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Offline daveash18Topic starter

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installing games
« on: January 11, 2008, 12:22:21 AM »
Hi, i am trying to install monkey island on the amiga (it is a copy) when i click the install link on the floppy it takes me to a wizard kinda thing where i have to type 'y' to continue and then it tells me to enter the drive name. I do not know the drive name do any of you think you know cuz its really annoying now i have tried all the HDs and DHs, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!
 

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Re: installing games
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2008, 12:33:47 AM »
open a shell, type info
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Re: installing games
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2008, 12:38:08 AM »
yea i have tried that and named HD2 as that is where games are but the error still comes up, it reads 'Sorry that drive is not a valid drive, please check the name and run the install again...', any clues????
 

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Re: installing games
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2008, 12:51:25 AM »
Hopefully you also included the colons after the DH2 you tried to make it read DH2: ... might be a simple thing as that which solves the problem.

You might also try entering the drive names like Workbench: or Work: or Games: etc and not of the drive numbers DH0, DH1 etc
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Re: installing games
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2008, 12:56:51 AM »
hahahha lol yea that now works, thanks for pointing out my ameteurish error, cheers pal, dave
 

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Re: installing games
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2008, 01:39:35 AM »
Even the most profound and knowledgeable people sometimes forget the simple things   :-)
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