.
and then DOSBOX Shell v0.57 Dosent Run protected mode games. how do i run it?

Sigh. Give up while your behind. Just write this off as another game you can't play.....

Koos got Pq3 to work with DOSbox.

Slight clarification on the syntax of MOUNT:

In the example, DosFreak wrote "C:" but he REALLY meant just "C". So, for C:\Games\PQ3:

Z:\> mount C C:\Games\PQ3

The whole message about there not being a DOSBOX.CONF can be safely ignored. Of course, I can't remember the command to write the config file.

MAKE SURE you haven't configured PQ3 for VDMSound (eg. run the setup program within DOSBox) or it won't work.

Yeah thanks Snover, i got that.

But then, i yype command right? and then the game should run right?

Why would you type "COMMAND"?

Z:\> mount C C:\Games\SIERRA\PQ3
C:\Games\SIERRA\PQ3 mounted as drive C. (or something like this)
Z:\> C:
C:\> INSTALL
(do the install crap)
C:\> PQ3
(now PQ3 will run)

Sounds like you need to practice some basic DOS commands:
http://www.tnd.com/camosun/elex130/dostutor1.html

In Windows NT/2K/XP, the command for removing a directory is RMDIR. That doesn't change that it is still RD in DOS, and consequently, will be in DOSBox. (I don't think it exists right now.) Also, to delete recursively (perhaps it is covered later in the tutorial but I ionly looked at the first page) you'd type DELTREE. This command is not in NT/2K/XP.

DELTREE wasn't a standard dos-command, if i remember correctly. It was a .com or .exe file. I remember copying a bunch of these files from an "OLDDOS"directory or something like that on my win98 cd, because a lot of dos 6.2 commands were not standard available in win98. I still hate the fact that winxp doesn't have dos anymore... but dual-booting with dos 6.2 is a little too much trouble 😀

Originally posted by Snover In Windows NT/2K/XP, the command for removing a directory is RMDIR....

I guess I should have pointed out the purpose of pointing there was so they could read up on the principles of how to change directories and drives, etc... IOW, navigation using DOS.

Using DosBox requires that people understand these basic principles.