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--- faq:dosbox [2010/11/10 19:35] – [Improvements] Colin Liebenrood
+++ faq:dosbox [2012/04/26 17:52] – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ===== Running Pedigree for DOS in 64-bit Windows =====
-If you have 64-bit Win7, there is a way to run Pedigree for DOS, by using
+If you have 64-bit Win7, there is a way to run //Pedigree for DOS//, by using
 another program called DOSBox.  You can download this (at no cost) from
-http://www.dosbox.com/. Don’t take fright at the appearance of this page, as
+http://www.dosbox.com/. Don't take fright at the appearance of this page, as
 DOSBox is designed for running old DOS games. Just choose **Downloads**, choose the
 Windows installer, save and then run it.
-Next, you need to have Pedigree for DOS installed in C:\Pedigree as usual. (If
+==== Installing Pedigree for DOS ====
+Next, you need to have //Pedigree for DOS// installed in folder C:\Pedigree as usual. (If
 you install it elsewhere, then you will need to modify the following
-instructions accordingly.) Now run DOSBox from the Start menu, which will open
+instructions accordingly.)
+The installer for //Pedigree for DOS// supplied on Pedigree Software CDs before 2009 **does not work** in 64-bit Windows. If you are a
+registered user, then an updated installer for version 2.6N is available from http://www.pedigreeug.org.uk/progs/Ped26n.exe.  Save this download
+as Ped26N.exe, then run it to extract program and files to folder C:\Pedigree.
+You will need to copy your existing registration file //pedigree.enc// into folder C:\Pedigree, as this is not supplied by the downloaded installer.
+==== Running in DOSBox ====
+Now run DOSBox from the Start menu, which will open
 what looks like a command window with a Z: prompt.  You can issue some commands
 from here to run Pedigree (pressing the Enter key after each):-
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 </code>
-Add the following four lines:-
+Add the following five lines:-
 <code>
-mount c c:\pedigree
+mount c c:\
 c:
+cd pedigree
 pedigree
 exit
 </code>
-Familiar commands? Yes, they are what we typed earlier and will cause Pedigree
+Familiar commands? Yes, they are similar to what we typed earlier and will cause Pedigree
 to start automatically.  To increase the size of the Pedigree window, move back
 to near the beginning of the file, where it says:-
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 <code>
 # windowresolution=original
-windowresolution=1024x768
 # output=surface
+windowresolution=1024x768
 output=overlay
 </code>
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 Desktop, release the button and choose **Copy here**.
-Right-click on the result and choose **Properties**, then alter the entry in the Target box to
+Right-click on the result and choose **Properties**, then append the text starting at -conf to the entry in the **Target** box to make it:
   "C:\Program Files\DOSBox-0.74\DOSBox.exe" -conf pedigree.conf -noconsole
 (the first bit before ''-conf'' may be different and should not be changed). Also change
-the Start in box entry to
+the **Start in** box entry to
   C:\pedigree
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 configuration file accordingly.
-For example, you can have a different configuration file and short-cut for a particular large file.  This is the altered line:
+For example, you can have a different configuration file and short-cut for a particular large file.  This is the altered line in file ''pedlarge.conf'':
   pedigree large.pdg /large
 and the properties of the corresponding short-cut
 {{ :faq:dbxpedlarge.gif }}