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Hi, everyone

Nice site you have here. I didn't know there was such a flurry of activity around old Sierra games. I have a problem with the installer to GK2 that I can't seem to find help for anywhere so I was hoping you might help me.

I've downloaded the installer for DOSBox (since I have win 7 64-bit), and choose to install it on the harddrive. After doing that, when I try to run the game I just get an error message saying "not found. Please re-install". I have tried re-installing in different folders, but no avail. Do any of you recognize this?

Thanks

Run the diagnostic and attach the result here as a file.

Hi,

Ok, here it is. Strange, it seems to not recognize DOSBox. It's installed in C:\Program (X86)\DOSBox and not the directory mentioned here. That's strange; the installer for the game asked me what DOSBox I wanted to use, and I chose the one in my DOSBox directory.

What are the contents of GK2.BAT?

IF EXIST "" GOTO CheckConf
IF NOT EXIST "" GOTO DBMessage

:DBMessage
echo msgbox" not found. Please reinstall.">%TEMP%\DBmsg.vbs&%TEMP%\DBmsg.vbs&del %TEMP%\DBmsg.vbs
EXIT

:CheckConf
IF EXIST dosbox.conf GOTO LaunchGame
IF NOT EXIST dosbox.conf GOTO Message

:Message
echo msgbox"dosbox.conf not found. Please run the Configurtation Tool.">%TEMP%\msg.vbs&%TEMP%\msg.vbs&del %TEMP%\msg.vbs
EXIT

:LaunchGame
"" -conf "I:\Gabriel Knight 2\dosbox.conf" -noconsole

EXIT

You apparently clicked cancel during the DOSBox dialog, so the installer had no path to DOSBox. You can manually add the path to DOSBox in the batch or reinstall, but be sure to either let it use the default or be sure choose the DOSBox.exe that you wish to use.

No, I didn't. I clicked "Yes" when it asked me whether I wanted to give the installer my own path to DOSBox, and chose the path to the DOSBox executable. (I've done it three times now, with the same result. Weird.) How do I add it to the batch manually?

Edit: Nevermind, figured it out. Thanks!

Thanks
Björn

What is the path to the one you are trying to use? Are you selecting the EXE and not the folder?

Hello,

Yes, the path is C:\Program Files (x86)\DOSBox-0.74\DOSBox.exe (which I selected). I copied it to the citation marks in the .bat files so it works now, though. Thanks for the help.

I am having the same problem.

Here is what the error showed.

The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery

diagnostic information:

======================== System Info ========================

Windows 7 Professional (6.1.7601.2) 64-Bit, English
Service Pack : 1
Account type : Administrator
UAC status : On

CPU : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU X 980 @ 3.33GHz, ~3333 Mhz
Memory : 4096MB RAM
Graphics Adapter : ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series w/ 256MB of memory.
Screen Resolution : 1600 x 900, 32 bit color
DirectX Version : DirectX 9.0c
CD-ROM Drive(s) : D:\ ; E:\


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

Game : Gabriel Knight 2
Game Version : 1.1
Game Path : C:\Sierra\Gabriel Knight 2
Installer Version : 3.0
NSIS Version : v2.46
Start Menu Directory : Sierra\The Beast Within- A Gabriel Knight Mystery
UninstallString : C:\Sierra\Gabriel Knight 2\uninst.exe


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

RESOURCE.CFG

Game configuration file not found. Please reinstall the game.


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

DOSBox is not installed in "C:\Program Files (x86)\DOSBox\DOSBox.exe". Please
reinstall and allow the installer to download and install the latest for you.
DOSBox version

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

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

[DOSBox]
machine= svga_s3

Where is your DOSBox?

C:\Program Files (x86)\DOSBox-0.74

When I was installing it. The screen said that I didn't have DOSBox and I had to manually find it and click on it for it to use.

During the install, when it ask you to locate the version you wish to use, navigate to that folder, select DOSBox.exe and click OK.

I did do that but it still didn't work.

I found an error in the DOSBox script that can cause null value errors with the multilingual installers. This has been corrected. To avoid having to reinstall, unzip this attachment into your installed folder, overwriting the existing GK2.BAT.