King's Quest 5, can't save

[Ruskana]

I'm wondering if someone can explain to me in layman's terms how to get past the cannot save issue with KQ5

The site says:

Problem - Problems Saving Game:
There is an odd bug with playing King's Quest V in DOSBox. When trying to save the game, you will receive the message:

"This directory/disk can hold no more saved games. You must replace one of your saved games or use Change Directory to save on a different directory/disk."
Solution :
You must specify the full path to the RESOURCE.CFG when starting the game. Do not start the game from the game's main executable. If the game's folder is mounted in DOSBox as the C: drive, start it from the command line with:

sierra c:\resource.cfg
You can also automate this by adding it to the autoexec section of your dosbox.conf. Just remember -- you must specify the exact path to the RESOURCE.CFG file as DOSBox will see it.

Can someone explain to me what this means? I found the dosbox.conf file, at the bottom it says autoexec, but what do I actually type in there?

The file path is

"C:\Users\User\Desktop\King's Quest V- Absence Makes The Heart Go Yonder\King's Quest 5 CD.exe" for the exe file, or C:\Users\User\Desktop\King's Quest V- Absence Makes The Heart Go Yonder\dosbox.conf


Thanks for any help!

[Ruskana]

This is what is posted in the dosbox.conf

[sdl]
output= overlay
fullresolution= 0x0
windowresolution= 800x600
fullscreen= false
autolock= false

[DOSBox]
machine= svga_s3
captures= C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\DOSBox\capture

[render]
aspect= true
scaler= normal3x

[cpu]
core= normal
cycles= 10000

[autoexec]
cls
@ECHO OFF
mount c "C:\Users\User\Desktop\King's Quest V- Absence Makes The Heart Go Yonder"
c:
cd \
SIERRA C:\RESOURCE.CFG
exit

[Collector]

You reinstalled to a folder on your desktop? Do you still have the failed installation installed? If that is the conf file that is being used to start the game, you should not be getting the problem. How are you starting the game?

[Ruskana]

I just reinstalled it to "C:\Sierra\King's Quest 5 CD\King's Quest 5 CD.exe""
instead of having to moved to my desktop to eliminate any extra problems. I'm still having the same issue with the saving though.

The DOSBox reads as follows now:

[sdl]
output= overlay
fullresolution= 0x0
windowresolution= 800x600
fullscreen= false
autolock= false

[DOSBox]
machine= svga_s3
captures= C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\DOSBox\capture

[render]
aspect= true
scaler= normal3x

[cpu]
core= normal
cycles= 10000

[autoexec]
cls
@ECHO OFF
mount c "C:\Sierra\King's Quest 5 CD"
c:
cd \
SIERRA C:\RESOURCE.CFG
exit

[Collector]

Attach a diagnostic from the new install.

[Ruskana]

========================= Game Info =========================

Game : King's Quest 5
Game Version : 1.000.052
Game Path : C:\Sierra\King's Quest 5 CD
Installer Version : 2.0
NSIS Version : v2.46
Start Menu Directory : Sierra\King's Quest V- Absence Makes The Heart Go Yonder CD
UninstallString : C:\Sierra\King's Quest 5 CD\uninst.exe


================== Game Configuration File ==================

RESOURCE.CFG

videoDrv = VGA320.DRV
soundDrv = ADL.DRV
audioDrv = AUDBLAST.DRV
joyDrv = NO
kbdDrv = IBMKBD.DRV
mouseDrv = STDMOUSE.DRV
memoryDrv = ARM.DRV
floppy = YES
minHunk = 240K
diskAudio = VOL



======================== DOSBox Info ========================

DOSBox Path - C:\Program Files\DOSBox\DOSBox.exe
DOSBox version 0.74

Your version of DOSBox is up to date.


======================== dosbox.conf ========================

[sdl]
output= overlay
fullresolution= 0x0
windowresolution= 800x600
fullscreen= false
autolock= false

[DOSBox]
machine= svga_s3
captures= C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\DOSBox\capture

[render]
aspect= true
scaler= normal3x

[cpu]
core= normal
cycles= 10000

[autoexec]
cls
@ECHO OFF
mount c "C:\Sierra\King's Quest 5 CD"
c:
cd \
SIERRA C:\RESOURCE.CFG
exit


====================== Game Files List ======================

README
VERSION
RESOURCE.000
RESOURCE.001
AUDIO001.002
DOSBox.BAT
INSTALL.BAT
README.BAT
RESOURCE.CFG
WINRES.CFG
~$dosbox.conf
dosbox.conf
METER.DLL
SCIDLL.DLL
ADL.DRV
AUDBLAST.DRV
AUDCOMPU.DRV
AUDDISNY.DRV
AUDPRO.DRV
AUDPS1.DRV
AUDTANDY.DRV
GENMIDI.DRV
IBMKBD.DRV
JOYSTICK.DRV
MCGA320.DRV
MCGA320M.DRV
MT32.DRV
STD.DRV
TANDY3V.DRV
VGA320.DRV
VGA320BW.DRV
Conf.exe
DiagnosticTool.exe
INSTALL.EXE
King's Quest 5 CD.exe
SCIKQ5.EXE
SETUP.EXE
SIERRA.EXE
uninst.exe
INSTALL.HLP
KQ5HR.ICO
SETUP.INF
King's Quest V- Absence Makes The Heart Go Yonder CD.lnk
AUDIO001.MAP
RESOURCE.MAP
AUDDISNY.OLD
AUDTANDY.OLD
4.PAT
124.SCR
INSTALL.SCR
GAMEDAT.SHP
1699.SND
1799.SND
1849.SND
10126.SYN
GENMIDI_README.TXT
HELP.TXT
INSTALL.TXT
Installer License.txt
INTERP.TXT
New Installer README.txt
942.V56
947.V56
CD.VER

[Ruskana]

I was messing around... and just changed the directory to c: with nothing else, and it saved.
/facepalm

Not sure if this is the best fix?

[Collector]

There are a number of files that should not be there and some that are missing. Delete that folder and do a clean install. Do not add any more files to the folder and do not move the folder. Start the game from the shortcut on your desktop or from the one in the Start Menu.