dosbox 0.72 / update to dosbox 0.73 AKA Sue's questions...

sue · Post by **sue** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:35 am

Hello
I have noticed you had many changes since my absence
do i have to change dosbox 0.72 to 0.73
or is it ok the way it is
dont make things more complicated for me
i still havent got all my games running

Post by **dosraider** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:51 am

Better upgrade to 0.73.

Improved compatibility, improved CD mounts, better graphics, improved sound ... etcetera etcetera ....

sue · Post by **sue** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 6:47 am

hey sounds good
so how do i upgrade
do i delete the old one or just update it???
You know me

Post by **emmzee** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:27 am

If I remember correctly, when you install a new version of DOSBox by default it doesn't touch your old version, so after installing in Program Files you'd have both (assuming you kept the default install directories):

Program Files/DOSBox-0.72
Program Files/DOSBox-0.73

Post by **dosraider** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:32 am

emmzee wrote:If I remember correctly, when you install a new version of DOSBox by default it doesn't touch your old version, so after installing in Program Files you'd have both (assuming you kept the default install directories)

Indeed, no need to uninstall/delete older versions.
They don't interfere with each other.

Just one important remark:
Do NOT use/copy... older dosbox cfg files in newer versions, or vice versa. Each has their own specific settings.

sue · Post by **sue** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:59 am

ok you know when i am back
hey i downloaded it exactly as it said to
i did the edit config also
but it doesnt come up C:
it comes up Z:
directory c:\users\owner\oldgames doesnt exit
i did makea folder old games
but there is nothing in it
so where did i go wrong
I would like to get this up and running

Post by **dosraider** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:19 am

sue wrote:o
......directory c:\users\owner\oldgames doesnt exit
...i did makea folder old games

Make up your mind will ya Sue?
oldgames or old games?

sue · Post by **sue** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 3:56 pm

whoops
i changed the folder to oldgames instead of old games stupid me

anyway yes dosbox 0.73 does now have c:\
so how do i play the games on it like the other dosbox they dont load up?
so i have still done something wrong somewhere
what does the folder oldgames do anyway it says the folder is empty????
You really like to confuse me

Post by **dosraider** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:26 pm

Arf arf arf .....

Let's see pumpkin.
If \oldgames\ is empty ..... you should move your dosgames in it, shouldn't you?

Let us suppose you want to play keen4,
You should have a c:\users\owner\oldgames\keen4\ folder when you look in Windows.
So when you run dosbox and input:

cd keen4
keen4e

keen4 would launch.

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I get the distinct feeling you still don't understand the whole virtual C: idea .....
Let me try to explain -(once)- again:
In Windows you see:
c:\users\owner\oldgames\keen4\

But in dosbox things change, dosbox can not see
c:\users\owner\oldgames\keen4\
Dosbox can only see:
c:\keen4\
because c:\users\owner\oldgames\ is mounted as virtual C:
and dosbox can only see/read/write in the virtual C; folder.
That's the whole concept.

sue · Post by **sue** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 2:53 am

OH You must love it when i am back

Ok i will move everything in to oldgames
It says to me
that is i move the dosgames or delete them etc
some of the programs will not work?
why does these things want to confuse me more

So do i do that anyway
and no i dont understand any of this anymore
it is all quite confusing just love it when the games work
so I will wait for your reply before i go moving anything around
before i end up with nothing at all
you know me that isnt hard to do

Post by **dosraider** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:00 am

Once again:
You mount c:\users\owner\oldgames\ as virtual C: ?
Dosgames folders must be in there.
Dosbox will only read/write on the folders that are in there.

Capiche?
I'm not talking about ISOs you eventually have, that's another matter.

[BTW Edit]
If your games are now in c:\users\owner\old games\ why don't you simply delete the empty oldgames folder and rename \old games\ to \oldgames\ ?
Tip: to rename a folder in windows, highlight it and hit F2.
Mind the tipooz!
[/BTW Edit]

Post by **Wally** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 4:58 pm

Gee get a room you two!

Post by **dosraider** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:03 am

We have a room, but we don't talk about dosbox there.

sue · Post by **sue** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 5:08 am

WOW what have I been missing out on