dos game problems

[neveryona]

Hi there. I am trying to run a dos game on my new comuter. It was a gmae that I had no problem running on my old 486. The game is Dungeon Keeper 2, and it has to be run through true dos. Which i had no problem with except that I had to install a dos mouse driver in order to use the manadatory mouse for the game. Now, I am having problems putting it on my newer system. I have a pentium 366, with all sorts of bell and whistles and I am running windows 98. I can install the game, but not the mouse driver. When I try to install the mouse driver it says that this program cannot be run in dos. So what's up with that. Should I create a boot disk, with the mouse driver? Or is is because I do not have enough dos memory? How do I check if there is not enough dos memory and how do I give it more. I know it is alot of horsing around for a stupid game...but it is a good game. Please help.

[Ghost_Hacker]

Sounds like the mouse installer program can't be ran in DOS. You can create a DOS boot disk to load your drivers then play the game. Or you could edit your autoexec file to load the mouse drivers from your hard drive.


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[neveryona]

Thanks Ghost Hacker. Actually come to think of it I believe that I had to add a line into my autoexec. bat. Damn if I can remember it. What would I have to add in there? If you know that would be fab.

[neveryona]

Sorry, one thing I forgot to ask is...where exactly do I put the mouse driver on my hard drive?

[Ghost_Hacker]

You could place them anywhere really, say at the root of your C drive.
There is a mouse.com and a mousedrv.ini file that is used.

Anyway the line is:

lh c:\mouse.com


This would load the file mouse.com from the root of your C drive.



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[neveryona]

Hi Ghost hacker. Thanks for the advice, I tried adding that line in and well...it still doesn't work. the mouse driver is loaded onto my C drive. I added the Ih C:\MOUSE.COM just like that. In autoexec. bat through the run command. Was that the way too do it, or do I actually have to do it in the system edit of dos. If so, how do I do this. I fergit. anyway, I really hope this game is worth it. I appreciate your feed back though...

[Ghost_Hacker]

Hmmmmm...First do you have a mouse.com or a mouse.sys file?

Mouse.com is loaded by Autoexec.bat file using

lh=c:\mouse.com for example.


Mouse.sys is loaded by the Config.sys file using

devicehigh=C:\mouse.sys for example.


Of course this only works with a Microsoft "type" mouse.


And be sure your booting to DOS not DOS mode which is not the same thing.

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[BigBlue66]

Hi,

The command should begin with "LH", which stands for LoadHigh.

You must edit the autoexec.bat file and add that command line, then save the file, exit and reboot.

Go to Start/Run and type SYSEDIT. A bunch of windows will pop up, each one representing one startup file, autoexec.bat included. Close any windows you need to, in order to get to the autoexec.bat file. (It might be the top window, can't remember) Add the command line. Then, click on the FILE menu and choose SAVE. Close all windows and restart the computer.

See if that does it.

Cheers,

Big Blue 66


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[Ghost_Hacker]

AHHH.....I see in my first post that I left out the "=" sign.
Put that in and it should work now.


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[neveryona]

Kay...I tried...alas it did not work. I checked though, and I do not have a file called mouse.com or a file called mouse sys. I thought that this would be in the dos mouse driver that I downloaded. NO? Also, there is no command line in the cong. sys devicehigh=C:\mouse.sys. The mouse that I have is an Artec mouse, which apparently is compatible with microsoft mouse and systems according to their site. Anyway...help me please...

[Ghost_Hacker]

Ok first download the "mouse130.exe" program here:

dos mouse driver (http://www.artecusa.com/service/down-e.htm)


Unzip the file, then follow these instructions:

A. Turn on the computer.
B. Put the mouse driver diskette that comes with this mouse into a floppy
drive and type INSTALL <enter> under the right prompt (A: or B : ).
Following the installation steps to finish the process.
C. After finishing the installation process, type AMOUSE <enter> under the
right prompt (A: or B : ).If you want to use PC mode ,type AMOUSE /M
instead of AMOUSE.The default command is MS mode.If your mouse
is connected to a port other than COM1, type AMOUSE/# <enter> instead,
where # is the right COM number; such as, AMOUSE/2, AMOUSE/3, and so
on.
D. Type MSTEST<enter> to start the test program to see if installation
succeeds.
E. If you have MS Windows 3.1 or above,start MS Windows Program Manager .
Choose "run" from the File menu and at the command line,type A:\setup
or B:\setup.Follow the on line instruction to proceed.

Trouble Shooting

If the mouse does not work,
* check if the mouse is fastened to the right port properly; or
* redo the whole process including both hardware and software
installation. If it still does not work, call the seller for help.

4. Start the Mouse Automatically

This paragraph is going to tell you how to make your computer
start the mouse automatically after installation. If you do not do this
section, you will need to run the mouse driver every time you start your
computer.
To start the mouse automatically, you need to
A. Copy file AMOUSE.COM from the mouse driver diskette to your hard disk by
typing "copy A:amouse.com c: <return>" (or "copy B:amouse.com c:<return>",
depending on which floppy drive you are using).
B. Add one line saying "AMOUSE" (or AMOUSE/#, where # is the right port
number, if your mouse is not using COM1) to file AUTOEXEC.BAT through
most word-processing software; such as PE2, Word Star, Word Perfect,
Microsoft Word, and so on. If file AUTOEXEC.BAT is not there, look up
your DOS manual to find our how to create one.


5. More Information About the AMOUSE Command

After finishing both hardware and software installation, type
"AMOUSE/?" for an AMOUSE command table.

(the same instructions are on the readme.txt file included with the drivers)


Don't forget to remove the other mouse commands we added before, since there is no mouse.sys or com for your computer.

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[This message has been edited by Ghost_Hacker (edited 03-27-2001).]

[neveryona]

GhostHacker...you are my hero!! Life is wonderful...yippeeyay...it worked...talk about a feeling of acomplishment. it works great. Thanks...I'd give ya a great big smooch...but well...ya know...

[Ghost_Hacker]

Glad it worked for you http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif

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