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King's Quest XP Guide
Version 1.0 - 31 January 2006

What do you need:

• DOSBox configured (http://perso.wanadoo.es/t13d/DOSBox_KQ.exe) Install it in C:\DOSBox first to the games
• King's Quest game
• King's Quest VII patch (http://perso.wanadoo.es/t13d/KQ7_XP_patch.zip) Only for Windows version of KQ7

Note: After game title, you'll see the versions tested and that works perfect.
If you experience some problems, feel free to ask here ;) Also, if you know another way to make them work in XP feel also free to let us know :)

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KQI Versions: AGI 2.0F
KQII Versions: AGI 2.1, AGI 2.2
KQIII Versions: AGI 2.0, AGI 2.14
KQIV Versions: AGI 2.0, SCI 1.006.003
KQV Versions: SCI 1.000.062, SCI 1.000.162
KQVI Versions: SCI 1.000.000

Create the following KQXP.BAT file (you can use the notepad) and save it into your King's Quest folder:


C:\KQC\DOSBox\dosbox.exe .\SIERRA.COM -exit -fullscreen -conf C:\KQC\DOSBox\dosbox.conf -noconsole


Note: You can change "SIERRA.COM" if your game has "KQ1.COM" as executable or whatever it's.
Note: All code is in a single line.

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KQV Versions: CD 1.000.0052 DOS MODE
KQVI Versions: CD 1.000.000G DOS MODE

Install King's Quest in DOS mode.

Create the following KQXP.BAT file (you can use the notepad) and save it into your installation folder:


C:\KQC\DOSBox\dosbox.exe .\MOUNTCD.BAT -exit -fullscreen -conf C:\KQC\DOSBox\dosbox.conf -noconsole


Open MOUNTCD.BAT and edit it to something similar to this:


mount E E:\
mount C C:\
.\SIERRA.EXE


Where:

• E E:\ is your CD-ROM drive letter.
• C C:\ is your game drive.

Save all changes. Double click on KQXP.BAT and you'll play King's Quest in fullscreen mode.

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KQVII Versions: CD 2.00, CD 2.00b DOS MODE

Install King's Quest VII in DOS mode, into C:\SIERRA\KQ7DOS

Create the following KQXP.BAT file (you can use the notepad) and save it into your King's Quest VII folder:


C:\KQC\DOSBox\dosbox.exe .\KQ7DOS.BAT -exit -fullscreen -conf C:\KQC\DOSBox\kq7.conf -noconsole


Open KQ7DOS.BAT and edit it to something similar to this:


mount E E:\
mount C C:\
call CheckCD   E
@if exist vesadrv.bat call vesadrv.bat
C:\sierra\kq7dos\sierra -o C:\sierra\kq7dos\resource.cfg
:end


Where:

• E E:\ is your CD-ROM drive letter.
• C C:\ is your game drive.
• call CheckCD    E where the "E" is your CD-ROM drive letter.
• C:\SIERRA\KQ7DOS\ is your game install folder.

Save all changes. Double click on KQXP.BAT and you'll play King's Quest VII fullscreen mode.

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KQVII Versions: CD 2.00, CD 2.00b WINDOWS MODE

Install King's Quest VII in WINDOWS mode, into C:\SIERRA\KQ7WIN

Decompress the KQ7 patch into your installation folder. Edit KQ7XP.BAT as needed:



C:\SIERRA\KQ7WIN\Multires.exe /640,480,8 /exit
H:
start /w C:\SIERRA\KQ7WIN\SIERRAW.EXE -o C:\SIERRA\KQ7WIN\RESOURCE.WIN
c:\SIERRA\KQ7WIN\Multires.exe /restore /exit


Where:

• C:\SIERRA\KQ7WIN\ is your program folder.
• H: is your CD-ROM drive letter.

Save all changes. Double click on KQ7XP.BAT and you'll play King's Quest VII fullscreen mode.

IMPORTANT: Version 2.00b has a problem when seeing the introduction (it shows it windowed). Simply, click on the black background to see it full screen.

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King's Quest VIII: Mask of Eternity Versions: 1.0.0.3

Works perfectly.

Stickied! Good work Franz as always :)

Wow thank you, this is going to help me ALOT.   8)

Since I am no good with installing mods at all, could anyone please give me some insrtuctions on how to install them, because the only computer in my house that even plays Kings Quest games is my Windows 98.  Also, is it possible that these mods also work in the Windows 2000 as well as the XP?

Quoteplease give me some insrtuctions on how to install them,

To install them in MS-DOS mode, after installing the DOSBox. Run DOSBox (C:\DOSBox\dosbox.exe).

Then, if you're using floppy disk or CD-ROM (it doesn't matter) type the drive letter for the installment unit (ex: "A:" for floppy or "H:" for CD-ROM) and the install drive letter (ex: "C:"). Doing this, the drives will be mounted in DOSBox. Then, go to the install discs and run INSTALL.

Then, you can exit DOSBox & follow the guide to make them run.

QuoteAlso, is it possible that these mods also work in the Windows 2000 as well as the XP?

