Konigs Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Thanks Retributar, I have downloaded CLash of steel but can not figure out how to run it. I am not a computer wizard like most of you seem to be...Thanks in advance for any help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuniworth Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 why did you start a new thread to thank hm? Are you a troll? Are out of your mind??????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retributar Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Hello Konigs...SORRY it didn't install...sometimes that is a problem with Older Games, ... i likewise had trouble installing it as-well!. I Double-Clicked on the 'INSTALL' Icon after Uzipping the Downloaded File with WinZip!. What i then got was this!... ------------------------------------------------- C:\DOCUME~1\Owner\Desktop\UNZIP\INSTALL.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application. ------------------------------------------------- My suggestion is to look for a Web-Site that has a WinXP fix for this DOS 16-bit game in order to make it install or work!. Sometimes one can find a re-constituted download that will work in WinXP!...which is what i am using!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Smith Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Try DosBox, it can help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retributar Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Yes Agent Smith, you've got the right idea!. Look at this Web-Site where other's have encountered the same problem!. http://gamebird.dk/games/community2.php?gid=413 "download a dos-emulator like DOSBox0.60 and try it" ...DOSBox0.63 in this case...Updated Version "I'm able to run COS on XP, but it's soundless but runs perfectly. It was a puzzle to find out but you can try it, I've downloaded the software, unpacked it to C, then in the unpacked software is still the zip file of the original download, I open that, double click COS2.exe, it asks if I want to unzip and overwrite, select yes, and now in the (again) unpacked zip, you double click COS2 again and it runs, any other way doesn't work for me and totally screws up my PC (weird date settings, i.e. 2865 instead of 2004. But now it runs without sound, do print out the copy protection words you sometimes have to fill in. By the way, I got the software from another place." "Clash of Steel - Copy protection words Page 3, Word 5 - gray p4, w4 - used p5, w10 - rules p6, w6 - more p9, w3 - wish p10, w3 -conquered p13, w4 - modified p16, w4 - enemy p53, w3 - pointer p17, w5 - reserve p22, w5 - favor p27, w5 - located p34, w3 - carrier p35, w5 - available p41, w3 - purchaseable p42, w3 - option p49, w3 - needs " Also check out this Web-Site for DOS Emulators... http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/download.php?main=1&begaming_website_session=19a855fafab6c7e6f28aa74cf6b56fb3 In particular goto the heading 'DOSBox',...then...'Windows version 0.63 Win32 installer' . Download that and give it a try...there's others to pick from as well!. [ February 05, 2006, 04:48 PM: Message edited by: Retributar ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retributar Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 I myself Downloaded DOSBox0.63 and was able to use it... . I was able to access my COS unzipped files emplaced in my newly mounted 'dosprog' file on my 'C' drive, but was not able to install COS using DOSBox0.63 or directly clickin on INSTALL EXE without DOSBox0.63 In either case this COS game will not install for me!. ------------------------------------------------ -After downloading and installing DOSBox0.63 i dblclkd on the dosbox.exe ICON and got... STEPS I DID: - Z:> - Z:>mount c c:\dosprog press 'ENTER' - Z:> then added in C: & pressed 'ENTER' - Z:\>C: "Press ENTER" - C:\>dir type in 'dir' & press 'ENTER' - Previously i did make a new folder labeled 'COS' and put all my UnZipped INSTALLATION files from the COS Zip into it and then moved it to 'dosprog'[a DOSBox0.63 Mounted Folder for Dos Programs located in my main 'C' directory] - C:\> - C:\>DIR COS [Directory COS] -Now i see all of my UnZipped files from the Dowloaded COS Zip-Files - Typed in 'INSTALL' and then pressed 'ENTER' - C:\>INSTALL Press 'ENTER' > got 'Illegal Command: INSTALL' - C:\> INSTALL EXE & INSTALL.EXE also resulted in 'Illegal Commands'???. So for now...im at the end-of-my-rope!. [ February 05, 2006, 05:21 PM: Message edited by: Retributar ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John C Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 DOSBox works well. For those not wanting to load a new program, I also created a bootable DOS boot disk with the game on it. You can download a Nero image of that disk from the COS Yahoo group. LINK (though you'll need to join the group - free and only requires a Yahoo ID) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konigs Posted February 6, 2006 Author Share Posted February 6, 2006 Thanks for al the info, I wil try it, you are all great guys, even you Kuni, I enjoyed looking through the Buntaland posts etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slapaho Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 right click on the intall.exe and in properties select the memory tab and set to AUTO EMS & XMS, in fact they should all be AUTO. double click install.exe (it should install all files to \FUTURE) run dosbox and type the following; mount c c:\future [ENTER] c: [ENTER] future [ENTER] if it doesn't work or any questions then email/post here. btw, the game is not as good as I remembered it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename Condor Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 i managed to run COS on my puter but cant rememeber how. maybe i did use dosbox. I was just as i remembered it, best game ever, pity those damn bugs. It rocks to make 4 attacks in a row with 1 tank lol. I think COS with SC HQ rules and some changes here and there, able to run in windows would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Smith Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 I ran COS on XP using dosbox without any drama, but after a few days play, found myself moving back to SC1. Slapaho, you're right, most of the old games are not as good as they are remembered. I guess that's why you can now get them for nuthn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konigs Posted February 7, 2006 Author Share Posted February 7, 2006 Thanks Salapaho, works well, One last question. When I am done, how do I get out of the DOSBOX? Retributar, try what Salapaho has posted, it worked first shot. Thanks again for everone's help. Just looking for something to do while waiting for SC2. Always wanted to try COS and never could figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slapaho Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 I think you just type EXIT and hit return, this is normal way of exiting DOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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