Need help, error msg when i start the game

needhelp · Post by **needhelp** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 5:49 am

Hiya folks,

I recently downloaded this quite old dos game called Magic Carpet. I remember I used to play it alot years ago on my old p133. Ive extracted the game to a directory (c:\mcarpet1) and the games does run. But it runs extremely fast, so I downloaded a slow down utility for dos games called MoSlo.

I set it up to work with a shortcut to magic carpet in the same directory, but whenever I run the shortcut I get this error message:

"16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem (thats in the window of the message)
C:\mcarpet1\CARPET.PIF
Invalid startup directory, please check your pif file. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application."

I don't know what the heck its goin on about, there isnt a carpet.pif file in the folder.

Thx for your help,
TIM.

CloudCobain · Post by **CloudCobain** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 5:52 am

This is in the wrong forum, dude. This board is for looking for games.

needhelp · Post by **needhelp** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 6:46 am

ohh damn sorry, if a mod can move the topic lol.

i got a link here from another website, thought it was a help
board sorry

CloudCobain · Post by **CloudCobain** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 6:48 am

As for your question, have you tried using DOSBox?

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/dosb ... taller.exe

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 6:53 am

I have downloaded it, but dont get how to use it lol

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 6:57 am

oh wait i kinda got it working now, just gonna try and load the game, ive mounted the game directroy

CloudCobain · Post by **CloudCobain** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 7:05 am

It's easiest to drag the games .exe onto the DOBox .exe.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 7:05 am

OMG IT WORKS ! Thanks for suggesting dosbox

CloudCobain · Post by **CloudCobain** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 7:06 am

No probalo.