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Im clueless please help

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well i downloaded warcraft 1 and i think i installed it correctly now i just have to get it to work. please help i have no idea how to run it or anything. ie never used dos.
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How to Run Warcraft in DOS

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If you installed it in C:\Games\Warcraft (where I installed it):
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CD /d C:\Games\Warcraft
War
If in C:\

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CD \Games\Warcraft
War
CD- change directory (also chdir)
War- the Warcraft Main executable
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well, i downloaded it into a folder on my destop, i named the folder warcraft. can u tell me how to open it like that?
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Reinstall to a folder in your C drive and follow those instruction.
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You CAN get to it through dos when its on your desktop, but it would be impossible for YOU to find it if you didnt knw dos.
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Post by Dogbreath »

Exactly. It is posible (I've done so myself) but it's a lot more complicated and pointless. Just install to C drive.
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