Yes. Because DOSBox is an emulator that works in W2K too. So there's no problem to run them ;)

Hope you'll join KQ again! :)

Nice job! I already got mine to work but your instructions for KQVI & V sound like what I had to do.

I prefer the Windows version of KQVI to the DOS version, so I use an older version of Windows to play that.

How do I open MOUNTCD.bat if I didnt create it yet?  Did I miss something where it says to copy a code and save it as mountcd.bat?
I dont even know if thats what mounting means but what does it mean and how do I do it?

I missed to say: create a new file and save it as MOUNTCD.bat  :sweating:

I'll fix it soon and add the info about installing it in DOSBox mode.

Thank for saying it  ;)

Wow it feels like I'm never gonna get this game to work.  As soon as it starts up and shows the green sparkling SIERRA.  It freezes right at that.  Might as well keep trying though.

What KQ are you trying to install?

Maybe you have missed to config some files. Take a look to the "mountcd" options (don't forget to replace it with your system spec)

I am trying to play KQVI but I can only load the Dos Version (without voices). Is there any way to load the Windows Version?

I have been trying to play the games on XP Media Center Edition 2004 (XP Pro). I can get the games to play, but I can't get any sound. I haver a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro sound card. I select Sound Blaster card, but it tells me it can't utilize my sound card. Is the sound card just too new for the games?

Apparently there's a sound emulator for some games, called VDMsound... I've never figured out how it works but at least it's something.

I downloaded VDMsound and that was somewhat successful. I can get sound effects and music, but no speech. I've also downloaded Dos Box, but really have no idea how tp use it.  How do I use Dos Box (Pretend I'm 5 lol)

First, you need to mount the "virtual drive". Just type in "mount C C:\" and then you can access everything on the C:\, DOS style. :P
Then you can type cd/sierra/insertgameyou'retryingtoplayhere to get to where it is. If the game has voices, type "mount X (X being your cdrom drive) X:\ -t cdrom", and the game can read the CDrom while you play. After that, just run the game. Hope this didn't sound too confusing.

Games are saved directly onto my Hard Drive, though I could dig out the CDs if necessary.

I think using the CDs is easier, unless they're scratched.

Use D-Fend with Dosbox.

http://members.home.nl/mabus/

Very useful, you can play with the settings a whole lot easier.

Quote from: Oldbushie on April 17, 2006, 07:55:36 PM
Use D-Fend with Dosbox.

http://members.home.nl/mabus/

Very useful, you can play with the settings a whole lot easier.

That let me play in DosBox. Thanks!!!! Still can't get speech though, just sound effects and music. Also, how do I go full screen?

I'm not quite sure how you'd do either... for Speech, doublecheck the regular game setup (you can set the setup exe in the profile of the game). Fullscreen is alt+enter, but it doesn't stretch to fit the screen...

Got it to stretch to full screen. Now I've just got to figure out the speech. I looked in the game's menu's, but there wasn't anything there to turn speech on/off.

Try running the install program in Dosbox and setting up the sound from there.

is there anyway to save the games onto the hard drive?  It always says i don't have enough memory and need to change directories, but it never lets me change to a new directory

That's odd... I've had that problem before but it was easily fixed...

well i can get Willy Beamish and Quest for glory games, but the Kings Quest V won't/  i'm sure i'm soing somthing wrong.

Try checking the game's settings file, it probably stores the save directory name in there.

It is possible to play both KQ5 and KQ6 on Windows XP, as I have completed both games on that platform.

Both the text version and the speech version of KQ5 play on XP without the use of any utility program.  The text (MS DOS) version plays just as is.  In order to play the speech (Windows) version, you have to set the color depth of your monitor to 256 colors and set the resolution to the lowest possible.

In order to get KQ6 to work under XP, I had to use the VMSound utility.  Even so, I had to play the game in text mode, since, in speech mode, the speech only came out very sporadically.

Considering the above, I doubt that anyone would remake either KQ5 or KQ6.  However, TSL has enough material in it for a 3D remake of KQ6 and some of the other games as well.  That would be very nice.

Quote from: maestro on June 19, 2006, 08:01:06 PM
It is possible to play both KQ5 and KQ6 on Windows XP, as I have completed both games on that platform.

Both the text version and the speech version of KQ5 play on XP without the use of any utility program.  The text (MS DOS) version plays just as is.  In order to play the speech (Windows) version, you have to set the color depth of your monitor to 256 colors and set the resolution to the lowest possible.

In order to get KQ6 to work under XP, I had to use the VMSound utility.  Even so, I had to play the game in text mode, since, in speech mode, the speech only came out very sporadically.

Considering the above, I doubt that anyone would remake either KQ5 or KQ6.  However, TSL has enough material in it for a 3D remake of KQ6 and some of the other games as well.  That would be very nice.

Blarg! I can't remember where I went to find that stuff out! I know that I have them now and that you needed to make a .bat file! I didn't use any emulator (Except VDS Sound or whatever it's called) to play KQ5/6 on XP. I think it's this website... (http://www.sierragamers.com/aspx/templates/modern2.aspx?msgid=-8498&parm1=tid&parm2=3876) You'll definitely have to do some searching though.

Go here. http://www.tawmis.com/collector/XPHelp/SpecificXPGameHelp.html