Hi Jim, Yes correct running Windows 10 and it is a batch file to run the luncher to select what game to "install". I see, I don't think I ever have posted to a group in FB so that makes sense.
Matt On Wed, Dec 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM Jim Hall via Freedos-user < [email protected]> wrote: > You're asking a new question so I am replying to you under a new > subject line (was "Links and HimemX") > > On Wed, Dec 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM Matt Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hello Jim, > > > > I believe I saw your name as one of the creators of this neat > > invention. Seems great but I spent the last 2 days setting in with > > the virtual box and watching your channel's you tube video and it > > is set up but I hit a brick wall. I don't see anywhere on your page > > for help either! I even went on facebook and thought I posted for > > help and it seemed to have gotten deleted. Very difficult to get > > help here. > > You may have had trouble posting a question to the Facebook group if > you joined then tried to make a post right away. That's a Facebook > thing, to prevent spamming. Facebook groups require that you be a > member of that group for at least a few days before your posts will be > accepted; otherwise, Facebook dumps the message into a spam folder > (which I don't always see). > > > > I have a CD of games from Interplay and when I launch it in > > virtualbox/freedos it loads the menu briefly then stops and goes to > > a black screen. That's one problem. The other is HOW IN THE WORLD > > DO YOU SET UP SHARED FOLDERS?????? I watched a YT video on it and > > followed the steps but when I type dir it still doesn't show my > > folder c:/dosgames. This seems so difficult. I am not tempted to > > download Dosbox and see how that goes. I don't know what I am doing > > wrong. Any tips? > > I haven't used VirtualBox in a long time, so others will have to > answer that part of your question about mapping a host folder (I think > you're running Windows?) so it can be seen by the guest (FreeDOS) as a > drive letter. > > What do you do to "launch" the Interplay CD in FreeDOS? Is there a > Batch file menu that you run, or something else? > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >
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