Also, there should be a README file along with your DOSBox distribution. That functions as the manual for DOSBox, and contains much more information.
Finally, NEVER mount your real C: drive as your root C: drive in DOSBox. If it gets trashed, your whole PC does, too! Joe On Jul 23, 2010, at 7:54 PM, Joseph Bush wrote: > Michael, > > Whatever folder you specify as your mount point (c:\) becomes the > 'root' folder of that 'drive'. Anything you want to access must be > either in that folder, or a sub-folder within that folder. You can > also mount other folders as other drives (d:, e:. etc.) , and > access your data that way, too. "Real" drives are mounted differently. > > Have a look at the 'dosbox.conf' folder. That contains the > references to what gets mounted, and most of the time is rather > well annotated. > > Joe. > > On Jul 23, 2010, at 6:58 AM, Michael Iannantuoni wrote: > >> I installed DOSBox on the system running Windows 7 64 bit today and >> also added DOSShell front end; DataPerfect runs OK but since this >> machine is not connected to the internet and is some way away from my >> home, I was not able to lookup any on line Help. >> >> Although DP works, I was not able to access any structure or data >> files >> unless they were in the same folder as DP itself and I could not >> send >> reports to any other folder than this. >> >> I may have missed something not having access to Help so will pursue >> this further but again will not have access to this machine until >> sometime next week. >> >> Michael >> >> >> On 21/07/2010 21:38, Michael Iannantuoni wrote: >>> Hi Tony, >>> >>> From my initial tests with DataPerfect on a Windows 7 64 bit >>> machine, >>> it simply won't run; it comes up with an error message about >>> obtaining a >>> 32 or 64 bit version no matter what is set for compatibility. >>> >>> I have found a possible freeware solution called DOSBox but won't be >>> able to test that until Friday afternoon. >>> >>> If it works, I will let you know. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Michael >>> >>> On 21/07/2010 18:36, Tony Perez wrote: >>>> Hi Michael, >>>> >>>> What kind of problems are you having in running DP in Windows 7 >>>> 64 bit >>>> system? >>>> >>>> My laptop was stolen recently and I have bought a new one that >>>> has Windows >>>> 7. >>>> >>>> Look forward to chimes from other folks that have taken the bold >>>> leap to >>>> Windows 7. >>>> >>>> All the best, >>>> Tony >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael >>>> Iannantuoni >>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 5:02 AM >>>> To: DataPerfect Users Discussion Group >>>> Subject: [Dataperf] DataPerfect on Windows 7 64 bit >>>> >>>> Can anyone please give me some advice on getting DataPerfect >>>> to run on a >>>> Windows 7 64 bit system. >>>> >>>> Also I can't seem to find an autoexec.nt file to enter a path >>>> statement for >>>> DPMouse. >>>> >>>> TIA >>>> >>>> Michael >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Dataperf mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Dataperf mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Dataperf mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Dataperf mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf > _______________________________________________ Dataperf mailing list [email protected] http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf
