* Theme Park [Windows XP related]

[chris_d]

Hi i just found that i still have the original theme park game, i was wondering how to get it to work on my machine running xp. any help much appreciated.

[Elign]

Try running it straight from Windows XP, and if it screws up, describe any error messages or describe exactly what happened when you tried to run it.

[jormados]

I got it to work with http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/
Installed it and typed something like mount c c:\theme\

[chris_d]

Ok i cant get it to work in the dosbox, and it gives me loads of errors in xp. have tried it on a old laptop i have with ME on it but it runs way to fast. Is it possible to somehow slow it down?

[PJPsyco]

You need to mount your cd-rom.
If you installed it normally, you need make the autoexec

C:
cd\
cd THEME.CD\
call THEME.BAT
exit

The important part being the game is in c:\theme.cd folder.

[chris_d9]

Ok ive started dos box and entered

mount c c:theme.cd

then change to the c: prompt and enter

c:theme

or

c:call theme.bat

neither seems to work.

what is it i am doing wrong?

[PJPsyco]

Eaisiest way to make dosbox work is to get download D-fend from Dosboxe's site, and set up a configuration file (esspecially if your games are as diverse as mine).

For this game you probably need 5000 to 10000 cycles.
The command for 10000 cycles is

cycles=10000

Theme park requires the cdrom be utilized. So, put the cdrom in you cdrom drive (mine is d:\)

Then you have to mount your drives (my hard drive is c:\).

mount c "c:\"
mount d "d:\" -t cdrom

Then as said

C:
cd\
cd THEME.CD\
call THEME.BAT

and when your done

exit

Other possible problems

go into your c:\
Is there a theme.cd folder there? What is its contents?
Did you install the game?
If the folder contains theme.bat, right-click on it. Pick edit. What does it say?
Does it reference some file you don't have. Mine says
@cd D:\game
:START
@intro -C:/THEME.CD
@main -cD:/game/ -dC:/THEME.CD/ -l0
@IF ERRORLEVEL 10 GOTO START
@cd \

You'll note that niether intro or main are on c:\ (why you need the CD).

[chris_d]

thanx, it seems to work now that i have mounted the cd

appreciate the help.

[unknown]

I've done all that is said here and after I put in call THEME.BAT it says shell something: error can't open BATCHFILE ??? What does that mean? I also don't have the "THEME.BAT" name in my folder...it says there is one there, but under a different name...I'm not quite sure. I try loading the cd still and doesn't do anything...just comes up with square box with theme park already pressed and shortcuts, and exit... argh