Can you help a poor child run a DosBox game, Guvnah? [Win7]

[poshbloke]

Hi. I want to run a 1996/7 game called 'Strike Base'.

By all accounts it only works on DosBox these days, but I can't get it working. I TRIED things like compatibility mode, but no joy. Unless anyone has any tips for that?
Anyway.
I tried dragging the .exe file onto DosBox, which works for a lot of games, but no luck.

'DOS/4GW fatal error (1004): syntax is DOS4GW (executable.xxx)'



Any ideas? I'd like a quick route rather than having to become a master of DosBox, I'm only a casual gamer! Will somebody please think of the casual gamers!

[dosraider]

.... and your OS is ...?????????
Dosbox version ?????

[poshbloke]

oops. OS is Win7, and DosBox version is '0.74'

[dosraider]

Ah sooooo...

and now the usual questions:

Original game? Downloaded? CD?
Your dosbox mount lines?
Inputs to install/ run game?

Also: did you saw:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13511
That would be your first steps.

Also:

Guvnah

Who the f*ck is Guvnah?

Also²

Any ideas? I'd like a quick route rather than having to become a master of DosBox, I'm only a casual gamer! Will somebody please think of the casual gamers!

If you expect to install/run games as strike base in dosbox without putting at least some effort in it: forget it.
No pain, no gain.