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[Guybrushgurl]

Everytime I try to install Discworld, it says it can't open "DW_1.RNC"

Has anyone else had that problem and if so, could u help me fix it???

[Guybrushgurl]

I feel like a complete idiot..... I got it to work and it was probably THE most easy solution ever... thanx to those who helped me in other threads

[The Fifth Horseman]

What was the solution, then? Someone else might come around with the same problem later, and it would be much easier to direct him to your answer.

[glennscrima]

I have an install guide on my blog that might help. Its one of my first guides so I might need to update it for Vista but works perfectly on XP.

http://videogamesoapbox.blogspot.com...all-guide.html

[dosraider]

That's pretty nice, glennscrima, but...
For discworld you write:

Next: Now with the dosbox config file open scroll to the bottom. We are going to place some text below [autoexec]:
mount c c:\discworld
c:

For Abuse you write:

Finally: With the dosbox config file open scroll to the bottom. We are going to place some text below [autoexec]:
mount c c:\abuse
c:
cd abuse

That doesn't seems to be very correct. You do that for every game you wrote a howto for. (a nice thing to do, don't misunderstand me).
What you think? You hardly can find that OK.
Take a look@
http://www.abandonia.com/vbullet/showthread.php?t=14406
You'll find a better solution there.
(A folder to use and mount as C, install the games in a subdirectory and CD to it from the prompt).

And yes, you will need to update it for Vista I'm affraid, as more users are on a 'standard' account there, or even a restricted one, they can't write directly to C:, the simpliest solution is to let them work in their own \users\your_name\folder\. Mount that as C, avoids a lot of problems in Vista.

But it's really a nice list of howtos you made there. Must been a lot of work.

[glennscrima]

That is correct for XP, I've run dozens of games with that method without a problem and get happy responses from visitors all the time who got their game working after following my steps correctly. I don't run Vista so thanks for letting me know the file system and access is different. Most people still use XP however so that must be why most don't have a problem.

[dosraider]

Of course it works, for one single game.
I have about approx 120 dosgames on my HD for the moment, -(yeah yeah must clean up, I know ...nag nag nag...)-, your system won't work.
As soon as you install more than one game you're screwed I'm affraid.
And I think you can safely assume that most dosgames lovers have more than one game installed.....
But for one single game, yes, indeed, it works fine.

[glennscrima]

How do you figure that, each game is in a separate folder with its own copy of dosbox within that folder.

[dosraider]

My sincere excuses, overlooked the:

Finally when finished rename your Dosbox folder "Abuse".

Fine by me then.

Seems I need new glasses afterall.

[glennscrima]

I'm a blind bat myself wish I could afford laser eye surgery.