FreeDOS is such a pita to install; help?

punkmartyr

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I am trying to install FreeDos on an XP system so I can play an old game.

I cannot play this game on Dosbox; I have tried and tweaked every setting from cycles to turning off sound. The game runs too slow to be enjoyed.

I have XP and would like to play via FreeDos but can't get the install to complete. I have been trying to install FreeDos for a couple of hours to no avail.

I am following directions off this site:
http://marc.herbert.free.fr/linux/freedos_no_removable.html

This is the part I don't get at all. Basically I install freedos according to instructions, then it gives me a message "done installing this disk series" and asks me to insert any other disks I have. I hit enter and the box closes. I never get a chance to do this part of the instructions from the site I'm using:



"The final step of the installation makes the FreeDOS partition bootable and is normally performed by the script F:\FDOS\POSTINST.BAT. Do not launch this script, since it assumes that you want to install FreeDOS to C: Instead, use the following commands:

F:
cd FDOS
bin\sys F: C:\FDOSBOOT.BIN BOOTONLY

copy BIN\KERNEL32.SYS F:\KERNEL.SYS

cd NLS
set lang=EN
makecmd
copy COMMAND.COM F:\
 
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