saz, please help me

Porchmonkey · 02-10-2002, 01:26 AM

borrowed wiz 7 from friend. on install requires .DLL file, uh oh

not working. does not specify exact DLL. i heard you are the man to fix such things, let me know if you need more info.

Porchmonkey · 02-10-2002, 02:14 AM

anybody?

slug · 02-10-2002, 02:52 PM

I'll bump this til someone helps

Pyrates · 02-10-2002, 03:16 PM

Hi Porchmonkey!

Sorry, I'd like to help you, but I'm not very skilled with Windows, Linux is my business... But I did the following: I"ve got WizGold installed (that's Wiz7 for Windows) and looked through the folders. There's no .dll, but as I said, maybe it's somewhere I can't find it...

Suggestion: Get WizGold. It's a little bit buggy, but still very playable, you won't regret it, and it shouldnt be expensive these days (get the Wizardry Archives, Wiz1-7 including WizGold). And: Keep trying, the game's amazing... I wish you the best!

Never forget your towel, cheers
Philipp

[ 02-10-2002: Message edited by: Pyrates ]

Porchmonkey · 02-11-2002, 12:17 AM

ok everyone ive tried dos, ive tried making my own folder and moving it to the c: directory, but nothing really works, and i still dont know what the name ofn the DLL file is i need the name of the file

Jem · 02-11-2002, 09:30 AM

Porchmonkey - I've still got my old Wiz 7 floppies/manual. When I get home tonight I'll try checking to see if there is a .dll file on them or if one is mentioned in the installion instructions.

Porchmonkey · 02-11-2002, 02:59 PM

thanks jem. your info will be appreciated

Ziggurat · 02-11-2002, 08:03 PM

I'm having the same problem getting an old DOS game to run (Betrayal at Krondor). I haven't succeeded yet. My problem is usually getting the sound and mouse to work in DOS without freeze ups. But this site looks promising for getting DOS games to work in Win (I printed it out but am waiting for when I'm in a good frame of mind to waste a few hours to get it to work):

http://geocities.com/SouthBeach/Coas.../Help/Cmem.htm

By the way, I would copy my config.sys and autoexec.bat files to another name (if they exist, do a file search to find out), just in case you need to recover them. The above doc assumes the problem is freeing up DOS memory and removing other programs from boot up, which was a definite prob with BaK.

Jem · 02-11-2002, 09:30 PM

Porchmonkey, I went through both disks as well as pulling up and looking through the batch file you are supposed to use to run it (this is from floppies, not from the Ultimate Wiz. Archives, which I also have) and there's not a .dll file in the lot. I also went through both my Wiz 7 and Wiz Gold folders loaded from the CD-ROM and didn't find any reference to a .dll file. Where are you getting an error message saying you need one and what does the message specifically say?

Porchmonkey · 02-12-2002, 01:02 PM

well jem, im getting the message when i click on the install button form the autorun screen first i get a message saying theres a problem with gvbsetup, then it says could not load dll:

02-10-2002, 03:16 PM	#4
Pyrates Drow Warrior Join Date: February 3, 2002 Location: Muenster Age: 46 Posts: 287	Hi Porchmonkey! Sorry, I'd like to help you, but I'm not very skilled with Windows, Linux is my business... But I did the following: I"ve got WizGold installed (that's Wiz7 for Windows) and looked through the folders. There's no .dll, but as I said, maybe it's somewhere I can't find it... Suggestion: Get WizGold. It's a little bit buggy, but still very playable, you won't regret it, and it shouldnt be expensive these days (get the Wizardry Archives, Wiz1-7 including WizGold). And: Keep trying, the game's amazing... I wish you the best! Never forget your towel, cheers Philipp [ 02-10-2002: Message edited by: Pyrates ] __________________ \" ... and the Vogon will do things to you that you wish you\'d never been born, or, if you\'re a clearer minded thinker, that the Vogon had never been born.\"

02-11-2002, 09:30 AM	#6
Jem Zhentarim Guard Join Date: January 28, 2002 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 347	Porchmonkey - I've still got my old Wiz 7 floppies/manual. When I get home tonight I'll try checking to see if there is a .dll file on them or if one is mentioned in the installion instructions. __________________ Jem :kitty1:

02-11-2002, 08:03 PM	#8
Ziggurat Symbol of Cyric Join Date: November 4, 2001 Location: Baltimore, Md Age: 71 Posts: 1,106	I'm having the same problem getting an old DOS game to run (Betrayal at Krondor). I haven't succeeded yet. My problem is usually getting the sound and mouse to work in DOS without freeze ups. But this site looks promising for getting DOS games to work in Win (I printed it out but am waiting for when I'm in a good frame of mind to waste a few hours to get it to work): http://geocities.com/SouthBeach/Coas.../Help/Cmem.htm By the way, I would copy my config.sys and autoexec.bat files to another name (if they exist, do a file search to find out), just in case you need to recover them. The above doc assumes the problem is freeing up DOS memory and removing other programs from boot up, which was a definite prob with BaK. __________________ How are you today, Citizen?

02-11-2002, 09:30 PM	#9
Jem Zhentarim Guard Join Date: January 28, 2002 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 347	Porchmonkey, I went through both disks as well as pulling up and looking through the batch file you are supposed to use to run it (this is from floppies, not from the Ultimate Wiz. Archives, which I also have) and there's not a .dll file in the lot. I also went through both my Wiz 7 and Wiz Gold folders loaded from the CD-ROM and didn't find any reference to a .dll file. Where are you getting an error message saying you need one and what does the message specifically say? __________________ Jem :kitty1:

02-10-2002, 01:26 AM	#1
Porchmonkey Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: February 10, 2002 Location: here Posts: 7	borrowed wiz 7 from friend. on install requires .DLL file, uh oh not working. does not specify exact DLL. i heard you are the man to fix such things, let me know if you need more info.

02-10-2002, 02:14 AM	#2
Porchmonkey Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: February 10, 2002 Location: here Posts: 7	anybody?

02-10-2002, 02:52 PM	#3
slug Manshoon Join Date: March 2, 2001 Location: W.P.B. FL. / Denver Co. Posts: 168	I'll bump this til someone helps

02-11-2002, 12:17 AM	#5
Porchmonkey Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: February 10, 2002 Location: here Posts: 7	ok everyone ive tried dos, ive tried making my own folder and moving it to the c: directory, but nothing really works, and i still dont know what the name ofn the DLL file is i need the name of the file

02-11-2002, 02:59 PM	#7
Porchmonkey Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: February 10, 2002 Location: here Posts: 7	thanks jem. your info will be appreciated

02-12-2002, 01:02 PM	#10
Porchmonkey Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: February 10, 2002 Location: here Posts: 7	well jem, im getting the message when i click on the install button form the autorun screen first i get a message saying theres a problem with gvbsetup, then it says could not load dll:

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