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MechWarrior 2 IBM cd-rom installation help!

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First post, by DoctorKazefa

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Hi all,

(I'm currently typing this from my laptop.)
I installed MechWarrior 2 on my home computer using this IBM CD through some obscure process that I seriously can't remember. I should be able to follow the same process on this computer, but I can't recall what to do.

I know that I used DOSBOX after installation to get the game running, but that's not my problem -- I can't even install the game!

* Motherboard - Stock ASUS
* Processor type and speed - Intel Duo T5500
* Amount and type of RAM - 1GB (type unknown)
* Video board w/ RAM amount and type - Integrated Mobile Intel 945GM
* Sound board - integrated
* Operating system - Win XP Pro
* Game name (and version, if applicable) - MechWarrior 2 IBM CD version
* Version of emulator (for VDMSound, probably 2.0.4 or 2.1.0; for DOSBox, 0.58+) - once it gets working, DOSBox 0.72

Things tried - running without compatibility mode, running with compatibility mode, copying all files to hard drive and trying to run the install (failed because MW2 needs to be loaded from the CD). I would like to see if i can install the game in DOS but my DOS boot disk isn't working for some reason.

I would love any suggestions or comments. Thanks!

Reply 1 of 6, by MiniMax

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What??? You want to use DOSBox 0.72 once it gets working? But if it works, why use DOSBox 0.72?

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Reply 2 of 6, by ADDiCT

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MiniMax wrote:

What??? You want to use DOSBox 0.72 once it gets working? But if it works, why use DOSBox 0.72?

??? Don't post when you're drunk... (;

DoctorKazefa: install the game from within DOSBox. You don't need DOS disks, as DOSBox emulates a DOS environment. Read the readme and the guides here to find out how to mount drives etc.

Basic steps:
- Install DOSBox
- Mount virtual drive c: (and CDROM)
- Install game
- Setup game (sound, etc.)
- Run game! (;

That's when using the DOS version of MW2, of course. According to MobyGames, there are also Windows variants of the game. These won't work with DOSBox, obviously.

Reply 4 of 6, by DoctorKazefa

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Hey guys,

@Qbix - imgmount as in imgmount the dosbox command? cool, I'll try that.

@Addict - I tried installing in DOSBox but I receive an error:
Error Code 9005
The installer was unable to find a suitable temporary directory.

@MiniMax - nonono, what I mean is, I can only play the game through dosbox. However I install it, that's how I have to play it.

After reading this I tried: install.exe SwapDir=c:\misc
and received the same error! (although the code had shifted to 9009).
(Am I missing something here?)

Thanks!

Reply 5 of 6, by DoctorKazefa

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Hey everyone,

Thanks for your help! I got the game working.

What I did in the end was:

mount c c:\games
imgmount o c:\mw2.bin -t iso (thanks qbit!)

(I had to make mw2.bin, the image file of my MW2 cd.)

I could then run the install program, and then mech2.
Amazing, this brings back so many memories =)

Again thanks!

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